My past studies have shown the resilience of fluctuating conditions in Westlake, Los Angeles. Joy persists through strong dichotomies of historical use of space. I am setting my project in the future world where water is both scarce and volatile in Los Angeles in the face of projected climate change (increased drought and intense storms) and infrastructure failure (due to overpopulation). This represents the informal opulence of the local community, expanding and thriving in unconventional sites. The design challenge is for the community to not just accept the fluctuating demise of their local lake, but embrace and utilize the changing water conditions through pavilions that float, expose new programs through lower water conditions, protect the edge against water overflow, and showcase the found objects of a drained lake to uphold the history of the local icon. Joy and adaptability contrasting the dichotomies of harsh and uncertain conditions give way to the creation of MacArthur Lake’s history and future.

This work was designed and executed in a film topic-studio. The basis of the study explores the ways film explore, introduce, and imagine architecture as well as the cinematic elements that develop stills and moving film. The project aims to not just address the neighborhood and its architectural needs but to allow film to become a part of the design process through test streps and the finalized film showcasing the design through a cinematic lense.