TCA Architects

THE CAMDEN

TCA Architect - Jun 25, 2024

Located on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, The Camden offers a sophisticated respite from the energetic Hollywood lifestyle. Four stone clad towers provide simple yet elegant massing framing street-adjacent elevated courtyards that allow residents to engage with the neighborhood. The first floor entry lobby provides street-level activation and connects to a 39,000 square foot Equinox fitness center. The site once held the first production building for the fledgling Paramount Pictures. As a nod to the site’s history, the base of the building’s four towers, include a public art wall with interpretative life-size iconic Hollywood characters. Aimed at young entertainment professionals living and working in Hollywood, the 287-unit elegant residential community blends chic apartment living with the hospitality of a boutique hotel. The community offers residents 24-hr concierge service including custom “life-style packages” where residents receive premier access to Hollywood’s hottest restaurants, nightclubs, entertainment venues, spa services and more. The amenity program includes movie-screening lounge, clubhouse, pool/spa and multiple themed outdoor courtyards. “The hub,” is a unique double-height lounge that connects large indoor-outdoor spaces with a gourmet kitchen, living room, and study. The pool courtyard provides entertainment and relaxation with private cabanas, daybeds and an outdoor movie screen. The Camden is a LEED Silver-certified project.

MODERA RINCON HILL

TCA Architect - Jun 15, 2024

Modera Rincon Hill is a 14-story, 180 unit apartment community that sits at a key hilltop intersection in the Rincon Hill neighborhood of San Francisco. The project, along with the Sailors’ Union of the Pacific building across First Street, bookends a major departure gateway from San Francisco to the Bay Bridge. Like the Sailors’ Union, the building massing is composed of an assemblage of discrete masses. The stepped 5 to 7 story podium is clad in precast concrete, again in acknowledgement of the Sailors’ Union. It employs projecting bay windows, a cornice, and deeply inset openings. The light and glassy 14 story tower faces First Street, a section of it extending to ground and incorporating the main entry. The Lansing Street frontage faces the narrow pedestrian/auto “shared street,” with a smaller scale residential focus employing townhouse- style stoops in a manner sympathetic to traditional San Francisco residential architecture.

G12

TCA Architect - Jun 13, 2024

G12 reflects the rapidly transforming Los Angeles South Park neighborhood. The design was inspired by the neighborhood’s shift from commercial to mixed use. At the corner plaza, intersecting architectures reflect two of the area’s existing block building typologies. G12’s narrow facade mimics the exposed side of the neighborhood’s commercial buildings, with random patterns of various-sized windows. At the corner plaza, contrasting materials of grey aluminum panels and white cement panels reinforce the notion of intersecting architectures. This intersection also contributes to a reduction in scale consistent with the neighborhood. An atrium space links the second-floor courtyards with a hotel-like entry lobby, providing natural light and landscaping, which terraces down the volume into the first floor. A double-height, concrete-framed second floor accommodates mezzanine units with generous views towards the courtyards and outdoor amenity spaces. A top-floor sunning deck with a sculptural frame provides dramatic city views.

The Promenade at Rio Vista

tcaeditor - Jun 12, 2024

Utilizing the same documentation standards for new construction helped complete plan check in one re-submittal. Built in 2002, this sprawling mixed-use complex located in Mission Valley, CA needed a comprehensive overhaul to the common and leasing areas. The renovation included updates to leasing, clubhouse, club room and fitness. In addition, TCA converted an empty retail shell into a new pet spa amenity. TCA worked closely with the ownership team to provide general code review, project documentation, consultant team coordination, agency processing and services during construction.

Interiors by Mannigan Design

BLU

TCA Architect - Jun 05, 2024

Situated on a difficult hill site facing the Oso Creek Channel in the city of Laguna Niguel, the completed podium site rises above the future wrap site allowing for views of the hills of Ladera Ranch to the East. The main courtyards of both buildings, which contain the pool and resident amenity areas, open toward the view. The architecture is contemporary in nature, with pops of accent colors and enhanced materials at building corners and key architectural elements.

