Maker Studios Lobby Installation / Gigante AG — 2013
A three week project to design and fabricate a lobby installation for a creative internet company in Culver City.
After expanding into a larger office building, Maker Studios wanted to modify the lobby to brand it as their own. They could not touch the existing structure, so the scheme needed to function as an installation rather than permanent construction. Taking heavy inspiration from Peter Zumthor’s Hanover Pavilion, the design divided the oversized lobby into separate functions with two stacked timber walls. This balanced the privacy needed for adjacent office and meeting spaces with a clear path for visitors and investors.
I worked on both the digital and physical aspects of the design process. This included production of the Revit model (and associated construction set / 3D renderings), fabrication of formwork for poured concrete elements and heavy involvement in the on-site construction.