CHALET Hollywood is EC3 first realized interior space. It also marked a milestone in my on-going interest and exploration of designing spaces for the arts that transcends the conventional “white cube”. This creative journey is documented by three entries in the Design Journal - with Part I focusing on the design process, Part II on the construction process, and Part III on the finished space captured by the photography of Jeremy Bittermann.
The CHALET began construction in the summer of 2013. The following images are dedicated to those amazing individuals whose hard work made the CHALET dream a reality.
"I don’t think that (the CHALET) relates to the current trends that most architects are interested in - it is not designed by the computer, and it is not fabricated by robots. The process is kind of old fashioned, but we are very encouraged to see that everyone who have visited the CHALET have made a personal connection with the the human scale of the space and the hand-made quality of its materials. In this regard, we have created a very tactile environment; it’s a tailored suit, as supposed to a space suit.”
Edwin Chan