Paved Paradise is a mixed-use multi-income, multigenerational
high-rise housing development for the MacArthur
Park, Los Angeles, area. Centered around two sky-court
atrium gardens -- a series of non-profits are intermixed
among several floors of fixed-rate, market-rate, and live-work
housing. With its inclusive multi-income, and multi-participant
skycourt neighborhoods -- communities desiring 2-3 bedroom
units cluster together on each floor. A feature stair in each
of the skycourts connect floor groupings within larger
neighborhood clusters. The shaped parapet rooftop terrace
provides for an additional community garden. With every
housing unit having large corner balconies, there are ample
private indoor/outdoor living spaces. Additionally, all hallways
are single loaded and open to light, air, and cross-ventilation.
Live-work unit options are available supporting local start-up
business opportunities. Not-for-profit social service spaces
are set alongside interior courtyards that can be openedup
into flexible multi-purpose spaces for larger community
events. Paved Paradise’s design recalls several local pink
buildings in the neighborhood with its playful circles, squares,
semi-circles, and fillet corners creating a lyrical icon echoing
the vibrant history of the local community.