The work of John Friedman Alice Kimm Architects (JFAK.net) begins with the premise that architecture has the power to positively transform individual and collective lives, as well as the responsibility to both sustain and improve the overall environment. Alice Kimm (B.A. Cornell, M.Arch Harvard) was born in Chicago and spent her high school years in Seoul, Korea. Her work has been recognized with a Fulbright Scholarship, a National AIA award, multiple regional AIA awards including two Los Angeles AIA Decade Awards. She is currently a Visiting Associate Professor of Architecture at the University of Southern California. See http://World-Architecture.com and the Phaidon Atlas of Contemporary World Architecture.

1. LOS ANGELES MODERNISM
Frank Lloyd Wright Pierre Koenig
Richard Neutra John Lautner
Rudolf Schindler Charles and Ray Eames

2. LOS ANGELES ARCHITECTURE TODAY
Frank O. Gehry Morphosis Eric O. Moss Hodgetts-Fung
Neil Denari Michael Maltzan Daly Genik
Lorcan O’Herlihy Pugh Scarpa Clive Wilkinson spf:a
Marcelo Spina Predock Frane Johnston Marklee
Hernan Diaz-Alonso Emergent Murmur Ball- Nogues

27. ocean breeze
motorized skylight photovoltaic panel
sunscreen
12 clerestory atrium 16 12
south facing eave
3 13 5 6
hot airflow
radiant heating in concrete floor medium density fiber board
DIAGONAL SECTION
void / atrium 3 office 12 terrace
5 dining 13 stair / atrium
2 4 8 feet
6 kitchen 16 master bedroom

41. Typical Suburban Lot Big Porch Model
-Small public front yard -Large public front yard
-Large private rear yard -Small rear yard
-Formal front facade -Relaxed / Playful front facade
-Small windows -Large windows open to street
-Minimal public interaction -Maximum public interaction
-Inactive -Active / Inviting
16th Street
Ashland Place (Alley)
Big Porch
House
Community
Interaction
Zone
Ashland Avenue
NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN

49. EMETT
STUDENT
CENTER
ARCE
COLLINS PRITZLAFF FIELD
DINING FIELD
HALL
PARENTS SOFTBALL
FIELD FIELD
AXELROOD
AQUATICS
CENTER
EXISTING ZINDA
DUCEY FIELD
GYMNAGIUM

51. PARENTS AXELROOD
FIELD AQUATICS
CENTER
VIEW
VIEW TO
TO MOUNTAIN
CAMPUS VIEW
CENTER TO
POOL
ACCESS TO TRACK
EXISITNG ZINDA
DUCEY FIELD
GYMNAGIUM
VIEW TO TRACK

65. Graduate Aerospace Laboratories at the
California Institute of Technology (GALCIT)
research imagery

66. view into lobby

67. Puckett Conference and Display
Cann Laboratory
instructional space
interactive lounge
Kármán Conference Room and
GALCIT Archives
double height wrapper
lobby
museum
flow diagram axonometric

68. 1 lobby
2 Laboratory of Large Space Structures double height space
pre-construction 3 Laboratory of Large Space Structures
4 Laboratory of Large Space Structures museum
5 interactive lounge
6 Cann Laboratory of Experimental Innovation
7 classroom
8 Kármán Conference Room and GALCIT Archives
9 Puckett Display Hall
10 Puckett Conference Room
11 Puckett Computational Laboratory
12 faculty office
13 new laboratory (unassigned)
14 visiting faculty and doctoral candidates office
15 interactive study area
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first floor plan
0 5 10 20 30 0 5 10 20 30

70. computational worms eye study
diagram of resin ceiling
below left: donor wall
below center: resin ceiling with historical entry door in background
below right: resin ceiling with chalkboard wall

71. corresponding worms eye view of resin ceiling

72. right: diagrams of dimpled light source in resin ceiling
below: reflected ceiling plan of resin ceiling

