2024-05-07T06:00:23-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150207024/morphosis-to-design-self-storage-facility-in-los-angeles Sean Joyner 2020-07-14T12:21:00-04:00 >2024-01-23T19:16:08-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/78/78a5bb83ecd26f8734553876b17494e5.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>According to&nbsp;<em>Urbanize LA,</em> an entity associated with Chicago-based Cardiff Mason Development has selected <a href="https://archinect.com/morphosis" target="_blank">Morphosis</a> to design a new self-storage facility in Westchester.&nbsp; The project calls for the construction of an approximately 50,000-square-foot structure consisting of three above-grade levels, three below-grade levels, and associated parking for 17 vehicles.</p> <p>The building would rise about 53 feet high,<em>&nbsp;</em><a href="https://urbanize.la/post/morphosis-designed-storage-facility-planned-westchester" target="_blank"><em>Urbanize LA</em> writes</a>, and construction is expected to occur over roughly 23 months. The project is location west of the I-405 Freeway.</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/149942339/is-brickbox-reductive-modular-design-or-flex-space-genius Julia Ingalls 2016-04-26T13:37:00-04:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/me/men72zxp7tv7gngc.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Shelve your "bigger than a breadbox" jokes&mdash;literally. The BrickBox, a storage unit made from marine grade&nbsp;birch plywood, can be used a shelf, a room-divider, or even as porous furniture.</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/7v/7v5djbajn09qjlr0.jpg"></p><p>Each unit has cut-out handles and nylon connectors that can lock into the grooves of other units without the use of screws. One can accessorize with wheels, doors, and legs.&nbsp;</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/2b/2byz9r86b09e0vrk.jpg"></p><p>Is this great design, or is the austere laminate box reminiscent of boiled-down IKEA?</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/5u/5u8kouwzqeq75pg0.jpg"></p><p>For all the latest in experimental furniture design news:</p><ul><li><a href="http://archinect.com/features/article/130410491/leftover-inspiration-the-construction-aesthetic-of-chair-6-0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Leftover inspiration: the construction aesthetic of "Chair 6.0"</a></li><li><a href="http://archinect.com/features/article/149937104/opendesk-cracking-the-production-code-for-open-source-furniture" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Opendesk, cracking the production code for open-source furniture</a></li><li><a href="http://archinect.com/features/article/147273569/a-misting-mirror-a-chair-that-shoots-fireworks-and-other-material-experiments-by-soft-baroque" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A misting mirror, a chair that shoots fireworks, and other material experiments by Soft Baroque</a></li></ul>