Car Wash

Los Angeles, CA

Architecture 202b at University of Southern California

This project focused on the material application of our own choosing onto a fixed program. This process aided in the development of a clear concept of design through making. Resolving all the complexities of structure, materials, program, site, and experience all organized with a clarity and cohesiveness, the scheme required a total aggregation of tectonics, history, and representation through design.

My design was inspired by the concept of the line and how it could be used to create various degrees of enclosure through layering. Metal piping helped to develop the language of the line, and it was used in a structural and non-structural manner depending on its placement, orientation, and relationship to other piping.

Overall Site Plan

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Elevations

Detailed Wall Section