Bunch Design

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Bunch Design was created in 2008 as a multi-disciplinary design office based in Los Angeles and New York City.

We bring together a universe of ideas, people, and objects and organize them into something meaningful.

We practice contemporary design, art and cultural analysis.
Sonic Pavilion open! and recently featured in the New York Times Magazine .

Bunch Design has experience on a wide range of project uses and sizes.

Residential, Retail, Art and Branding.

We have an open creative process that is collaborative and fresh.

April 22, 2010

2009-04-23T08:53:00.000-07:00

BACK TO CONSTRUCTION

All of the windows have now been cut and put in place. Rough plumbing and electrical is completed. Drywall soon. April 22, 2010

2009-03-25T16:29:00.000-07:00

KNIT WORKS.1

2009-03-25T16:22:00.000-07:00

PAPER EXPERIMENT.1

2009-03-25T15:45:00.000-07:00

SONIC PAVILION
The sonic pavilion will be the permanent home for a new work of art by Doug Aitkin for INHOTIM Contemporary Art Park outside Belo Horizonte in Brazil.
At the center of the pavilion is a small hole that reaches deep into the earth (600ft). At the bottom of the hole hangs a very sensitive microphone that feeds to a number of speakers back at the surface of the earth. The sound heard inside the pavilion is an amplified live fed of the moving interior of the earth.
Sonic Pavilion open! and recently featured in the New York Times Magazine.
The gently sloped subterranean ramp spirals up into the space.
The glass is frit with a micro lens that obscures everything seen at and angle, but that which is straight ahead remains clear.

What does the earth sound like? CLICK! 600 feet into this hole the sound is treated subtly and has a quality that is both hypnotic and at times aggressive.
A simple space with the hole and sky aligned. Your view to the distant horizon unobscured.
You exit the pavilion with the ramp depositing you back into the rainforest.

INHOTIM
Here are a few images from when we were there last. This is one of the many pavilions set in the lush Brazilian landscape. This pavilion features the artist Adriana Varejão. The sketch is ours.

Pictures were forbidden in this gallery space for by Doris Salcedo where with a heavy pressure machine chainlink is pressed into the sheetrock wall of the gallery. The affect is astounding, beautiful, minimal and overwhelmingly powerful.

Outside Olafur Eliasson's piece.

A crazy bit of jungle. This part was designed by Burle Marx.

Inhotim is a truly amazing place. For a link to the Art Park click here. INHOTIM.

2009-03-24T18:09:00.000-07:00

Bungalow Redux

A typical California bungalow built in 1938. Each room(bedroom, dining, kitchen, living, sun porch) is self contained separate from the next. A cellular house, each room a use. When the house was built the dining room anchored the nuclear family and dinner was a nightly formal event. Not so today.

Our task was to open the house up to create a free plan and allow the morning light to filter through the open rooms. We exposed the structure to frame each area and opened up the entire back of the house with a huge set of sliding doors. All of the original cabinetry was re-used finding new uses through the house.

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Several new configurations for the kitchen open up the house to the morning sun and backyard garden. Interaction between individual spaces is enhanced.

A new open floor plan and a huge set of sliders opens up to the backyard.

Each area has its own feel but flow into one another. An open kitchen re-appropriates the original cabinetry. Exposed beams give texture and zone each distinct area.

The dining table and built in banquet sits tightly into the sunny south east corner.

View from the hammock.

Hisako was very excited to get a better idea of what the future backyard garden may look like so she made this sketch.

In the kitchen, the green tile is from Heath Ceramics. The client came to us with this gorgeous orange accent tile from her parents house.

Happy to be in their new home.

Details

All of the original cabinetry including the knobs finds a new home. No waste!

The old 1930's ironing board gets a new life as cocktail bar. "I'll take an Old Fashioned please."

The sliders are single door panels set on multiple tracks. This keeps the cost down and gives the owners variety in how they want to make their openings. We had seen this system in Japan, but never here in California where one finds mostly French doors or expensive Nana Wall systems. Taylor Brothers worked with us to make this happen.

"Before Images"

The back porch had been enclosed in the 50's, but was unpermitted, not insulated and uncomfortable.

The front living room looking into the formal dining room at the center of the house with the kitchen not visible in this photo to the right behind the green wall.

The kitchen received great southern light and has nice original cabinets, but was separate from the rest of the house. The kitchen and dining room blocked any real access to the sunny backyard.

2009-03-24T17:34:00.000-07:00

UTAH RESIDENCE

With New West Land, Co.

Walk on the site in summer and you've got muck to your ankles, in winter snow to your knees, but a greener more beautiful site is difficult find. The owner deeded more that half of the land as conservancy so he could get permission to use a bit of fill to site this house in the wetlands between ranges just outside Park City Utah.

The house floats over the wetland on a combination of concrete pier, steel and sips panel floor system letting the wetland just flow on by undisturbed. The building orientation takes advantage of great views east and west toward the mountains. Rhythm of columns and trusses every 8 feet inverts in the double high living room to make a space that is lofty and intimate.

2008-12-14T20:28:00.001-08:00

FLOATING TABLE

A table that floats away when not in use!

