Highly Value Engineered

            Objects
            2019
            Los Angeles


By interpreting ‘cheapness’ as mass-produced, readymade construction elements, the project explores architecture’s potential within an economy of frugality and minimal means. These displaced objects are subjected to processes that prioritize their latent beauty and over their original utility.

HVE has been generously supported by Chalfant-Obo Bettermann Group and Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc.