http://www.flickr.com/photos/30811353@N04/ Sun, 21 Apr 2013 22:21:12 -0700 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 22:21:12 -0700 http://www.flickr.com/ http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3732/buddyicons/30811353@N04.jpg?1369240370#30811353@N04 http://www.flickr.com/photos/30811353@N04/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/30811353@N04/8670175825/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/30811353@N04/">j.jakobson</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/30811353@N04/8670175825/" title="GAF L17 New Carver XPro 3"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8392/8670175825_a249e2df65_m.jpg" width="240" height="161" alt="GAF L17 New Carver XPro 3" /></a></p> <p>New Carver Apartments, Michael Maltzen Architecture, 2009. <br /> <br /> Nearly a mile from the heart of Skid Row, the project’s 97 units provide permanent housing for formerly homeless elderly and disabled residents, a place for solace, support, and individual growth in the face of the city’s chronic homeless problem. By incorporating communal spaces– kitchens, dining areas, gathering spaces and gardens –into the Carver’s raised form, as well as medical and social services support facilities into the plinth beneath, the project encourages its residents to reconnect with each other and the city beyond.<br /> <br /> The Carver’s six-story circular form emerges from the path of the Santa Monica Freeway as it traces the site’s southern edge, its spiraling shape defining a private outdoor courtyard at the building’s center which provides each unit with natural lighting and views in all directions. Confronted with a significant level of ambient noise from passing automobiles, the form creates a sound buffer by minimizing the building’s area directly opposite the freeway; smaller-scale facets position unit windows perpendicular to the direction of sound, further shielding the units themselves. The façade underscores the relationship between the building and the freeway, creating a subtle pattern of light and shadow further animated by the illumination of passing cars. As automobiles pass from east to west, the building’s façade transforms itself as its sawtooth facets open to view. <br /> -mmaltzen.com <br /> <br /> GAF L17 M42 SLR with the Vivitar 20mm f/3.8 lens on cross-processed Fuji Sensia 100 slide film.</p> Sun, 21 Apr 2013 22:21:12 -0700 2013-04-18T00:36:33-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (j.jakobson) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8670175825 GAF L17 New Carver XPro 3 <p>New Carver Apartments, Michael Maltzen Architecture, 2009. <br /> <br /> Nearly a mile from the heart of Skid Row, the project’s 97 units provide permanent housing for formerly homeless elderly and disabled residents, a place for solace, support, and individual growth in the face of the city’s chronic homeless problem. By incorporating communal spaces– kitchens, dining areas, gathering spaces and gardens –into the Carver’s raised form, as well as medical and social services support facilities into the plinth beneath, the project encourages its residents to reconnect with each other and the city beyond.<br /> <br /> The Carver’s six-story circular form emerges from the path of the Santa Monica Freeway as it traces the site’s southern edge, its spiraling shape defining a private outdoor courtyard at the building’s center which provides each unit with natural lighting and views in all directions. Confronted with a significant level of ambient noise from passing automobiles, the form creates a sound buffer by minimizing the building’s area directly opposite the freeway; smaller-scale facets position unit windows perpendicular to the direction of sound, further shielding the units themselves. The façade underscores the relationship between the building and the freeway, creating a subtle pattern of light and shadow further animated by the illumination of passing cars. As automobiles pass from east to west, the building’s façade transforms itself as its sawtooth facets open to view. <br /> -mmaltzen.com <br /> <br /> GAF L17 M42 SLR with the Vivitar 20mm f/3.8 lens on cross-processed Fuji Sensia 100 slide film.</p> j.jakobson california camera color slr classic film architecture modern 35mm vintage michael los lca xpro downtown angeles 10 crossprocess homeless social row retro freeway consciousness sro ansco skid gaf l17 maltzen http://www.flickr.com/photos/30811353@N04/8670175725/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/30811353@N04/">j.jakobson</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/30811353@N04/8670175725/" title="GAF L17 New Carver XPro 5"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8124/8670175725_8be46e9479_m.jpg" width="240" height="161" alt="GAF L17 New Carver XPro 5" /></a></p> <p>New Carver Apartments, Michael Maltzen Architecture, 2009. <br /> <br /> Nearly a mile from the heart of Skid Row, the project’s 97 units provide permanent housing for formerly homeless elderly and disabled residents, a place for solace, support, and individual growth in the face of the city’s chronic homeless problem. By incorporating communal spaces– kitchens, dining areas, gathering spaces and gardens –into the Carver’s raised form, as well as medical and social services support facilities into the plinth beneath, the project encourages its residents to reconnect with each other and the city beyond.<br /> <br /> The Carver’s six-story circular form emerges from the path of the Santa Monica Freeway as it traces the site’s southern edge, its spiraling shape defining a private outdoor courtyard at the building’s center which provides each unit with natural lighting and views in all directions. Confronted with a significant level of ambient noise from passing automobiles, the form creates a sound buffer by minimizing the building’s area directly opposite the freeway; smaller-scale facets position unit windows perpendicular to the direction of sound, further shielding the units themselves. The façade underscores the relationship between the building and the freeway, creating a subtle pattern of light and shadow further animated by the illumination of passing cars. As automobiles pass from east to west, the building’s façade transforms itself as its sawtooth facets open to view. <br /> -mmaltzen.com <br /> <br /> GAF L17 M42 SLR with the Vivitar 20mm f/3.8 lens on cross-processed Fuji Sensia 100 slide film.</p> Sun, 21 Apr 2013 22:21:12 -0700 2013-04-18T00:36:50-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (j.jakobson) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8670175725 GAF L17 New Carver XPro 5 <p>New Carver Apartments, Michael Maltzen Architecture, 2009. <br /> <br /> Nearly a mile from the heart of Skid Row, the project’s 97 units provide permanent housing for formerly homeless elderly and disabled residents, a place for solace, support, and individual growth in the face of the city’s chronic homeless problem. By incorporating communal spaces– kitchens, dining areas, gathering spaces and gardens –into the Carver’s raised form, as well as medical and social services support facilities into the plinth beneath, the project encourages its residents to reconnect with each other and the city beyond.<br /> <br /> The Carver’s six-story circular form emerges from the path of the Santa Monica Freeway as it traces the site’s southern edge, its spiraling shape defining a private outdoor courtyard at the building’s center which provides each unit with natural lighting and views in all directions. Confronted with a significant level of ambient noise from passing automobiles, the form creates a sound buffer by minimizing the building’s area directly opposite the freeway; smaller-scale facets position unit windows perpendicular to the direction of sound, further shielding the units themselves. The façade underscores the relationship between the building and the freeway, creating a subtle pattern of light and shadow further animated by the illumination of passing cars. As automobiles pass from east to west, the building’s façade transforms itself as its sawtooth facets open to view. <br /> -mmaltzen.com <br /> <br /> GAF L17 M42 SLR with the Vivitar 20mm f/3.8 lens on cross-processed Fuji Sensia 100 slide film.</p> j.jakobson california camera color slr classic film architecture modern 35mm vintage michael los lca xpro downtown angeles 10 crossprocess homeless social row retro freeway consciousness sro ansco skid gaf l17 maltzen http://www.flickr.com/photos/30811353@N04/8670174997/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/30811353@N04/">j.jakobson</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/30811353@N04/8670174997/" title="Zorki 11 T64 New Carver 1"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8391/8670174997_bf000d6df9_m.jpg" width="240" height="162" alt="Zorki 11 T64 New Carver 1" /></a></p> <p>New Carver Apartments, Michael Maltzen Architecture, 2009. <br /> <br /> Nearly a mile from the heart of Skid Row, the project’s 97 units provide permanent housing for formerly homeless elderly and disabled residents, a place for solace, support, and individual growth in the face of the city’s chronic homeless problem. By incorporating communal spaces– kitchens, dining areas, gathering spaces and gardens –into the Carver’s raised form, as well as medical and social services support facilities into the plinth beneath, the project encourages its residents to reconnect with each other and the city beyond.<br /> <br /> The Carver’s six-story circular form emerges from the path of the Santa Monica Freeway as it traces the site’s southern edge, its spiraling shape defining a private outdoor courtyard at the building’s center which provides each unit with natural lighting and views in all directions. Confronted with a significant level of ambient noise from passing automobiles, the form creates a sound buffer by minimizing the building’s area directly opposite the freeway; smaller-scale facets position unit windows perpendicular to the direction of sound, further shielding the units themselves. The façade underscores the relationship between the building and the freeway, creating a subtle pattern of light and shadow further animated by the illumination of passing cars. As automobiles pass from east to west, the building’s façade transforms itself as its sawtooth facets open to view. <br /> -mmaltzen.com <br /> <br /> Zorki 11 Soviet 35mm camera on cross-processed Lomography X Tungsten (ex-Fuji T64) film.