In this design I brought a mountain to flat Louisiana. The Mass was modeled after mountain topography. I’m from Los Angeles, and in my second year of architecture school I missed the mountains. This was my solution.

Mass functions as an apartment complex that plays into Louisiana’s love of music as it is made for both traveling and staying musicians. The courtyard doubles as a concert hall, and has acoustics to both soften and spread music throughout the complex and the surrounding neighborhood. It’s surrounded by a park that features a second stage and a playground.