NORTON APARTMENTS

PROJECT SUMMARY

Client: Drexel Construction Management LLC.
Typology: Housing
Location: West Hollywood, CA
Units: 8 units (6 two bedrooms & 2 baths; 1 one bedroom & 2 baths; 1 one bedroom & 1 bath)
Size: 15,000sf Incentives: None
Status: In progress

The design of this 8-unit residential apartment building is organized around a central courtyard following a traditional Southern California precedent. This layout allows for community interaction while taking advantage of the balmy weather. 

The Norton Apartments are a three-story building over a subterranean garage. Each residential floor is skinned with a different material, color, and texture as a way to add hierarchy and scale to the facade. Each story is further differentiated through slight setbacks, overhangs, and angled walls. The space has a central landscaped courtyard that serves as a circulation hub for the building itself, but, more importantly, it is the gathering place for apartment residents.