</p> Sun, 21 Apr 2013 22:21:12 -0700 2013-04-18T00:35:59-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (j.jakobson) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8670174997 Zorki 11 T64 New Carver 1 <p>New Carver Apartments, Michael Maltzen Architecture, 2009. <br /> <br /> Nearly a mile from the heart of Skid Row, the project’s 97 units provide permanent housing for formerly homeless elderly and disabled residents, a place for solace, support, and individual growth in the face of the city’s chronic homeless problem. By incorporating communal spaces– kitchens, dining areas, gathering spaces and gardens –into the Carver’s raised form, as well as medical and social services support facilities into the plinth beneath, the project encourages its residents to reconnect with each other and the city beyond.<br /> <br /> The Carver’s six-story circular form emerges from the path of the Santa Monica Freeway as it traces the site’s southern edge, its spiraling shape defining a private outdoor courtyard at the building’s center which provides each unit with natural lighting and views in all directions. Confronted with a significant level of ambient noise from passing automobiles, the form creates a sound buffer by minimizing the building’s area directly opposite the freeway; smaller-scale facets position unit windows perpendicular to the direction of sound, further shielding the units themselves. The façade underscores the relationship between the building and the freeway, creating a subtle pattern of light and shadow further animated by the illumination of passing cars. As automobiles pass from east to west, the building’s façade transforms itself as its sawtooth facets open to view. <br /> -mmaltzen.com <br /> <br /> Zorki 11 Soviet 35mm camera on cross-processed Lomography X Tungsten (ex-Fuji T64) film.</p> j.jakobson california zorki camera color classic film architecture modern 35mm vintage michael los xpro downtown angeles 10 crossprocess homeless social row retro soviet freeway automatic russian consciousness sro ussr cccp skid spaceage maltzen http://www.flickr.com/photos/30811353@N04/8670175919/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/30811353@N04/">j.jakobson</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/30811353@N04/8670175919/" title="GAF L17 New Carver XPro 2"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8529/8670175919_356ecfe484_m.jpg" width="240" height="161" alt="GAF L17 New Carver XPro 2" /></a></p> <p>New Carver Apartments, Michael Maltzen Architecture, 2009. <br /> <br /> Nearly a mile from the heart of Skid Row, the project’s 97 units provide permanent housing for formerly homeless elderly and disabled residents, a place for solace, support, and individual growth in the face of the city’s chronic homeless problem. By incorporating communal spaces– kitchens, dining areas, gathering spaces and gardens –into the Carver’s raised form, as well as medical and social services support facilities into the plinth beneath, the project encourages its residents to reconnect with each other and the city beyond.<br /> <br /> The Carver’s six-story circular form emerges from the path of the Santa Monica Freeway as it traces the site’s southern edge, its spiraling shape defining a private outdoor courtyard at the building’s center which provides each unit with natural lighting and views in all directions. Confronted with a significant level of ambient noise from passing automobiles, the form creates a sound buffer by minimizing the building’s area directly opposite the freeway; smaller-scale facets position unit windows perpendicular to the direction of sound, further shielding the units themselves. The façade underscores the relationship between the building and the freeway, creating a subtle pattern of light and shadow further animated by the illumination of passing cars. As automobiles pass from east to west, the building’s façade transforms itself as its sawtooth facets open to view. <br /> -mmaltzen.com <br /> <br /> GAF L17 M42 SLR with the Vivitar 20mm f/3.8 lens on cross-processed Fuji Sensia 100 slide film.</p> Sun, 21 Apr 2013 22:21:11 -0700 2013-04-18T00:37:01-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (j.jakobson) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8670175919 GAF L17 New Carver XPro 2 <p>New Carver Apartments, Michael Maltzen Architecture, 2009. <br /> <br /> Nearly a mile from the heart of Skid Row, the project’s 97 units provide permanent housing for formerly homeless elderly and disabled residents, a place for solace, support, and individual growth in the face of the city’s chronic homeless problem. By incorporating communal spaces– kitchens, dining areas, gathering spaces and gardens –into the Carver’s raised form, as well as medical and social services support facilities into the plinth beneath, the project encourages its residents to reconnect with each other and the city beyond.<br /> <br /> The Carver’s six-story circular form emerges from the path of the Santa Monica Freeway as it traces the site’s southern edge, its spiraling shape defining a private outdoor courtyard at the building’s center which provides each unit with natural lighting and views in all directions. Confronted with a significant level of ambient noise from passing automobiles, the form creates a sound buffer by minimizing the building’s area directly opposite the freeway; smaller-scale facets position unit windows perpendicular to the direction of sound, further shielding the units themselves. The façade underscores the relationship between the building and the freeway, creating a subtle pattern of light and shadow further animated by the illumination of passing cars. As automobiles pass from east to west, the building’s façade transforms itself as its sawtooth facets open to view. <br /> -mmaltzen.com <br /> <br /> GAF L17 M42 SLR with the Vivitar 20mm f/3.8 lens on cross-processed Fuji Sensia 100 slide film.</p> j.jakobson california camera color slr classic film architecture modern 35mm vintage michael los lca xpro downtown angeles 10 crossprocess homeless social row retro freeway consciousness sro ansco skid gaf l17 maltzen http://www.flickr.com/photos/30811353@N04/8670175981/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/30811353@N04/">j.jakobson</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/30811353@N04/8670175981/" title="GAF L17 New Carver XPro 1"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8123/8670175981_1234c6c47b_m.jpg" width="161" height="240" alt="GAF L17 New Carver XPro 1" /></a></p> <p>New Carver Apartments, Michael Maltzen Architecture, 2009. <br /> <br /> Nearly a mile from the heart of Skid Row, the project’s 97 units provide permanent housing for formerly homeless elderly and disabled residents, a place for solace, support, and individual growth in the face of the city’s chronic homeless problem. By incorporating communal spaces– kitchens, dining areas, gathering spaces and gardens –into the Carver’s raised form, as well as medical and social services support facilities into the plinth beneath, the project encourages its residents to reconnect with each other and the city beyond.<br /> <br /> The Carver’s six-story circular form emerges from the path of the Santa Monica Freeway as it traces the site’s southern edge, its spiraling shape defining a private outdoor courtyard at the building’s center which provides each unit with natural lighting and views in all directions. Confronted with a significant level of ambient noise from passing automobiles, the form creates a sound buffer by minimizing the building’s area directly opposite the freeway; smaller-scale facets position unit windows perpendicular to the direction of sound, further shielding the units themselves. The façade underscores the relationship between the building and the freeway, creating a subtle pattern of light and shadow further animated by the illumination of passing cars. As automobiles pass from east to west, the building’s façade transforms itself as its sawtooth facets open to view. <br /> -mmaltzen.com <br /> <br /> GAF L17 M42 SLR with the Vivitar 20mm f/3.8 lens on cross-processed Fuji Sensia 100 slide film.</p> Sun, 21 Apr 2013 22:21:10 -0700 2013-04-18T00:37:06-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (j.jakobson) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8670175981 GAF L17 New Carver XPro 1 <p>New Carver Apartments, Michael Maltzen Architecture, 2009. <br /> <br /> Nearly a mile from the heart of Skid Row, the project’s 97 units provide permanent housing for formerly homeless elderly and disabled residents, a place for solace, support, and individual growth in the face of the city’s chronic homeless problem. By incorporating communal spaces– kitchens, dining areas, gathering spaces and gardens –into the Carver’s raised form, as well as medical and social services support facilities into the plinth beneath, the project encourages its residents to reconnect with each other and the city beyond.<br /> <br /> The Carver’s six-story circular form emerges from the path of the Santa Monica Freeway as it traces the site’s southern edge, its spiraling shape defining a private outdoor courtyard at the building’s center which provides each unit with natural lighting and views in all directions. Confronted with a significant level of ambient noise from passing automobiles, the form creates a sound buffer by minimizing the building’s area directly opposite the freeway; smaller-scale facets position unit windows perpendicular to the direction of sound, further shielding the units themselves. The façade underscores the relationship between the building and the freeway, creating a subtle pattern of light and shadow further animated by the illumination of passing cars. As automobiles pass from east to west, the building’s façade transforms itself as its sawtooth facets open to view. <br /> -mmaltzen.com <br /> <br /> GAF L17 M42 SLR with the Vivitar 20mm f/3.8 lens on cross-processed Fuji Sensia 100 slide film.