Date: Fall 2017
Critic: Lawrence Blough
Honors:
Project archived as best of studio and displayed in InProcess Magazine
Nominated for Michael Hollander Drawing Excellence Award (MHDEA)
Perspective section 18"x36"
Art Dingbat is a Venice Beach artist colony designed as a cultural hub, blending an artist residency with urban-scale infrastructure to engage and energize the neighborhood. Elevated above a cleared ground plane, it creates a public space for markets, gatherings, and community life, while the upper structure promotes collaboration among residents.
Three large light wells anchor the design, branching into studios with varying levels of privacy. Open-air, flexible spaces serve as living and work areas, easily reconfigured for gallery shows, teaching, and communal activities, offering artists a dynamic and adaptable environment. The project’s form encourages seamless interaction between the artists above and the community below, redefining shared, community-focused spaces in contrast to traditional, individual work environments.
The Clubhouse hosts six rotating residents—primarily musicians and artists—for stays ranging from a week to a month. Its adaptable spaces open to the street, blending the artist community with the urban fabric and fostering a vibrant, collaborative ecosystem
Final model 24X36” Scale: 1/8”:1’
Final model 24X36” Scale: 1/8”:1’
