California College of the Arts

Design + Digital Fabrication

CCA students have long been asking for a quiet, reflective space to serve as a respite from the school's bustling halls. CCA identified an underutilized room on their San Francisco campus to transform into a spiritual oasis. We developed an initial concept that we carried through to design details and cut files for CNC milling, and did the CNC millwork as well - using CCA's on-campus shops. The lighting above and below can be adjusted separately by users of the space. The room accommodates 1-4 users at a time. This was a special project for our team, since three of us received our Masters in Architecture from CCA, and this was a unique and exciting way to give back and highlight the top-notch education we received.

Client: California College of the Arts

Location: 1111 8th Street, San Francisco, CA 94107

Completion: August 2015

Materials: CNC Milled Plywood, LED's

Scope: Initial concept, design development, CNC milling, and project oversight