</p> j.jakobson california camera color slr classic film architecture modern 35mm vintage michael los lca xpro downtown angeles 10 crossprocess homeless social row retro freeway consciousness sro ansco skid gaf l17 maltzen http://www.flickr.com/photos/30811353@N04/8670175639/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/30811353@N04/">j.jakobson</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/30811353@N04/8670175639/" title="GAF L17 New Carver XPro 7"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8543/8670175639_d889912001_m.jpg" width="240" height="161" alt="GAF L17 New Carver XPro 7" /></a></p> <p>New Carver Apartments, Michael Maltzen Architecture, 2009. <br /> <br /> Nearly a mile from the heart of Skid Row, the project’s 97 units provide permanent housing for formerly homeless elderly and disabled residents, a place for solace, support, and individual growth in the face of the city’s chronic homeless problem. By incorporating communal spaces– kitchens, dining areas, gathering spaces and gardens –into the Carver’s raised form, as well as medical and social services support facilities into the plinth beneath, the project encourages its residents to reconnect with each other and the city beyond.<br /> <br /> The Carver’s six-story circular form emerges from the path of the Santa Monica Freeway as it traces the site’s southern edge, its spiraling shape defining a private outdoor courtyard at the building’s center which provides each unit with natural lighting and views in all directions. Confronted with a significant level of ambient noise from passing automobiles, the form creates a sound buffer by minimizing the building’s area directly opposite the freeway; smaller-scale facets position unit windows perpendicular to the direction of sound, further shielding the units themselves. The façade underscores the relationship between the building and the freeway, creating a subtle pattern of light and shadow further animated by the illumination of passing cars. As automobiles pass from east to west, the building’s façade transforms itself as its sawtooth facets open to view. <br /> -mmaltzen.com <br /> <br /> GAF L17 M42 SLR with the Vivitar 20mm f/3.8 lens on cross-processed Fuji Sensia 100 slide film.</p> Sun, 21 Apr 2013 22:21:10 -0700 2013-04-18T00:36:15-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (j.jakobson) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8670175639 GAF L17 New Carver XPro 7 <p>New Carver Apartments, Michael Maltzen Architecture, 2009. <br /> <br /> Nearly a mile from the heart of Skid Row, the project’s 97 units provide permanent housing for formerly homeless elderly and disabled residents, a place for solace, support, and individual growth in the face of the city’s chronic homeless problem. By incorporating communal spaces– kitchens, dining areas, gathering spaces and gardens –into the Carver’s raised form, as well as medical and social services support facilities into the plinth beneath, the project encourages its residents to reconnect with each other and the city beyond.<br /> <br /> The Carver’s six-story circular form emerges from the path of the Santa Monica Freeway as it traces the site’s southern edge, its spiraling shape defining a private outdoor courtyard at the building’s center which provides each unit with natural lighting and views in all directions. Confronted with a significant level of ambient noise from passing automobiles, the form creates a sound buffer by minimizing the building’s area directly opposite the freeway; smaller-scale facets position unit windows perpendicular to the direction of sound, further shielding the units themselves. The façade underscores the relationship between the building and the freeway, creating a subtle pattern of light and shadow further animated by the illumination of passing cars. As automobiles pass from east to west, the building’s façade transforms itself as its sawtooth facets open to view. <br /> -mmaltzen.com <br /> <br /> GAF L17 M42 SLR with the Vivitar 20mm f/3.8 lens on cross-processed Fuji Sensia 100 slide film.</p> j.jakobson california camera color slr classic film architecture modern 35mm vintage michael los lca xpro downtown angeles 10 crossprocess homeless social row retro freeway consciousness sro ansco skid gaf l17 maltzen http://www.flickr.com/photos/30811353@N04/8671279704/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/30811353@N04/">j.jakobson</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/30811353@N04/8671279704/" title="GAF L17 New Carver Lomo 1"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8399/8671279704_49170e4dc7_m.jpg" width="240" height="161" alt="GAF L17 New Carver Lomo 1" /></a></p> <p>New Carver Apartments, Michael Maltzen Architecture, 2009. <br /> <br /> Nearly a mile from the heart of Skid Row, the project’s 97 units provide permanent housing for formerly homeless elderly and disabled residents, a place for solace, support, and individual growth in the face of the city’s chronic homeless problem. By incorporating communal spaces– kitchens, dining areas, gathering spaces and gardens –into the Carver’s raised form, as well as medical and social services support facilities into the plinth beneath, the project encourages its residents to reconnect with each other and the city beyond.<br /> <br /> The Carver’s six-story circular form emerges from the path of the Santa Monica Freeway as it traces the site’s southern edge, its spiraling shape defining a private outdoor courtyard at the building’s center which provides each unit with natural lighting and views in all directions. Confronted with a significant level of ambient noise from passing automobiles, the form creates a sound buffer by minimizing the building’s area directly opposite the freeway; smaller-scale facets position unit windows perpendicular to the direction of sound, further shielding the units themselves. The façade underscores the relationship between the building and the freeway, creating a subtle pattern of light and shadow further animated by the illumination of passing cars. As automobiles pass from east to west, the building’s façade transforms itself as its sawtooth facets open to view. <br /> -mmaltzen.com <br /> <br /> GAF L17 M42 SLR with the Vivitar 20mm f/3.8 lens on Lomography 400 35mm film.</p> Sun, 21 Apr 2013 22:21:09 -0700 2013-04-18T00:38:15-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (j.jakobson) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8671279704 GAF L17 New Carver Lomo 1 <p>New Carver Apartments, Michael Maltzen Architecture, 2009. <br /> <br /> Nearly a mile from the heart of Skid Row, the project’s 97 units provide permanent housing for formerly homeless elderly and disabled residents, a place for solace, support, and individual growth in the face of the city’s chronic homeless problem. By incorporating communal spaces– kitchens, dining areas, gathering spaces and gardens –into the Carver’s raised form, as well as medical and social services support facilities into the plinth beneath, the project encourages its residents to reconnect with each other and the city beyond.<br /> <br /> The Carver’s six-story circular form emerges from the path of the Santa Monica Freeway as it traces the site’s southern edge, its spiraling shape defining a private outdoor courtyard at the building’s center which provides each unit with natural lighting and views in all directions. Confronted with a significant level of ambient noise from passing automobiles, the form creates a sound buffer by minimizing the building’s area directly opposite the freeway; smaller-scale facets position unit windows perpendicular to the direction of sound, further shielding the units themselves. The façade underscores the relationship between the building and the freeway, creating a subtle pattern of light and shadow further animated by the illumination of passing cars. As automobiles pass from east to west, the building’s façade transforms itself as its sawtooth facets open to view. <br /> -mmaltzen.com <br /> <br /> GAF L17 M42 SLR with the Vivitar 20mm f/3.8 lens on Lomography 400 35mm film.</p> j.jakobson california camera slr classic film architecture modern 35mm vintage michael los lca downtown angeles 10 homeless social row retro freeway consciousness sro ansco skid gaf l17 maltzen http://www.flickr.com/photos/30811353@N04/8670177053/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/30811353@N04/">j.jakobson</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/30811353@N04/8670177053/" title="GAF L17 New Carver Lomo 2"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8394/8670177053_88c6060c7b_m.jpg" width="240" height="161" alt="GAF L17 New Carver Lomo 2" /></a></p> <p>New Carver Apartments, Michael Maltzen Architecture, 2009. <br /> <br /> Nearly a mile from the heart of Skid Row, the project’s 97 units provide permanent housing for formerly homeless elderly and disabled residents, a place for solace, support, and individual growth in the face of the city’s chronic homeless problem. By incorporating communal spaces– kitchens, dining areas, gathering spaces and gardens –into the Carver’s raised form, as well as medical and social services support facilities into the plinth beneath, the project encourages its residents to reconnect with each other and the city beyond.