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John Friedman Alice Kimm Architects (JFAK) Practice information; Firm type: Architecture: Key architects: Alice Kimm, FAIA, LEED AP B+C, John Friedman, FAIA: Founded: 1996: Location: Los Angeles, CA: Significant works and honors; Projects: La Kretz Innovation Campus, Claremont McKenna College Roberts Pavilion, The Resnick Institute + JCAP ...
Viewing 3 out of 10 projects. Firm Bio. The work of John Friedman Alice Kimm Architects (JFAK) begins with the premise that architecture has the power to dramatically affect people’s lives. JFAK exploits this potential to create new types of social spaces that encourage creative interaction, sustain the environment, and catalyze positive ...
- Casa Namorada, 2018
- Navig8, 2021
- Open Source Homelessness Initiative, 2021–
- Westbrook Academy and Community Center, 2022–
One great thing about L.A., Friedman said, “is you’ve got ranch style next to modern next to Tudor next to Mediterranean. That’s part of the charm.” To wit, this private home in Santa Monica sidles between its neighbors with confident verve. A protruding light-box window and quarter-round volume cantilevered above a bright yellow garage door all ge...
This publicly funded navigation center in South L.A. provides services to unhoused neighbors. Constructed using prefab modules, the center comprises restrooms, showers, personal storage, a laundry, job training classrooms, and offices. Set back from a broad avenue, the building owes its presence to its second story—significant in these low-slung pl...
During their work on the Navig8 project, Friedman and Kimm were struck by a dearth of connection and knowledge sharing among the many entities working on the issue of homelessness. Launched last year, OSHIaims to offer a database of news, resources about organizations and funding, and project case studies, including buildings as well as art produce...
This South Gate campus is a project for the LA Promise Fund and NBA star Russell Westbrook’s Why Not? Foundation. Anchored by a new 80,000-to-100,000-square-foot community center, it also includes a middle and high school in an existing warehouse and a third building with a daycare, a community kitchen, and a cafe. These programs are tightly packed...
Cultural Residential Educational Transport + Infrastructure Commercial Government + Health. John Friedman Alice Kimm Architects was formed in 1996, when John and Alice recognized a shared aesthetic and social vision for the power of architecture. Since then, the firm has become renowned for an innovative design process dedicated to creating ...
Feb 28, 2023 · Location: Los Angeles. Project size: Residence: 3,893 square feet; ADU 610 square feet. Description of Program: On a steep through-lot in Los Angeles's Silver Lake neighborhood, Friedman and Kimm created JArzm House—named for the initials of each family member's first name—for themselves and their three children, a home that is intensely ...
Feb 28, 2023 · Tags: John Friedman Alice Kimm Architects, California, Education Projects, Architecture, Alice Kimm Posted on August 25, 2021 How JFAK Architects Is Creating a Central Database for Supportive Architecture
Project Team: Alice Kimm, Dan Brunn. Structural Engineers: Mackintosh & Mackintosh (building); Franceschi Engineering, Inc. (gates); William Koh and Associates, Inc. (monument sign) Electrical Engineer: Pacific Engineers Group. Landscape Architect: Orange Street Studio. Graphic Design: Garza Group Communications, Inc.
