COVID-19 has Thom Mayne, Michael Maltzan, Barbara Bestor, Rachel Allen and more Los Angeles architects rethinking design, from balconies to doorknobs.
, designed to serve formerly homeless individuals and families, is being crafted from custom-built shipping containers. If it had been constructed as a regular apartment complex, the development would have taken four years to complete. By employing prefab, it will take two. Says the firm’s founder, Lorcan O’Herlihy: “Speed is the essential issue.”
The pandemic, likewise, has put a spotlight on the need for residential design that is more humane — especially when it comes to multifamily units and apartment buildings. “Balconies should be a human right,” says Bestor. “Shade and balconies.” And every home may need a corner or two that functions as a ready-made Zoom backdrop . “There is this intersection with built and virtual space,” says Díaz Alonso. “That will be a factor moving forward.”for The Times in which he noted that L.A.'s “dispersed urban pattern has proven a major asset” in the midst of the pandemic, noting that infection rates were below that of denser cities like New York.
“Is there anyone out there who does not like fresh air and cross-ventilation or views?” asks Lawrence Scarpa. A housing development for disabled vets by Brooks + Scarpa maximizes light and air. The critical piece of this puzzle will be for government to include architects in the planning process rather than bringing them in after the fact.“We have too long ceded decisions of development to the financial community,” says Curry. “There needs to be more pressure on government to do things that are in the interest of the city.”The pandemic will highlight the need for technologies new and old — from cross-ventilation to automatic doors.
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