<br /> <br /> The Carver’s six-story circular form emerges from the path of the Santa Monica Freeway as it traces the site’s southern edge, its spiraling shape defining a private outdoor courtyard at the building’s center which provides each unit with natural lighting and views in all directions. Confronted with a significant level of ambient noise from passing automobiles, the form creates a sound buffer by minimizing the building’s area directly opposite the freeway; smaller-scale facets position unit windows perpendicular to the direction of sound, further shielding the units themselves. The façade underscores the relationship between the building and the freeway, creating a subtle pattern of light and shadow further animated by the illumination of passing cars. As automobiles pass from east to west, the building’s façade transforms itself as its sawtooth facets open to view. <br /> -mmaltzen.com <br /> <br /> GAF L17 M42 SLR with the Vivitar 20mm f/3.8 lens on Lomography 400 35mm film.</p> Sun, 21 Apr 2013 22:21:09 -0700 2013-04-18T00:38:08-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (j.jakobson) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8670177053 GAF L17 New Carver Lomo 2 <p>New Carver Apartments, Michael Maltzen Architecture, 2009. <br /> <br /> Nearly a mile from the heart of Skid Row, the project’s 97 units provide permanent housing for formerly homeless elderly and disabled residents, a place for solace, support, and individual growth in the face of the city’s chronic homeless problem. By incorporating communal spaces– kitchens, dining areas, gathering spaces and gardens –into the Carver’s raised form, as well as medical and social services support facilities into the plinth beneath, the project encourages its residents to reconnect with each other and the city beyond.<br /> <br /> The Carver’s six-story circular form emerges from the path of the Santa Monica Freeway as it traces the site’s southern edge, its spiraling shape defining a private outdoor courtyard at the building’s center which provides each unit with natural lighting and views in all directions. Confronted with a significant level of ambient noise from passing automobiles, the form creates a sound buffer by minimizing the building’s area directly opposite the freeway; smaller-scale facets position unit windows perpendicular to the direction of sound, further shielding the units themselves. The façade underscores the relationship between the building and the freeway, creating a subtle pattern of light and shadow further animated by the illumination of passing cars. As automobiles pass from east to west, the building’s façade transforms itself as its sawtooth facets open to view. <br /> -mmaltzen.com <br /> <br /> GAF L17 M42 SLR with the Vivitar 20mm f/3.8 lens on Lomography 400 35mm film.</p> j.jakobson california camera slr classic film architecture modern 35mm vintage michael los lca downtown angeles 10 homeless social row retro freeway consciousness sro ansco skid gaf l17 maltzen http://www.flickr.com/photos/30811353@N04/8670176931/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/30811353@N04/">j.jakobson</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/30811353@N04/8670176931/" title="GAF L17 New Carver Lomo 3"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8543/8670176931_8a119f110f_m.jpg" width="161" height="240" alt="GAF L17 New Carver Lomo 3" /></a></p> <p>New Carver Apartments, Michael Maltzen Architecture, 2009. <br /> <br /> Nearly a mile from the heart of Skid Row, the project’s 97 units provide permanent housing for formerly homeless elderly and disabled residents, a place for solace, support, and individual growth in the face of the city’s chronic homeless problem. By incorporating communal spaces– kitchens, dining areas, gathering spaces and gardens –into the Carver’s raised form, as well as medical and social services support facilities into the plinth beneath, the project encourages its residents to reconnect with each other and the city beyond.<br /> <br /> The Carver’s six-story circular form emerges from the path of the Santa Monica Freeway as it traces the site’s southern edge, its spiraling shape defining a private outdoor courtyard at the building’s center which provides each unit with natural lighting and views in all directions. Confronted with a significant level of ambient noise from passing automobiles, the form creates a sound buffer by minimizing the building’s area directly opposite the freeway; smaller-scale facets position unit windows perpendicular to the direction of sound, further shielding the units themselves. The façade underscores the relationship between the building and the freeway, creating a subtle pattern of light and shadow further animated by the illumination of passing cars. As automobiles pass from east to west, the building’s façade transforms itself as its sawtooth facets open to view. <br /> -mmaltzen.com <br /> <br /> GAF L17 M42 SLR with the Vivitar 20mm f/3.8 lens on Lomography 400 35mm film.</p> Sun, 21 Apr 2013 22:21:09 -0700 2013-04-18T00:38:02-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (j.jakobson) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8670176931 GAF L17 New Carver Lomo 3 <p>New Carver Apartments, Michael Maltzen Architecture, 2009. <br /> <br /> Nearly a mile from the heart of Skid Row, the project’s 97 units provide permanent housing for formerly homeless elderly and disabled residents, a place for solace, support, and individual growth in the face of the city’s chronic homeless problem. By incorporating communal spaces– kitchens, dining areas, gathering spaces and gardens –into the Carver’s raised form, as well as medical and social services support facilities into the plinth beneath, the project encourages its residents to reconnect with each other and the city beyond.<br /> <br /> The Carver’s six-story circular form emerges from the path of the Santa Monica Freeway as it traces the site’s southern edge, its spiraling shape defining a private outdoor courtyard at the building’s center which provides each unit with natural lighting and views in all directions. Confronted with a significant level of ambient noise from passing automobiles, the form creates a sound buffer by minimizing the building’s area directly opposite the freeway; smaller-scale facets position unit windows perpendicular to the direction of sound, further shielding the units themselves. The façade underscores the relationship between the building and the freeway, creating a subtle pattern of light and shadow further animated by the illumination of passing cars. As automobiles pass from east to west, the building’s façade transforms itself as its sawtooth facets open to view. <br /> -mmaltzen.com <br /> <br /> GAF L17 M42 SLR with the Vivitar 20mm f/3.8 lens on Lomography 400 35mm film.</p> j.jakobson california camera slr classic film architecture modern 35mm vintage michael los lca downtown angeles 10 homeless social row retro freeway consciousness sro ansco skid gaf l17 maltzen http://www.flickr.com/photos/30811353@N04/8670176719/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/30811353@N04/">j.jakobson</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/30811353@N04/8670176719/" title="GAF L17 New Carver Lomo 5"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8399/8670176719_bb0e38f5f3_m.jpg" width="161" height="240" alt="GAF L17 New Carver Lomo 5" /></a></p> <p>New Carver Apartments, Michael Maltzen Architecture, 2009. <br /> <br /> Nearly a mile from the heart of Skid Row, the project’s 97 units provide permanent housing for formerly homeless elderly and disabled residents, a place for solace, support, and individual growth in the face of the city’s chronic homeless problem. By incorporating communal spaces– kitchens, dining areas, gathering spaces and gardens –into the Carver’s raised form, as well as medical and social services support facilities into the plinth beneath, the project encourages its residents to reconnect with each other and the city beyond.<br /> <br /> The Carver’s six-story circular form emerges from the path of the Santa Monica Freeway as it traces the site’s southern edge, its spiraling shape defining a private outdoor courtyard at the building’s center which provides each unit with natural lighting and views in all directions. Confronted with a significant level of ambient noise from passing automobiles, the form creates a sound buffer by minimizing the building’s area directly opposite the freeway; smaller-scale facets position unit windows perpendicular to the direction of sound, further shielding the units themselves. The façade underscores the relationship between the building and the freeway, creating a subtle pattern of light and shadow further animated by the illumination of passing cars. As automobiles pass from east to west, the building’s façade transforms itself as its sawtooth facets open to view. <br /> -mmaltzen.com <br /> <br /> GAF L17 M42 SLR with the Vivitar 20mm f/3.8 lens on Lomography 400 35mm film.</p> Sun, 21 Apr 2013 22:21:09 -0700 2013-04-18T00:37:39-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (j.jakobson) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8670176719 GAF L17 New Carver Lomo 5 <p>New Carver Apartments, Michael Maltzen Architecture, 2009. <br /> <br /> Nearly a mile from the heart of Skid Row, the project’s 97 units provide permanent housing for formerly homeless elderly and disabled residents, a place for solace, support, and individual growth in the face of the city’s chronic homeless problem. By incorporating communal spaces– kitchens, dining areas, gathering spaces and gardens –into the Carver’s raised form, as well as medical and social services support facilities into the plinth beneath, the project encourages its residents to reconnect with each other and the city beyond.<br /> <br /> The Carver’s six-story circular form emerges from the path of the Santa Monica Freeway as it traces the site’s southern edge, its spiraling shape defining a private outdoor courtyard at the building’s center which provides each unit with natural lighting and views in all directions. Confronted with a significant level of ambient noise from passing automobiles, the form creates a sound buffer by minimizing the building’s area directly opposite the freeway; smaller-scale facets position unit windows perpendicular to the direction of sound, further shielding the units themselves. The façade underscores the relationship between the building and the freeway, creating a subtle pattern of light and shadow further animated by the illumination of passing cars. As automobiles pass from east to west, the building’s façade transforms itself as its sawtooth facets open to view. <br /> -mmaltzen.com <br /> <br /> GAF L17 M42 SLR with the Vivitar 20mm f/3.8 lens on Lomography 400 35mm film.