ARCH TOUR FEST: Solar Wave

Photo Credit: Jo David

ARCH TOUR FEST: Solar Wave

This timeless 2400 sq. ft hillside residence straddles the land on 3 levels. The visitor and resident traverses an egg shaped front door step that rejuvenates personal energy. The architecture uniquely connects to the site and goes beyond the mundane to share a story that resonates with design trends, societal needs and visionary thinking.

Tour Led By:

Martin Roy Mervel, AIA – Architect

Martin Roy Mervel is an accomplished Architect with over 40 years of experience. His practice is guided by a commitment to client satisfaction and a core mission to improve the planet, one project at a time. He delivers a diversified portfolio of both residential and commercial projects with competitive pricing.

Beyond his architectural discipline, he is a dedicated hands-on carpenter and ceramicist. This background underscores his deep appreciation for the human necessity of making objects and defining space. He believes that the demands of high-level collaboration, delivering on schedule and on budget, are equivalent to creating a “new economy of beauty.” For Mervel, design is independent of scale and is a critical element in our accelerated, evolving world.

Architect: Studio D+R

Building Credits

GC- Ned Parker

Structural – Dean Alamalla

Landscape – Steven A Ormenyi

Interior – Martin Mervel

AIA CES: 1.5 LU Approved

Learning Objectives:

Participants will be able to describe how, after demolishing a vintage Echo Park single family dwelling, the architect constructed a new 2400 sq. ft., 3 bedroom/3 bath house, connected to nature and accessible by traversing an egg shaped front door step.

Participants will discuss the particular care that was paid to minimizing grading on this significantly steep slope and the creation of oversized terraces.

Participants will experience how this hillside residence straddles the land on 3 levels.

Participants will be able to recount how the architecture uniquely connects to the site and goes beyond the mundane to share a story that resonates with design trends, societal needs and visionary thinking.

Parking

Street parking available.