This document summarizes the design of Light House, a wellness and resource center for people affected by multiple sclerosis (MS) in Los Angeles. It utilizes natural light throughout its three floors to create an open and accessible space. Light is used instead of walls to delineate areas and guide visitors. The center provides both live-in and daily care, including support groups, nutrition counseling, and other amenities to help improve patients' quality of life. Whether newly diagnosed or living with MS long-term, Light House aims to offer resources and empower those affected to live well.

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2. LIGHT HOUSE
A Multiple Sclerosis Wellness and Resource Center in the greater Los Angeles area, that provides both live-in and daily care for anyone
affected by MS. A well of light welcomes entrants into an unobstructed floor plan, freely incorporating natural light from outside and
creating a liberated space that enables the highest level of mobility. Light, rather than walls, is used to delineate distinct spaces and
moods, leading guests throughout all three floors. Let your environment help rather than hinder your mobility and lifestyle. Light
House leaves all who enter at ease knowing they have found a space that caters to each individual’s needs. Whether you are newly
diagnosed, have been living with MS for some time, or know and care for someone who has, this wellness and resource center will offer
hope for improving one’s quality of life.
FASHION STUDIO SEREN
UK fashion designer Vivienne Westwood’s Irvine, California A boutique hotel located in Venice Beach, California. The design
design studio. Her peices embody a “Punk Renaissance” where sci- shows the soul of Venice, both in Italy and Southern California, is
entific proportion and geometric shapes are skewed to become found in the canals and waterfront. Today, the inhabitants and
alluring and asymmetrical. The interplay of scientific design and passers-by overlook the turn-of-the century plan to bring a
alternative style so alive in her cloths will also be the founda- manifestation of Italy to California. Instead, what remains is a
tion for the store’s interior design. common appreciation for water, and in this case, its beauty.

3. LIGHT HOUSE FAIRFAX AVE.
As one enters the Multiple Sclerosis Wellness and Resource Center, a well of light welcomes them into an unobstructed floor
plan, freely incorporating natural light from outside and creating a liberated space that enables the highest level of mobility. Light,
rather than walls, is used to delineate distinct spaces and moods, leading guests throughout all three floors. Let your environment
help rather than hinder your mobility and lifestyle. Light House leaves all who enter at ease knowing they have found a space that
caters to each individual’s needs.
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, progressive illness affecting the nervous system. As there is no cure for MS and people are
affected by the disease in various ways, it is important for people living with MS to find the diverse array of support they need. Light
House, an MS wellness and resource center, provides this much needed service to the greater Los Angeles area.
Light House is a wellness facility providing both live-in and daily care for people affected by MS. These cares include support
groups, a nutritional clinic and a financial counseling center for patients, caregivers, and family members. Patients and their loved
ones also have access to Light House’s many other amenities, which include activity spaces, a rehabilitation gym, a spa and wellness
retreat, and a resource library, where patients can keep up-to-date with the most innovative MS research. Whether you are newly
diagnosed, have been living with MS for years, or know and care for someone currently living with the disease, Light House offers the
tools and resources that will empower you to improve your quality of life.
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4. A horizontal light box leads visitors through the main entrance, highlighting the common dining
area of all three floors. The lobby’s reception desk is on the right, while lounge seating and
cafe are on the left. This open space is flexible to act as a benefit/fundraising area as well.

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This is a section view from the main This floor specializes in individualized care, and incudes the spa, wellness center, and gym with
elevators of all three floors. It shows a transforming indoor/outdoor pool. A radiating central light box penetrates the interior,
how the space relates vertically. identifying the path of travel and open communal areas on all three floors.

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12. Vivienne Westwood's pieces embody a
Punk Renaissance. Scientific proportion
and geometric shapes are skewed to
become alluring and asymmetrical.
Westwood’s early career spanned the
’70s and ’80s British Punk movement,
where she established herself as a
designer using vivid colors and
challenging proportion. The interplay
of scientific design and alternative style
so alive in her clothes will also be the
foundation of the store's interior design.
Cathedral grandeur will be juxtaposed
with modern lighting, punk rock music,
and graffiti.

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15. In the early nineteen hundreds, the soul
of Venice, both in Italy and Southern
California, was found in the canals and
waterfront. Today, the canals and watefront
bring together a wide variety of residents,
tourists, artists and street performers. the
inhabitants and passers-by probably overlook
the turn-of-the century plan to bring a
manifestation of Italy to California. Instead,
what remains is a common appreciation for
water, and in this case, mainly its beauty. But
the realities of modern life have shaped and
changed Venice, California. Many of the
canals were transformed into roads in 1929
and contaminated runoffs and overdevelop-
ment in coastal areas caused Venice Beach to
temporarily close in 2007. As many Americans
begin to understand the impact their life-
style is having on our planet, we need to
begin to see water, not only as a source of
beauty, but as an irreplaceable resource
necessary for life on our planet.

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At Seren, bicycle storage and rentals are also an
educational experience. the Aquaduct is introduced
as a pedal powered vehicle that transports water
and filters it while in motion. This is intended for
the one billion people in the world that do not have
access to clean drinking water. This resource center
not only allows people to donate an Aquaduct to a
family in need, but also informs guests on their own
water conservation during their stay at Seren.
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