</p> j.jakobson california camera slr classic film architecture modern 35mm vintage michael los lca downtown angeles 10 homeless social row retro freeway consciousness sro ansco skid gaf l17 maltzen http://www.flickr.com/photos/30811353@N04/8671279360/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/30811353@N04/">j.jakobson</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/30811353@N04/8671279360/" title="GAF L17 New Carver Lomo 4"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8387/8671279360_cdd3858464_m.jpg" width="161" height="240" alt="GAF L17 New Carver Lomo 4" /></a></p> <p>New Carver Apartments, Michael Maltzen Architecture, 2009. <br /> <br /> Nearly a mile from the heart of Skid Row, the project’s 97 units provide permanent housing for formerly homeless elderly and disabled residents, a place for solace, support, and individual growth in the face of the city’s chronic homeless problem. By incorporating communal spaces– kitchens, dining areas, gathering spaces and gardens –into the Carver’s raised form, as well as medical and social services support facilities into the plinth beneath, the project encourages its residents to reconnect with each other and the city beyond.<br /> <br /> The Carver’s six-story circular form emerges from the path of the Santa Monica Freeway as it traces the site’s southern edge, its spiraling shape defining a private outdoor courtyard at the building’s center which provides each unit with natural lighting and views in all directions. Confronted with a significant level of ambient noise from passing automobiles, the form creates a sound buffer by minimizing the building’s area directly opposite the freeway; smaller-scale facets position unit windows perpendicular to the direction of sound, further shielding the units themselves. The façade underscores the relationship between the building and the freeway, creating a subtle pattern of light and shadow further animated by the illumination of passing cars. As automobiles pass from east to west, the building’s façade transforms itself as its sawtooth facets open to view. <br /> -mmaltzen.com <br /> <br /> GAF L17 M42 SLR with the Vivitar 20mm f/3.8 lens on Lomography 400 35mm film.</p> Sun, 21 Apr 2013 22:21:08 -0700 2013-04-18T00:37:55-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (j.jakobson) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8671279360 GAF L17 New Carver Lomo 4 <p>New Carver Apartments, Michael Maltzen Architecture, 2009. <br /> <br /> Nearly a mile from the heart of Skid Row, the project’s 97 units provide permanent housing for formerly homeless elderly and disabled residents, a place for solace, support, and individual growth in the face of the city’s chronic homeless problem. By incorporating communal spaces– kitchens, dining areas, gathering spaces and gardens –into the Carver’s raised form, as well as medical and social services support facilities into the plinth beneath, the project encourages its residents to reconnect with each other and the city beyond.<br /> <br /> The Carver’s six-story circular form emerges from the path of the Santa Monica Freeway as it traces the site’s southern edge, its spiraling shape defining a private outdoor courtyard at the building’s center which provides each unit with natural lighting and views in all directions. Confronted with a significant level of ambient noise from passing automobiles, the form creates a sound buffer by minimizing the building’s area directly opposite the freeway; smaller-scale facets position unit windows perpendicular to the direction of sound, further shielding the units themselves. The façade underscores the relationship between the building and the freeway, creating a subtle pattern of light and shadow further animated by the illumination of passing cars. As automobiles pass from east to west, the building’s façade transforms itself as its sawtooth facets open to view. <br /> -mmaltzen.com <br /> <br /> GAF L17 M42 SLR with the Vivitar 20mm f/3.8 lens on Lomography 400 35mm film.</p> j.jakobson california camera slr classic film architecture modern 35mm vintage michael los lca downtown angeles 10 homeless social row retro freeway consciousness sro ansco skid gaf l17 maltzen http://www.flickr.com/photos/30811353@N04/8670175125/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/30811353@N04/">j.jakobson</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/30811353@N04/8670175125/" title="New Carver Apartments 8"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8539/8670175125_6706f60f48_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="New Carver Apartments 8" /></a></p> <p>New Carver Apartments, Michael Maltzen Architecture, 2009. <br /> <br /> Nearly a mile from the heart of Skid Row, the project’s 97 units provide permanent housing for formerly homeless elderly and disabled residents, a place for solace, support, and individual growth in the face of the city’s chronic homeless problem. By incorporating communal spaces– kitchens, dining areas, gathering spaces and gardens –into the Carver’s raised form, as well as medical and social services support facilities into the plinth beneath, the project encourages its residents to reconnect with each other and the city beyond.<br /> <br /> The Carver’s six-story circular form emerges from the path of the Santa Monica Freeway as it traces the site’s southern edge, its spiraling shape defining a private outdoor courtyard at the building’s center which provides each unit with natural lighting and views in all directions. Confronted with a significant level of ambient noise from passing automobiles, the form creates a sound buffer by minimizing the building’s area directly opposite the freeway; smaller-scale facets position unit windows perpendicular to the direction of sound, further shielding the units themselves. The façade underscores the relationship between the building and the freeway, creating a subtle pattern of light and shadow further animated by the illumination of passing cars. As automobiles pass from east to west, the building’s façade transforms itself as its sawtooth facets open to view. <br /> -mmaltzen.com <br /> <br /> GAF L17 M42 SLR with the Vivitar 20mm f/3.8 lens on Lomography 400 35mm film.</p> Sun, 21 Apr 2013 22:21:08 -0700 2013-01-15T18:07:10-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (j.jakobson) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8670175125 New Carver Apartments 8 <p>New Carver Apartments, Michael Maltzen Architecture, 2009. <br /> <br /> Nearly a mile from the heart of Skid Row, the project’s 97 units provide permanent housing for formerly homeless elderly and disabled residents, a place for solace, support, and individual growth in the face of the city’s chronic homeless problem. By incorporating communal spaces– kitchens, dining areas, gathering spaces and gardens –into the Carver’s raised form, as well as medical and social services support facilities into the plinth beneath, the project encourages its residents to reconnect with each other and the city beyond.<br /> <br /> The Carver’s six-story circular form emerges from the path of the Santa Monica Freeway as it traces the site’s southern edge, its spiraling shape defining a private outdoor courtyard at the building’s center which provides each unit with natural lighting and views in all directions. Confronted with a significant level of ambient noise from passing automobiles, the form creates a sound buffer by minimizing the building’s area directly opposite the freeway; smaller-scale facets position unit windows perpendicular to the direction of sound, further shielding the units themselves. The façade underscores the relationship between the building and the freeway, creating a subtle pattern of light and shadow further animated by the illumination of passing cars. As automobiles pass from east to west, the building’s façade transforms itself as its sawtooth facets open to view. <br /> -mmaltzen.com <br /> <br /> GAF L17 M42 SLR with the Vivitar 20mm f/3.8 lens on Lomography 400 35mm film.</p> j.jakobson california architecture modern michael los downtown angeles 10 homeless social row freeway consciousness sro skid maltzen http://www.flickr.com/photos/30811353@N04/8670175243/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/30811353@N04/">j.jakobson</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/30811353@N04/8670175243/" title="New Carver Apartments 7"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8544/8670175243_fe83b8099a_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="New Carver Apartments 7" /></a></p> <p>New Carver Apartments, Michael Maltzen Architecture, 2009. <br /> <br /> Nearly a mile from the heart of Skid Row, the project’s 97 units provide permanent housing for formerly homeless elderly and disabled residents, a place for solace, support, and individual growth in the face of the city’s chronic homeless problem. By incorporating communal spaces– kitchens, dining areas, gathering spaces and gardens –into the Carver’s raised form, as well as medical and social services support facilities into the plinth beneath, the project encourages its residents to reconnect with each other and the city beyond.