ONE UPTOWN NEWPORT

TCA Architect - May 14, 2024

The two buildings front Jamboree Road and act as the first phase and public face of the Uptown Newport Planned Community. Borrowing from the language of beach homes, the architecture is contemporary in nature, using classic “beachside” building materials of painted shingle siding, sand-colored stone, and warm wood accents in a clean and modern fashion. The buildings have iconic corner elements that mark the main entries into the community, and step down in mass where they meet at the center Pedestrian Paseo. This allows for large pool decks that open eastward toward the San Joaquin Marsh, the hills of Turtle Ridge, and provides views of Saddleback Mountains. A pedestrian bridge connects the two pool decks allowing for connection of each sides’ amenity spaces. A retail component is located at the main community entry at Jamboree along Uptown Newport Drive, as well as the leasing offices of both buildings, working to create a connection to the active public environment. Ground-level residential units fronting Uptown Newport Drive have a direct connection to the public sidewalk via patios and stoops, further accentuating the pedestrian nature of the community.

Mass Timber Pavilion

tcaeditor - May 05, 2024

TCA renovated a single-story building of 11,500 SF to accommodate our Orange County team of 55 employees. Design features include a custom Mass Timber Pavilion which encompasses the large main conference room and extends out over the adjacent kitchen area. Mass timber has several health benefits, including:

Improved indoor air quality: Mass timber has natural moisture-regulating properties, which can help to improve indoor air quality. Unlike traditional building materials, mass timber does not off-gas harmful chemicals into the air, making it a healthier option for occupants.

Biophilic design: Mass timber buildings can incorporate biophilic design, which is the concept of connecting people with nature through design. Biophilic design has been shown to reduce stress and improve overall health and well-being.

Acoustic properties: Mass timber has excellent acoustic properties, which can help to reduce noise levels in buildings. This can improve the overall comfort and well-being of occupants.

Fire safety: Mass timber is highly fire-resistant due to its thick, solid composition. It also has a natural charring effect, which helps to protect the timber from fire damage. This makes mass timber buildings safer for occupants in the event of a fire.

Overall, mass timber has several health benefits that make it an attractive option for sustainable and healthy building construction, especially in office environments.

CAMDEN GLENDALE

TCA Architect - Apr 01, 2024

Camden’s Glendale Triangle includes 287 units and 16,500 square feet of retail. The Type III building consists of five levels of wood over retail and mezzanine parking. The blade’s strong architecture statement denotes the entry to the City of Glendale. The triangular shape of the site and neighborhood context also influenced the design. Each facade was addressed by using different scales, massing, and setbacks as well incorporating balconies and live/work lofts where necessary. Similarly, three major surrounding streets respond to varying conditions and contextual opportunities to allow the infill project to expand the neighborhood experience. Camden Glendale achieved GreenPoint Rated Platinum certification.

Millennium Mission Valley

TCA Architect - Mar 25, 2024

Millennium Mission Valley is a mixed-use apartment project on a 5.37 Acre site in San Diego, providing 291 residential and 14 shopkeeper units. Fundamental to the design is the connection of pedestrian access to and from the site. The design team held the building edge 20 feet back from the curb and carved out a 4,000 square-foot space for a central public plaza to provide a vibrant, pedestrian-oriented atmosphere. They located the project’s “front door” adjacent to a large public plaza to allow for a sense of arrival shared pedestrian experience. Courtyards offer multiple social areas to allow for a visual interaction with the central retail plaza. The retail awnings and storefronts along the ground level help to reduce the scale of the building along pedestrian frontages while allowing for views into public areas of the building. Architectural elements anchor key corners while punched openings and cantilevered balconies provide relief and texture; working to further break down the scale of the massing.

ONYX

TCA Architect - Mar 20, 2024

Onyx blends traditional building façade design with contemporary colors, materials and an implied kinetic energy through playful fenestration patterns. Colorful glass guardrails reinforce this dynamism and are highlighted with architectural lighting. As an urban infill development, commercial spaces and residential entry lobbies connect the building to the public way, and employ large stone bases to help ground the building and reinforce these connections. A colorful, full-height-glazed building entry at the back of the entry court activates the formal entry, in addition to this South Park, Los Angeles street scene. Floor-to-ceiling storefront glazing at the top floor completes the top of the traditional building façade, and is articulated in contemporary mannerisms throughout.

Original design and entitlement by Kanner Architects, with Architect of Record services by TCA.