SPF:a

In short, SPF:a has no agenda entering into a project, other than to let its design evolve naturally from the programmatic requirements, the environment of the site itself, active client engagement with the concept and project, and any budgetary or other limitations on the scope. From our perspective, great architecture is such because it is first of all "right" for the users, and secondarily poetic with its environment.

Our design leanings are informed by a generally contemporary aesthetic, expressed in different ways on a variety of landscapes.

Where historic sites are concerned, we believe that the new and the old can coexist harmoniously, if respect is given to the historical landmark. A new design should not try to duplicate its ancestor - but should gracefully coexist in a way that each compliments the other, and that no modern amenity or advancement is compromised in the new facility for the sake of sentiment. The old can be brought forth in its glory through restoration and tasteful enhancement, and the new can be designed to handshake with the old, as if by natural evolution.

We always strive toward innovative approaches to building sustainability, natural lighting, screening, ventilation, and water preservation.

 

James Hotel

LACMA West

Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts

Sinai Akiba Academy

El Roble Residence

Sharpe Residence

Caverhill Residence

Croft & Willoughby Condominiums

Flight Base Operations

Westgate Condominiums

Museum of Design Art + Architecture (MODAA Loft Building)

Wilson Restaurant, Getty Villa Museum renovation

UCLA Center for Embedded Networked Sensing

Somis Hay Barn

Dubai Private Villa

Beuth Residence

Brosmith Residence

Virgin Megastore

Oshry Residence

Pantages Theatre Restoration

Greek Theatre Expansion & Renovation

California Spine Center

 

2007
AIA California Council Merit Award - Museum of Design Art + Architecture (MODAA)
AIA | LA Merit Award - Beuth Residence (House on Blue Jay Way)
AIA | LA Citation - MODAA
AIA | LA Next LA Award - Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
LA Business Council Architecture Award - MODAA
LA Business Council Architecture Award - Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
Residential Architect Magazine's Merit Award - Oshry Residence
Custom Home Magazine's Grand Award - House on Blue Jay Way

2006
Southern California Development Forum Community Enrichment Award - MODAA
AIA|LA Presidential Award for the Getty Villa Museum Building Team
LA Business Council Award for Residential Design - House on Blue Jay Way
LA Business Council Award for Civic Design - Getty Villa Museum
Westside Urban Forum's Westside Prize - Getty Villa Museum
Residential Architect Magazine's Grand Award - Brosmith Residence
So. Cal. American Concrete Institute Award - Getty Villa Museum.

2005
AIA California Council Award - House on Blue Jay Way
AIA California Council Award - Somis Hay Barn
ON THE MAP (LA Forum for Design & Urban Architecture) - Museum of Design Art + Architecture (MODAA)
"Emerging Voices 2005", New York Architectural League

2004
National AIA Honor Award - Somis Hay Barn
AIA|LA Design Citation - Brosmith Residence
AIA|LA Design Merit Award - Somis Hay Barn
LA Business Council Award - Somis Hay Barn

2002-2003
Home of the Year, Architecture Magazine - Oshry House
Westside Urban Forum's Westside Prize - Wildwood School
Los Angeles Business Council Award for Best Residential Design - Oshry House
Los Angeles Business Council Award for Best Historic Preservation - Pantages Theater
AIA California Council Excellence Award - Wildwood School
AIA Home Tour features Oshry House
School Construction News Merit Award - Wildwood School

2001 + EARLIER
AIA | LA Next LA Award - Central California Museum of History
AIA | LA Next LA Award - McGhee Office Building
Chain Store Age Magazine's "Retail Store of the Year" - Virgin Megastore
Architectural Foundation of Los Angeles [AFLA] Design Recognition Award - Somis Hay Barn
AIA | LA Next LA Award - Virgin Entertainment Complex
Progressive Architecture Citation Award - Somis Hay Barn
Exhibited at Turning Point during Westweek (at Pacific Design Center).
Westweek New Blood 101 Exhibit at the Pacific Design Center (Recognized as one of the top emerging Los Angeles Design Firms)

 

Flemington Jewish Community Ctr - 3rd Place

California Museum of Natural History - Next LA Award

Pasadena Middle School

San Jose State Museum of Art; Egypt Museum

The Haven - Fiji Development Competition

 

Getty Villa Museum

Museum of Design Art + Architecture (MODAA)

Pantages Theatre, Greek Theatre, Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts

James Hotel

Somis Hay Barn

Virgin Megastore

Beuth Residence



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