<br /> <br /> The Carver’s six-story circular form emerges from the path of the Santa Monica Freeway as it traces the site’s southern edge, its spiraling shape defining a private outdoor courtyard at the building’s center which provides each unit with natural lighting and views in all directions. Confronted with a significant level of ambient noise from passing automobiles, the form creates a sound buffer by minimizing the building’s area directly opposite the freeway; smaller-scale facets position unit windows perpendicular to the direction of sound, further shielding the units themselves. The façade underscores the relationship between the building and the freeway, creating a subtle pattern of light and shadow further animated by the illumination of passing cars. As automobiles pass from east to west, the building’s façade transforms itself as its sawtooth facets open to view. <br /> -mmaltzen.com <br /> <br /> GAF L17 M42 SLR with the Vivitar 20mm f/3.8 lens on Lomography 400 35mm film.</p> Sun, 21 Apr 2013 22:21:07 -0700 2013-01-15T18:06:58-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (j.jakobson) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8670175243 New Carver Apartments 7 <p>New Carver Apartments, Michael Maltzen Architecture, 2009. <br /> <br /> Nearly a mile from the heart of Skid Row, the project’s 97 units provide permanent housing for formerly homeless elderly and disabled residents, a place for solace, support, and individual growth in the face of the city’s chronic homeless problem. By incorporating communal spaces– kitchens, dining areas, gathering spaces and gardens –into the Carver’s raised form, as well as medical and social services support facilities into the plinth beneath, the project encourages its residents to reconnect with each other and the city beyond.<br /> <br /> The Carver’s six-story circular form emerges from the path of the Santa Monica Freeway as it traces the site’s southern edge, its spiraling shape defining a private outdoor courtyard at the building’s center which provides each unit with natural lighting and views in all directions. Confronted with a significant level of ambient noise from passing automobiles, the form creates a sound buffer by minimizing the building’s area directly opposite the freeway; smaller-scale facets position unit windows perpendicular to the direction of sound, further shielding the units themselves. The façade underscores the relationship between the building and the freeway, creating a subtle pattern of light and shadow further animated by the illumination of passing cars. As automobiles pass from east to west, the building’s façade transforms itself as its sawtooth facets open to view. <br /> -mmaltzen.com <br /> <br /> GAF L17 M42 SLR with the Vivitar 20mm f/3.8 lens on Lomography 400 35mm film.</p> j.jakobson california architecture modern michael los downtown angeles 10 homeless social row freeway consciousness sro skid maltzen http://www.flickr.com/photos/30811353@N04/8671279126/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/30811353@N04/">j.jakobson</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/30811353@N04/8671279126/" title="GAF L17 New Carver Lomo 6"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8525/8671279126_8e78e7ac65_m.jpg" width="161" height="240" alt="GAF L17 New Carver Lomo 6" /></a></p> <p>New Carver Apartments, Michael Maltzen Architecture, 2009. <br /> <br /> Nearly a mile from the heart of Skid Row, the project’s 97 units provide permanent housing for formerly homeless elderly and disabled residents, a place for solace, support, and individual growth in the face of the city’s chronic homeless problem. By incorporating communal spaces– kitchens, dining areas, gathering spaces and gardens –into the Carver’s raised form, as well as medical and social services support facilities into the plinth beneath, the project encourages its residents to reconnect with each other and the city beyond.<br /> <br /> The Carver’s six-story circular form emerges from the path of the Santa Monica Freeway as it traces the site’s southern edge, its spiraling shape defining a private outdoor courtyard at the building’s center which provides each unit with natural lighting and views in all directions. Confronted with a significant level of ambient noise from passing automobiles, the form creates a sound buffer by minimizing the building’s area directly opposite the freeway; smaller-scale facets position unit windows perpendicular to the direction of sound, further shielding the units themselves. The façade underscores the relationship between the building and the freeway, creating a subtle pattern of light and shadow further animated by the illumination of passing cars. As automobiles pass from east to west, the building’s façade transforms itself as its sawtooth facets open to view. <br /> -mmaltzen.com <br /> <br /> GAF L17 M42 SLR with the Vivitar 20mm f/3.8 lens on Lomography 400 35mm film.</p> Sun, 21 Apr 2013 22:21:06 -0700 2013-04-18T00:37:34-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (j.jakobson) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8671279126 GAF L17 New Carver Lomo 6 <p>New Carver Apartments, Michael Maltzen Architecture, 2009. <br /> <br /> Nearly a mile from the heart of Skid Row, the project’s 97 units provide permanent housing for formerly homeless elderly and disabled residents, a place for solace, support, and individual growth in the face of the city’s chronic homeless problem. By incorporating communal spaces– kitchens, dining areas, gathering spaces and gardens –into the Carver’s raised form, as well as medical and social services support facilities into the plinth beneath, the project encourages its residents to reconnect with each other and the city beyond.<br /> <br /> The Carver’s six-story circular form emerges from the path of the Santa Monica Freeway as it traces the site’s southern edge, its spiraling shape defining a private outdoor courtyard at the building’s center which provides each unit with natural lighting and views in all directions. Confronted with a significant level of ambient noise from passing automobiles, the form creates a sound buffer by minimizing the building’s area directly opposite the freeway; smaller-scale facets position unit windows perpendicular to the direction of sound, further shielding the units themselves. The façade underscores the relationship between the building and the freeway, creating a subtle pattern of light and shadow further animated by the illumination of passing cars. As automobiles pass from east to west, the building’s façade transforms itself as its sawtooth facets open to view. <br /> -mmaltzen.com <br /> <br /> GAF L17 M42 SLR with the Vivitar 20mm f/3.8 lens on Lomography 400 35mm film.</p> j.jakobson california camera slr classic film architecture modern 35mm vintage michael los lca downtown angeles 10 homeless social row retro freeway consciousness sro ansco skid gaf l17 maltzen http://www.flickr.com/photos/30811353@N04/8670176277/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/30811353@N04/">j.jakobson</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/30811353@N04/8670176277/" title="GAF L17 New Carver Lomo 9"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8396/8670176277_f0672584df_m.jpg" width="161" height="240" alt="GAF L17 New Carver Lomo 9" /></a></p> <p>New Carver Apartments, Michael Maltzen Architecture, 2009. <br /> <br /> Nearly a mile from the heart of Skid Row, the project’s 97 units provide permanent housing for formerly homeless elderly and disabled residents, a place for solace, support, and individual growth in the face of the city’s chronic homeless problem. By incorporating communal spaces– kitchens, dining areas, gathering spaces and gardens –into the Carver’s raised form, as well as medical and social services support facilities into the plinth beneath, the project encourages its residents to reconnect with each other and the city beyond.<br /> <br /> The Carver’s six-story circular form emerges from the path of the Santa Monica Freeway as it traces the site’s southern edge, its spiraling shape defining a private outdoor courtyard at the building’s center which provides each unit with natural lighting and views in all directions. Confronted with a significant level of ambient noise from passing automobiles, the form creates a sound buffer by minimizing the building’s area directly opposite the freeway; smaller-scale facets position unit windows perpendicular to the direction of sound, further shielding the units themselves. The façade underscores the relationship between the building and the freeway, creating a subtle pattern of light and shadow further animated by the illumination of passing cars. As automobiles pass from east to west, the building’s façade transforms itself as its sawtooth facets open to view. <br /> -mmaltzen.com <br /> <br /> GAF L17 M42 SLR with the Vivitar 20mm f/3.8 lens on Lomography 400 35mm film.</p> Sun, 21 Apr 2013 22:21:06 -0700 2013-04-18T00:37:19-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (j.jakobson) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8670176277 GAF L17 New Carver Lomo 9 <p>New Carver Apartments, Michael Maltzen Architecture, 2009. <br /> <br /> Nearly a mile from the heart of Skid Row, the project’s 97 units provide permanent housing for formerly homeless elderly and disabled residents, a place for solace, support, and individual growth in the face of the city’s chronic homeless problem. By incorporating communal spaces– kitchens, dining areas, gathering spaces and gardens –into the Carver’s raised form, as well as medical and social services support facilities into the plinth beneath, the project encourages its residents to reconnect with each other and the city beyond.<br /> <br /> The Carver’s six-story circular form emerges from the path of the Santa Monica Freeway as it traces the site’s southern edge, its spiraling shape defining a private outdoor courtyard at the building’s center which provides each unit with natural lighting and views in all directions. Confronted with a significant level of ambient noise from passing automobiles, the form creates a sound buffer by minimizing the building’s area directly opposite the freeway; smaller-scale facets position unit windows perpendicular to the direction of sound, further shielding the units themselves. The façade underscores the relationship between the building and the freeway, creating a subtle pattern of light and shadow further animated by the illumination of passing cars. As automobiles pass from east to west, the building’s façade transforms itself as its sawtooth facets open to view. <br /> -mmaltzen.com <br /> <br /> GAF L17 M42 SLR with the Vivitar 20mm f/3.8 lens on Lomography 400 35mm film.