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Enhancing the architectural diversity of housing in Charlotte, North Carolina, The Tapestry offers an alternative to sprawling, single-use development. At seven stories tall with 52 units, the mid-rise multifamily residence offers a commercial storefront, co-working space, and a roof deck with sweeping views of Uptown. The Tapestry is located within ½ mile from a light rail station and less than two miles from the city center, making it part of a Transit Oriented Development (TOD) District where streets are designed for people before cars. Joining the human-scaled urbanism movement, The Tapestry encourages mobility and connectivity.

After sitting empty for over a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Tecoy Porter College Prep finally welcomed students to the newly constructed campus for the first time in the fall of 2021! Located in East Sacramento, Tecoy Porter College Prep is named after the civic activist who calls for unity and dedicates the school as a living monument to Stephon Clark. African textiles from the early 20th century are the inspiration for much of the design. Weavings influence the relationship of circulation to program space and traditional tribal hats inform the coloring of the exterior façade. #school #construction #education #collegeprep #campus #innovation #shape #light #color #texture #architecture #design #archdaily #gooddesign #designinspo #archdaily #designmilk #architecturenow #architectvision #dezeen #architizer

The ambition for the project is to bridge the lost connection with the local institutional resources and be a model for integrated development. The net-positive campus will be a public destination for collaboration and research with local institutions like Caltech, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Art Center, and Idealab among others. Reflecting the diversity of inquiry and collaborative learning methods of the neighboring institutions, the project integrates the STEAM (Science Technology Engineering Arts Math) curriculum into the campus design. Also instilled in the educational and institutional fabric is the principle of the “circular economy,” and the importance of building “net-positive” communities. The campus is a living model of integrated development: minimizing building inputs and providing energy, and educational resources for the surrounding community. Architecturally, the project uses minimal design interventions to leverage existing resources of the campus shell while adding a variety of new programs. The existing gymnasium is adaptively reused to create a new library maker-space, and the middle school is given a new saw-tooth roof to better serve project-based education methods. Moreover, the existing asphalt surface is replaced with open green space and contains new programs like: parks, a pollinator garden, urban watershed, and a climbing wall. Lastly, the existing east campus is replaced with affordable housing for teachers. By creating a walkable live-work environment, the faculty housing ensures an affordable, quality living situation for teachers. These programmatic interventions build from the existing site to sustain a complex, interdependent campus community. #masterplan #masterplanning #school #civic #education #innovation #netzeroenergy #park #steam #architecture #design #archdaily

SLO Made: Featherlite Chairs The Featherlite Chair is a lightweight dining and side chair made from 1/4” thin plywood that weighs only 6.5 pounds. The silkscreen pattern creates a surprising and countervailing effect of depth and texture. The pattern based on feathers alludes playfully to the chair’s lightness, while the solid color on the reverse side of the chair accentuates the chair’s planar construction. @heyfarmerla #architecture #design #designinspiration #furniture #furnituredesign #craft #make #maker #chair #chairsdesign #ınstadaily #designideas #designstudio #designlovers #pasadena #interior #heyfarmerla

Changing household demographics, coupled with a shortage of affordable housing and the climate crisis, is challenging the antiquated, American ideal of living in a single-family detached home. Seigle is a medium-dense housing project that provides a balance of privacy and community. #architecturelovers #architecturecommunity #design #archdaily #architectvision #architecture #affordablehousing #housing #community

Bietak Residence
Phase 2 ongoing construction!

The form and layout of this two-story addition to an existing two-story residence built in 1949 were generated by a few critical site considerations. The building footprint is bounded on the west & north by a row of mature trees, on the east by an existing swimming pool and on the south by the existing house. Per the client’s request, the original path from the western side yard (lower level) to the pool (upper level) via a small flight of flagstone steps was preserved. The path up/down these steps involves walking under the bridge-like portion of the addition. The ground floor consists of a laundry room & crawlspace and the upper floor houses the master suite/bathroom/shower, having an ideal view of the pool & yard to the east. The entire western wall is sheathed with sound-proof board to muffle the sounds coming from traffic-heavy Centinela Avenue; the gesture within the plan’s inflection also coincided with this consideration.

\ Swift Lee Office, design
\ Niver Engineering, structural
\ Elon Schoenholz, photography

Twin Rivers Charter School Progress!

Twin Rivers Charter School framing.

Twin Rivers Charter School, on its way!

Hannon Residence, 2009

Fuerza Community Prep. Rocketship. Solar Screen

Timeline Photos

So it begins.. Twin Rivers Charter School

Swift Lee Office

ZING Project. 1999

Swift Lee Office's cover photo

From Buttes to Baffles. Twin Rivers Charter School.

SLO Woodcrest Library Canopy

SLO Alpine Rec Center Canopy

the SLO lunch special

Come celebrate with us this Thursday 12/11!
6-9pm.

Come join us for this Canopy Building Workshop!

What do you think of our progress for Twin Rivers Charter School?

Swift Lee Office

Check out our website for updates on some new projects we are working on!

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Happy Friday from SLO!

SLO's new project" blasts off" in San Jose for Rocketship Education!
Check out our multicolor solar screen.

Who says you can't have fun at work.

Broke ground on Rocketship! Stay tuned!

Great news! Last night at the 2012 AIA | LA Next LA Awards Swift Lee Office was awarded a Citation Award for the NZE Hight Performance School Prototype.

Swift Lee Office was named a finalist in the Global Holcim Awards 2012 for their NZE High Performance School Prototype. To learn more about the NZE prototype visit www.nzeprototype.com and spread the word!

Swift Lee Office is currently being exhibited at the For Your Art Gallery with the Big City Forum: Club House along side other Los Angeles architecture firms and artists. Check them out, the exhibit runs from August 4 -18

Swift Lee Office Installation for the Big City Forum

Swift Lee Office Is currently being exhibited in the Big City Forum Club House at For Your Art in Los Angeles. Next door to A+ D across the street from LACMA

NZE T-Shirts in the making!

Today we are printing more NZE Prototype shirts, check them out!

Swift Lee Office placed 2nd in the competition to renovate the Korean Consulate Generals Home in Los Angeles

Korean Consulate General Residence Renovation, 2nd place

Korean Consulate General Residence Renovation, 2nd place

Swift Lee Office is featured in this months issue of Architectural Worlds Magazine along side this years Pritzker Prize winner Wang Shu. Go check it out!

SLO won a citation award for the NZE School Prototype at this years NSBA Exhibition of School of Architecture

Photo shoot at Hannon House