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  Project Title

  MU01

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  Winning Firm
  
  

  Arshia Architects

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  Lead Designer
  
  

  Arshia Mahmoodi

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  Awarded
  
  PLATINUM AWARD, ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN, Residential Single

• Project Location
  Los Angeles, United States
• Project Status
  Conceptual
• Client
  Tara Harrison
• General Contractor
  N/a
• Photographer credit
  Arshia Architects


• Architectural Firm
   
• Architect Firm / Studio Name
  Arshia Architects
• Lead Architect(s)
  Arshia Mahmoodi
• Other Team Members
  Arshia Mahmoodi (Design Principal) Xinlei Li (Project Manager) Yuheng Huang (Project Designer) Zhishan liu (Project Designer)
• About Firm
  Arshia Architects is a collective of designers dedicated to optimizing experiences between sentient and non-sentient domains, whose aim is to decipher our relationship with the world and its components at large and the implications our built environment has on its trajectory into the future. Our practice has been awarded by nationally and internationally recognized citations such as the American Institute of Architects and featured in prestigious venues such as the Museum of Contemporary Art.
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  Other Credits
  
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The proposed project is a 1,717 sq ft single-family dwelling on a 7,776 sq ft upslope escarpment near Mulholland Drive, Los Angeles. Its focus is on preserving the natural topography by gently integrating a bisected form and unique tunnel access. The design harmoniously blends with the ridge's topography, featuring a low-profile building on the ridgetop accessed via the tunnel. This approach preserves the site's natural aesthetics by eliminating a disruptive vehicular driveway, ensuring the land's beauty is protected.