</p> j.jakobson california camera slr classic film architecture modern 35mm vintage michael los lca downtown angeles 10 homeless social row retro freeway consciousness sro ansco skid gaf l17 maltzen http://www.flickr.com/photos/30811353@N04/8670176389/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/30811353@N04/">j.jakobson</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/30811353@N04/8670176389/" title="GAF L17 New Carver Lomo 8"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8527/8670176389_9e39bf14df_m.jpg" width="240" height="161" alt="GAF L17 New Carver Lomo 8" /></a></p> <p>New Carver Apartments, Michael Maltzen Architecture, 2009. <br /> <br /> Nearly a mile from the heart of Skid Row, the project’s 97 units provide permanent housing for formerly homeless elderly and disabled residents, a place for solace, support, and individual growth in the face of the city’s chronic homeless problem. By incorporating communal spaces– kitchens, dining areas, gathering spaces and gardens –into the Carver’s raised form, as well as medical and social services support facilities into the plinth beneath, the project encourages its residents to reconnect with each other and the city beyond.<br /> <br /> The Carver’s six-story circular form emerges from the path of the Santa Monica Freeway as it traces the site’s southern edge, its spiraling shape defining a private outdoor courtyard at the building’s center which provides each unit with natural lighting and views in all directions. Confronted with a significant level of ambient noise from passing automobiles, the form creates a sound buffer by minimizing the building’s area directly opposite the freeway; smaller-scale facets position unit windows perpendicular to the direction of sound, further shielding the units themselves. The façade underscores the relationship between the building and the freeway, creating a subtle pattern of light and shadow further animated by the illumination of passing cars. As automobiles pass from east to west, the building’s façade transforms itself as its sawtooth facets open to view. <br /> -mmaltzen.com <br /> <br /> GAF L17 M42 SLR with the Vivitar 20mm f/3.8 lens on Lomography 400 35mm film.</p> Sun, 21 Apr 2013 22:21:05 -0700 2013-04-18T00:37:22-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (j.jakobson) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8670176389 GAF L17 New Carver Lomo 8 <p>New Carver Apartments, Michael Maltzen Architecture, 2009. <br /> <br /> Nearly a mile from the heart of Skid Row, the project’s 97 units provide permanent housing for formerly homeless elderly and disabled residents, a place for solace, support, and individual growth in the face of the city’s chronic homeless problem. By incorporating communal spaces– kitchens, dining areas, gathering spaces and gardens –into the Carver’s raised form, as well as medical and social services support facilities into the plinth beneath, the project encourages its residents to reconnect with each other and the city beyond.<br /> <br /> The Carver’s six-story circular form emerges from the path of the Santa Monica Freeway as it traces the site’s southern edge, its spiraling shape defining a private outdoor courtyard at the building’s center which provides each unit with natural lighting and views in all directions. Confronted with a significant level of ambient noise from passing automobiles, the form creates a sound buffer by minimizing the building’s area directly opposite the freeway; smaller-scale facets position unit windows perpendicular to the direction of sound, further shielding the units themselves. The façade underscores the relationship between the building and the freeway, creating a subtle pattern of light and shadow further animated by the illumination of passing cars. As automobiles pass from east to west, the building’s façade transforms itself as its sawtooth facets open to view. <br /> -mmaltzen.com <br /> <br /> GAF L17 M42 SLR with the Vivitar 20mm f/3.8 lens on Lomography 400 35mm film.</p> j.jakobson california camera slr classic film architecture modern 35mm vintage michael los lca downtown angeles 10 homeless social row retro freeway consciousness sro ansco skid gaf l17 maltzen http://www.flickr.com/photos/30811353@N04/8671279020/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/30811353@N04/">j.jakobson</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/30811353@N04/8671279020/" title="GAF L17 New Carver Lomo 7"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8524/8671279020_2854f87b60_m.jpg" width="240" height="161" alt="GAF L17 New Carver Lomo 7" /></a></p> <p>New Carver Apartments, Michael Maltzen Architecture, 2009. <br /> <br /> Nearly a mile from the heart of Skid Row, the project’s 97 units provide permanent housing for formerly homeless elderly and disabled residents, a place for solace, support, and individual growth in the face of the city’s chronic homeless problem. By incorporating communal spaces– kitchens, dining areas, gathering spaces and gardens –into the Carver’s raised form, as well as medical and social services support facilities into the plinth beneath, the project encourages its residents to reconnect with each other and the city beyond.<br /> <br /> The Carver’s six-story circular form emerges from the path of the Santa Monica Freeway as it traces the site’s southern edge, its spiraling shape defining a private outdoor courtyard at the building’s center which provides each unit with natural lighting and views in all directions. Confronted with a significant level of ambient noise from passing automobiles, the form creates a sound buffer by minimizing the building’s area directly opposite the freeway; smaller-scale facets position unit windows perpendicular to the direction of sound, further shielding the units themselves. The façade underscores the relationship between the building and the freeway, creating a subtle pattern of light and shadow further animated by the illumination of passing cars. As automobiles pass from east to west, the building’s façade transforms itself as its sawtooth facets open to view. <br /> -mmaltzen.com <br /> <br /> GAF L17 M42 SLR with the Vivitar 20mm f/3.8 lens on Lomography 400 35mm film.</p> Sun, 21 Apr 2013 22:21:04 -0700 2013-04-18T00:37:26-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (j.jakobson) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8671279020 GAF L17 New Carver Lomo 7 <p>New Carver Apartments, Michael Maltzen Architecture, 2009. <br /> <br /> Nearly a mile from the heart of Skid Row, the project’s 97 units provide permanent housing for formerly homeless elderly and disabled residents, a place for solace, support, and individual growth in the face of the city’s chronic homeless problem. By incorporating communal spaces– kitchens, dining areas, gathering spaces and gardens –into the Carver’s raised form, as well as medical and social services support facilities into the plinth beneath, the project encourages its residents to reconnect with each other and the city beyond.<br /> <br /> The Carver’s six-story circular form emerges from the path of the Santa Monica Freeway as it traces the site’s southern edge, its spiraling shape defining a private outdoor courtyard at the building’s center which provides each unit with natural lighting and views in all directions. Confronted with a significant level of ambient noise from passing automobiles, the form creates a sound buffer by minimizing the building’s area directly opposite the freeway; smaller-scale facets position unit windows perpendicular to the direction of sound, further shielding the units themselves. The façade underscores the relationship between the building and the freeway, creating a subtle pattern of light and shadow further animated by the illumination of passing cars. As automobiles pass from east to west, the building’s façade transforms itself as its sawtooth facets open to view. <br /> -mmaltzen.com <br /> <br /> GAF L17 M42 SLR with the Vivitar 20mm f/3.8 lens on Lomography 400 35mm film.</p> j.jakobson california camera slr classic film architecture modern 35mm vintage michael los lca downtown angeles 10 homeless social row retro freeway consciousness sro ansco skid gaf l17 maltzen http://www.flickr.com/photos/30811353@N04/8670175343/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/30811353@N04/">j.jakobson</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/30811353@N04/8670175343/" title="New Carver Apartments 6"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8534/8670175343_da2066dc45_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="New Carver Apartments 6" /></a></p> <p>The building shape really makes for a rad evacuation plan map. <br /> <br /> New Carver Apartments, Michael Maltzen Architecture, 2009. <br /> <br /> Nearly a mile from the heart of Skid Row, the project’s 97 units provide permanent housing for formerly homeless elderly and disabled residents, a place for solace, support, and individual growth in the face of the city’s chronic homeless problem. By incorporating communal spaces– kitchens, dining areas, gathering spaces and gardens –into the Carver’s raised form, as well as medical and social services support facilities into the plinth beneath, the project encourages its residents to reconnect with each other and the city beyond.