2024-04-28T06:59:51-04:00 https://archinect.com/features/article/150095426/the-yves-b-har-designed-adu-and-the-complicated-altruism-of-the-fully-customizable-prefab Shane Reiner-Roth 2018-11-13T12:00:00-05:00 >2018-11-19T12:25:37-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/14/14418b96fff259838604ebb09e7e226c.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>My invitation to interview industrial designer Yves B&eacute;har about his first step into architecture, an immaculately designed Accessory Dwelling Unit (<a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150062794/winners-announced-for-la-county-s-yes-to-adu-design-competition" target="_blank">ADU</a>), brought me to a design festival of unprecedented scale and wealth.</p> <p>Held in the historic core of Downtown Los Angeles - a neighborhood physically and economically between the Financial District and Skid Row - <a href="https://la18.summit.co" target="_blank">Summit LA18</a> was a three day festival that hosted, according to its promotional material, &ldquo;a wide array of talks, performances, wellness classes, art installations, gourmet food, and experiences designed to foster relationships and inspire new perspectives.&rdquo;&nbsp;</p> <p>A cursory glance at the titles of highlighted events, including &ldquo;Al Gore and Jaden Smith on New Hope for Solving the Climate Crisis&rdquo; and &ldquo;Manufactured Organs and The Radical Quest to Cure Aging&rdquo; was my first clue of what relationships might be fostered and what new perspectives might be prioritized at this event; my second clue was the intensive application for entry (follo...</p> https://archinect.com/features/article/150085887/designing-and-developing-is-a-fantasy-for-many-architects-david-freeland-tells-us-how-freelandbuck-did-it-with-the-stack-house Paul Petrunia 2018-09-14T12:00:00-04:00 >2018-09-13T14:22:09-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/7a/7a5c35545cf72bf270b73c2e46c2ef2b.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Nestled in the hillsides of North East Los Angeles, a new four-story home built by the architecture duo <a href="https://archinect.com/FreelandBuck" target="_blank">FreelandBuck</a> is offering a lucky buyer a taste of <a href="https://archinect.com/news/bustler/6652/california-living-aia-los-angeles-selects-23-residential-architecture-award-winners" target="_blank">quintessential California living</a>. Designed as a series of volumes stacked on top one another to slightly varying orientations, the 2,207-square foot residence comes complete with a wide-open floor plan, seamless indoor-outdoor living spaces, far-reaching views of the San Gabriel Mountains, and an <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150062794/winners-announced-for-la-county-s-yes-to-adu-design-competition" target="_blank">accessory dwelling unit (ADU)</a> that can be rented out or used as office space.</p>