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Shalom Institute Dining Hall in the Malibu Hills
Community Centre Restoration and Extension, California design by Lehrer Architects, USA
Sep 6, 2016
Location: Malibu Hills, California, USA
Design: Lehrer Architects
Shalom Institute Dining Hall
Shalom Institute Dining Hall
According to Lehrer Architects of Los Angeles, the “greenest” act of all is to take a dank throwaway building, save it by letting nature—air, view, space, and light—in and make it tangible. This run-down building had served thousands of campers during its 55-year history, but had been closed off from its context, effectively disconnecting itself from the outdoors.
By dramatically and simply opening the building up, both horizontally to the landscape, and vertically to the sky and the tree tops, Lehrer honors the extraordinary site—an oak-filled riparian valley floor. This project is about using extremely succinct moves to radically transform and ennoble an undistinguished old building, making it into a high-performing centerpiece of a precious 180-acre camp landscape in the Malibu hills.
“I am wired to crave fresh air, I am a natural light junky, landscape/indoor/outdoor unities are all sine qua non’s for me as a human being and as an architect.” Michael B. Lehrer
This project is about using extremely succinct moves to radically transform and ennoble an undistinguished old building, making it into a high-performing centerpiece of a precious 180 acre camp landscape in the Malibu hills.
Background
This run-down building has served thousands of campers over its 55-year history. It has been closed off from its context, effectively disconnecting itself from the outdoors for over half a century. With an extremely limited budget and the virtual certainty of triggering significant environmental regulations with new construction, it was decided to try to save this underperforming, unremarkable building.
Solution
Leverage an extraordinary site, an oak-filled riparian valley floor–that has always been disconnected from the interior denying significant access, views and natural light—by dramatically and simply opening the building up, both horizontally to the landscape, and vertically to the sky and the tree tops.
Large French doors replacing small windows
A huge new deck with seating edges to meet grade and accommodate large groups or many small groupings
New poured-in-place indoor and outdoor grand fireplace and hearth
Recycled linoleum flooring and wall/ceiling plywood sheathing
Grand skylight illuminating and articulating many new spaces with light
New swamp-coolers, together with massive fresh air from new openings – to achieve extremely energy efficient comfort
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Location: Malibu Hills, Southern California, USA
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