<br /> <br /> The Carver’s six-story circular form emerges from the path of the Santa Monica Freeway as it traces the site’s southern edge, its spiraling shape defining a private outdoor courtyard at the building’s center which provides each unit with natural lighting and views in all directions. Confronted with a significant level of ambient noise from passing automobiles, the form creates a sound buffer by minimizing the building’s area directly opposite the freeway; smaller-scale facets position unit windows perpendicular to the direction of sound, further shielding the units themselves. The façade underscores the relationship between the building and the freeway, creating a subtle pattern of light and shadow further animated by the illumination of passing cars. As automobiles pass from east to west, the building’s façade transforms itself as its sawtooth facets open to view. <br /> -mmaltzen.com</p> Sun, 21 Apr 2013 22:21:04 -0700 2013-01-15T17:50:29-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (j.jakobson) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8670175343 New Carver Apartments 6 <p>The building shape really makes for a rad evacuation plan map. <br /> <br /> New Carver Apartments, Michael Maltzen Architecture, 2009. <br /> <br /> Nearly a mile from the heart of Skid Row, the project’s 97 units provide permanent housing for formerly homeless elderly and disabled residents, a place for solace, support, and individual growth in the face of the city’s chronic homeless problem. By incorporating communal spaces– kitchens, dining areas, gathering spaces and gardens –into the Carver’s raised form, as well as medical and social services support facilities into the plinth beneath, the project encourages its residents to reconnect with each other and the city beyond.<br /> <br /> The Carver’s six-story circular form emerges from the path of the Santa Monica Freeway as it traces the site’s southern edge, its spiraling shape defining a private outdoor courtyard at the building’s center which provides each unit with natural lighting and views in all directions. Confronted with a significant level of ambient noise from passing automobiles, the form creates a sound buffer by minimizing the building’s area directly opposite the freeway; smaller-scale facets position unit windows perpendicular to the direction of sound, further shielding the units themselves. The façade underscores the relationship between the building and the freeway, creating a subtle pattern of light and shadow further animated by the illumination of passing cars. As automobiles pass from east to west, the building’s façade transforms itself as its sawtooth facets open to view. <br /> -mmaltzen.com</p> j.jakobson california architecture modern michael los downtown angeles 10 homeless social row freeway consciousness sro skid maltzen http://www.flickr.com/photos/30811353@N04/8670175429/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/30811353@N04/">j.jakobson</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/30811353@N04/8670175429/" title="New Carver Apartments 3"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8124/8670175429_9f3b4c1f84_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="New Carver Apartments 3" /></a></p> <p>New Carver Apartments, Michael Maltzen Architecture, 2009. <br /> <br /> Nearly a mile from the heart of Skid Row, the project’s 97 units provide permanent housing for formerly homeless elderly and disabled residents, a place for solace, support, and individual growth in the face of the city’s chronic homeless problem. By incorporating communal spaces– kitchens, dining areas, gathering spaces and gardens –into the Carver’s raised form, as well as medical and social services support facilities into the plinth beneath, the project encourages its residents to reconnect with each other and the city beyond.<br /> <br /> The Carver’s six-story circular form emerges from the path of the Santa Monica Freeway as it traces the site’s southern edge, its spiraling shape defining a private outdoor courtyard at the building’s center which provides each unit with natural lighting and views in all directions. Confronted with a significant level of ambient noise from passing automobiles, the form creates a sound buffer by minimizing the building’s area directly opposite the freeway; smaller-scale facets position unit windows perpendicular to the direction of sound, further shielding the units themselves. The façade underscores the relationship between the building and the freeway, creating a subtle pattern of light and shadow further animated by the illumination of passing cars. As automobiles pass from east to west, the building’s façade transforms itself as its sawtooth facets open to view. <br /> -mmaltzen.com</p> Sun, 21 Apr 2013 22:21:03 -0700 2013-01-15T16:51:34-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (j.jakobson) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8670175429 New Carver Apartments 3 <p>New Carver Apartments, Michael Maltzen Architecture, 2009. <br /> <br /> Nearly a mile from the heart of Skid Row, the project’s 97 units provide permanent housing for formerly homeless elderly and disabled residents, a place for solace, support, and individual growth in the face of the city’s chronic homeless problem. By incorporating communal spaces– kitchens, dining areas, gathering spaces and gardens –into the Carver’s raised form, as well as medical and social services support facilities into the plinth beneath, the project encourages its residents to reconnect with each other and the city beyond.<br /> <br /> The Carver’s six-story circular form emerges from the path of the Santa Monica Freeway as it traces the site’s southern edge, its spiraling shape defining a private outdoor courtyard at the building’s center which provides each unit with natural lighting and views in all directions. Confronted with a significant level of ambient noise from passing automobiles, the form creates a sound buffer by minimizing the building’s area directly opposite the freeway; smaller-scale facets position unit windows perpendicular to the direction of sound, further shielding the units themselves. The façade underscores the relationship between the building and the freeway, creating a subtle pattern of light and shadow further animated by the illumination of passing cars. As automobiles pass from east to west, the building’s façade transforms itself as its sawtooth facets open to view. <br /> -mmaltzen.com</p> j.jakobson california architecture modern michael los downtown angeles 10 homeless social row freeway consciousness sro skid maltzen http://www.flickr.com/photos/30811353@N04/8670175555/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/30811353@N04/">j.jakobson</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/30811353@N04/8670175555/" title="New Carver Apartments 2"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8545/8670175555_b99d62ffbd_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="New Carver Apartments 2" /></a></p> <p>New Carver Apartments, Michael Maltzen Architecture, 2009. <br /> <br /> Nearly a mile from the heart of Skid Row, the project’s 97 units provide permanent housing for formerly homeless elderly and disabled residents, a place for solace, support, and individual growth in the face of the city’s chronic homeless problem. By incorporating communal spaces– kitchens, dining areas, gathering spaces and gardens –into the Carver’s raised form, as well as medical and social services support facilities into the plinth beneath, the project encourages its residents to reconnect with each other and the city beyond.<br /> <br /> The Carver’s six-story circular form emerges from the path of the Santa Monica Freeway as it traces the site’s southern edge, its spiraling shape defining a private outdoor courtyard at the building’s center which provides each unit with natural lighting and views in all directions. Confronted with a significant level of ambient noise from passing automobiles, the form creates a sound buffer by minimizing the building’s area directly opposite the freeway; smaller-scale facets position unit windows perpendicular to the direction of sound, further shielding the units themselves. The façade underscores the relationship between the building and the freeway, creating a subtle pattern of light and shadow further animated by the illumination of passing cars. As automobiles pass from east to west, the building’s façade transforms itself as its sawtooth facets open to view. <br /> -mmaltzen.com</p> Sun, 21 Apr 2013 22:21:02 -0700 2013-01-15T16:51:06-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (j.jakobson) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8670175555 New Carver Apartments 2 <p>New Carver Apartments, Michael Maltzen Architecture, 2009. <br /> <br /> Nearly a mile from the heart of Skid Row, the project’s 97 units provide permanent housing for formerly homeless elderly and disabled residents, a place for solace, support, and individual growth in the face of the city’s chronic homeless problem. By incorporating communal spaces– kitchens, dining areas, gathering spaces and gardens –into the Carver’s raised form, as well as medical and social services support facilities into the plinth beneath, the project encourages its residents to reconnect with each other and the city beyond.<br /> <br /> The Carver’s six-story circular form emerges from the path of the Santa Monica Freeway as it traces the site’s southern edge, its spiraling shape defining a private outdoor courtyard at the building’s center which provides each unit with natural lighting and views in all directions. Confronted with a significant level of ambient noise from passing automobiles, the form creates a sound buffer by minimizing the building’s area directly opposite the freeway; smaller-scale facets position unit windows perpendicular to the direction of sound, further shielding the units themselves. The façade underscores the relationship between the building and the freeway, creating a subtle pattern of light and shadow further animated by the illumination of passing cars. As automobiles pass from east to west, the building’s façade transforms itself as its sawtooth facets open to view. <br /> -mmaltzen.com</p> j.jakobson california architecture modern michael los downtown angeles 10 homeless social row freeway consciousness sro skid maltzen