Academic / Typological studies
Off Grid
A study of facade variation and floor-plate efficiency, developed through a finite kit of panels.
The project
Overview.
A year of mid-rise typological studies for a Southern California developer-architect. The studies organize themselves around façade rationalization — how a finite kit of panels can produce a wide range of elevations — and around floor-plate efficiency in the awkward 6-to-9-storey band where building code, parking, and pro-forma all argue at once.
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA
- Year
- 2025. Sep - Dec
- Program
- Artisan Work Place
- Instructor
- Jenny Wu
- Team Project
- Sungmin Jung + Andy Han + Kynck
Drawings & process.
Studio note
Eight plates from a year of typological studies. The work tests how a finite kit of façade panels can produce a wide range of elevations, and how a floor plate stays efficient in the awkward six-to-nine-storey band where code, parking, and pro-forma all argue at once.