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KalThom
Ventura, CA, United States
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Other Projects by Studio Antares A + E
KalThom
Ventura, CA, United States
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STATUS
Built
YEAR
2022
SIZE
25,000 sqft - 100,000 sqft
BUDGET
$5M - 10M
Addressing an urgent need for housing within a lower density area, the building sources advanced solutions without sacrificing the character of the city of Ventura, California. KalThom demonstrates innovative housing design moving away from the singular imposing block and corridor system organizations that dominates cities and apartment buildings today. Forty-five units break down into nine autonomous townhouses - a 2+2+1 composition features two apartments per floor, concluding with a single penthouse. As such, each apartment has its own form of outdoor space, and each apartment has a distinct entrance. These all, however, share in a unifying courtyard, fostering a sense of community within.
Ground-floor apartments connect to urban life via stoops opening to the street. Top floor patios ensure a porosity that creates pockets of ocean and mountain vistas that permeate throughout the courtyard, framing the unique landscape as people pass through.
Two envelope vocabularies exist within the project to navigate tradition and modernity. The exterior maintains continuity of materials and forms expected of the area and mandated by the city's planning regulations. The interior courtyard, however, adopts a more contemporary design and creates an urban oasis within the building. The ample staircases - each for its own townhouse - move beyond circulation paths into sculptural objects.
There is a balance between external obligations to the city, code, and context, while prioritizing inhabitants’ experiences and access to all local amenities the area has to offer.
KalThom proves to be a kind of re-evaluation of the concept of urbanization and efficacy that does not eschew the inevitable, but rather works in a manner that paints an appealing and optimistic future.
Ground-floor apartments connect to urban life via stoops opening to the street. Top floor patios ensure a porosity that creates pockets of ocean and mountain vistas that permeate throughout the courtyard, framing the unique landscape as people pass through.
Two envelope vocabularies exist within the project to navigate tradition and modernity. The exterior maintains continuity of materials and forms expected of the area and mandated by the city's planning regulations. The interior courtyard, however, adopts a more contemporary design and creates an urban oasis within the building. The ample staircases - each for its own townhouse - move beyond circulation paths into sculptural objects.
There is a balance between external obligations to the city, code, and context, while prioritizing inhabitants’ experiences and access to all local amenities the area has to offer.
KalThom proves to be a kind of re-evaluation of the concept of urbanization and efficacy that does not eschew the inevitable, but rather works in a manner that paints an appealing and optimistic future.
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