Located in Playa Vista, North Crescent Park was a part of Los Angeles County’s first master planned community in over 50 years. The 214 unit community was influenced by the classic styles of early California architect Irving Gill. The challenge presented was that Gill designed mostly in concrete tilt-ups that created smooth surfaces and clean edges and this project had to be built with wood and stucco. Also, Gill’s work was never designed to this scale, so TCA chose to incorporate foreground and background buildings in order to break down the building mass and contemporize Gill’s simple elegant style. The density presented a challenge in allowing enough light/air into the courtyards. TCA left the ends open in order to allow for large quantities of light and air.