73. lobby with existing concrete structure, new resin ceiling, and chalkboard wall

74. computational study diagram
of double-height wrapper
above left: Laboratory of Large Space Structures museum
above right: movement into Laboratory of Large Space Structures
across: view across Laboratory

76. above: Laboratory of Large Space Structures in use
across: standing on catwalk inside double-height space

78. 1 lobby
2 Laboratory of Large Space Structures double height space
3 Laboratory of Large Space Structures
4 Laboratory of Large Space Structures museum
5 interactive lounge
6 Cann Laboratory of Experimental Innovation
7 classroom
8 Kármán Conference Room and GALCIT Archives
9 Puckett Display Hall
pre-construction 10 Puckett Conference Room
11 Puckett Computational Laboratory
12 faculty office
13 new laboratory (unassigned)
14 visiting faculty and doctoral candidates office
15 interactive study area
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second floor plan
0 5 10 20 30 0 5 10 20 30

80. above: computational diagram of interactive space ceiling flow
below right: reflected ceiling plan of interactive space ceiling
below left: image of GALCIT research on human heart

81. left: view from interactive space into Cann Laboratory and down into Laboratory of Large Space Structures
right: view from end of hallway into Laboratory of Large Space Structures

82. above: Cann Laboratory
below: Cann Laboratory laser area

83. Cann Laboratory instructional area

84. ceiling construction study
von Karman Vortex diagram

85. Karman Conference Room and GALCIT Archives display area

86. left: Karman Conference Room and GALCIT Archives display and conference table
right: Karman Conference Room and GALCIT Archives display and seating area
across: Karman Conference Room display and conference table with von Karman vortex ceiling

88. 1 lobby
2 Laboratory of Large Space Structures double height space
pre-construction 3 Laboratory of Large Space Structures
4 Laboratory of Large Space Structures museum
5 interactive lounge
6 Cann Laboratory of Experimental Innovation
7 classroom
8 Kármán Conference Room and GALCIT Archives
9 Puckett Display Hall
10 Puckett Conference Room
11 Puckett Computational Laboratory
12 faculty office
13 new laboratory (unassigned)
14 visiting faculty and doctoral candidates office
15 interactive study area
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3
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third floor plan
0 5 10 20 30 0 5 10 20 30

89. Puckett Display Hall

90. reflected ceiling plan of
Puckett Conference Room and Display Hall

91. Puckett Display Hall

92. left: view into Puckett Conference Room
right: Puckett Display Hall

93. split view of Puckett Conference Room on left and Puckett Display Hall with timeline on right

96. L.A.
city of innovation

105. 2
DCA / 3
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Independent
Lowrider Low Space L.A. Inc.
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installation
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FIL GUEST OF HONOR PAVILION floor plan
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view from above
view from floor level

106. 1 overall view
from above

107. 2 overall view
from main expo hall

108. 6 NEA / DCA / LA INC booths
from above

113. GUEST OF HONOR PAVILION, 2009 FERIA view from walkway above
with suspended idea bubbles
and interactive author wall
INTERNACIONAL DEL LIBRO (FIL) in background

114. reflected ceiling plan idea bubbles: form-finding analysis
floor plan idea bubbles CONCEPT: every innovation begins with an idea in someone’s head!

115. above: panorama from eye level
below: touchscreen platform with interactive
author wall beyond and idea bubbles above

116. above and right: interactivity in action

117. modular book display and seating with book tower,
interactive author wall in background

118. above: view from walkway above with modular
display and seating in foreground
right: modular display and seating with book towers
and voronoi zoning pattern on floor

119. above: inside modular display and seating area
right: book tower display and browsing

120. left: view from above with view into adjacent vendor
display booths beyond
above: La Vida Low-Rider display area with view
into tall installation space with idea bubbles beyond

121. circulation under idea bubbles projections to
adjacent vendor displays beyond

122. inauguration event: speakers on touchscreen
platform with idea bubble projections above