Westlake Residence

The Westlake residence is being reconstructed to have an art facility on the first floor, add twelve new apartments, and a penthouse on the fifth floor. Before all the revising to this space occurred it was once an auto shop. The designers that are working on this building are doing their best to use as much of the original structure and materials as possible such as the concrete floors, wood decking, and exposed utilities like piping and electric. This project shows many ways to lower cost, save materials, and having less labor by reusing features of the original site, which helps rethink ways to design residential spaces. The most important idea from this project would have to be how they managed to make a small 700 square foot room look large by adding a second floor in the apartment for the bedroom, using high ceiling, and large windows for the feel of open space. Another important idea of theirs is how they can use their space wisely by adding shelves and storage around the apartment. Unfortunately the apartments in this building are not accessible for all, people that would move in would have to be informed that it is not a place to live in forever, this place would be great for those who prefer a great view and open space.