Currently in development as a conference table for 20 people for an office client who wants flexible space and moving furniture.

2008-10-27T10:01:00.000-07:00

STUDIO 1060

Is a collaborative effort of friends who all graduated from the edgy Southern California Institute of Architecture. While everyone is architecturally trained their interests range from film to exhibition design. The group is always looking for new was to explore new ideas.

utah 05.22.2008 site visit

2008-05-27T10:54:00.000-07:00

2008-05-26T23:05:00.000-07:00

GALLERY SPACE I & II

PROGRAM
movable and flexible gallery space design for exhibitions, projections, talks, impromptu conversations and gatherings.

TELESCOPLE (Proposal I)
A stackable series of platforms that inspires users to reconfigure to match their needs.
Up, Over, Around and Under.
When stacked, platforms form a single object, each color reflecting onto the next.

KALAEDOSCOPE (Proposal II)
Many exhibition panels are hung from a pattern painted on the ceiling.
The configuration of the panels is open to each curator.
Large space, Long space, Small space, In your face?
When not in use, panels stack and form an origami-like object that fits in the storefront.

2008-04-18T16:29:00.000-07:00

MALIBU LAGOON INTERPRETIVE LANDSCAPE

A project currently in the works with the Resource Conservation District, State Parks, the Coastal Conservancy, and Santa Monica Baykeepers, the Malibu Lagoon Interpretive Landscape is a talking, walking, learning landscape that will explain and provide access to a completely restored Malibu Lagoon. The pathways and interpretive nodes will cater to school children, bird watchers, surfers, the coastal community and a grateful indigenous population of plants and animals.

Imagine a pathway that transports you physically through the dynamic seasonal life-cycle of this unique lagoon that is freshwater in the summer and tidal in the winter. With outdoor classrooms that use site specific architecture to explain the history, biodiversity, and environmental importance of this fantastic place.

Recently approved by the Coastal Commission. More to come soon!

utah 02.04.2008 site visit

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utah 01.25.2008

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utah 01.16.2008

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utah 01.02.2008

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utah 12.19.2007

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utah 12.04.2007 site visit

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utah 11.28.2007

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utah 11.14.2007

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2007-10-27T11:03:00.000-07:00

COUNTRY HOUSE
The House is finished!
The Sink, Gas Range and Baby all arrived on the same day!
How bout that timing!

I love the geometry play with the walnut clad stairs beyond.

We ended up with an extra sheet of walnut plywood, so i quickly designed and built a dining table. I would be happy to build you one if you want one!

We fell in love with this green granite which was on clearance at Walker Zanger. Naturally a green counter requires a green cabinet. The cabinet was inspired by table designs.

While the space is really just one big room, we have given each program (kitchen, dining, living room, patio) an identity of its own. The expressed potential of use for each space creates a feeling of diversity and expansive action. This makes the space seem bigger. This floor is only 600 square feet, but feels larger because each zone has its own mood and comforts.

The large window completely opens up the living room. The sky and leaves remind us how nice Los Angeles can be.

What used to be a closet in the old layout has been turned into a nook and daybed which now frames the living room.

We wanted a bathroom, but did not want it to block precious light from the outside, so we wrapped it in clerestory glass. We also fattened the walls to make room for a pantry and dish storage. We prefer pantry's to upper cabinets in the kitchen which we feel make a kitchen look small.

We uncovered this massive retaining wall in the demolition process. Its so awesome that we kept it. The sliding door is salvaged and refit with a one way mirror.

The House Backstory

Los Angeles is my home, but it is not where i come from. Drawn many years ago to the lights and culture and happenings of the city, i now find myself intertwined in it. Mostly I am pleased with the glow and buzz of activity. But that is not where i come from. In my youth it was rolling hills; it was green. I could wander. But there is a funny thing about Los Angeles too. An unexpectant that only those who live here long enough and look hard enough will uncover. Just as a fast moving fire will leap and leave green patchy oasis behind, so too can one find these odd green oasis within the city. On May 5th of 2009 we moved into one.

1280 SF total over two stories. So it has a tiny 600 SF footprint. Built in 1909 of redwood and a 3 foot thick retaining wall. Its old, but not going anywhere. The lot is a triangular 12,000sf. Which for L.A. is large, roughly the size of two lots. Its zoned R2 which keeps us dreaming of what else we can do with it. We are near Dodger Stadium and Elysian Park which wraps the ballpark like a catcher mitt.

Before World War II, the area was Hispanic enclave. Houses lined dirt paths that meandered through the park and into downtown. In the 40's the city starting buying up land with the promise of affordable housing. But when the Dodger's agreed to move from Brooklyn, the city gave the land to build a stadium betraying the local population. It was a massive earthworks project with entire hills leveled and valleys filled to level ground for a playing field. The effect on the neighborhood and the house was transformative. Originally the house fronted Brooks Avenue, but with the stadium came the removal of the street. Brooks Avenue became a "paper street". The front door of the house moved to the basement, which fronts an alley and the former street was left to seed. This happened a long time ago. Neighbors have animosity for the Dodgers, me i am fan, my Dad has a signed Jackie Robinson baseball and he truly dodged trolleys in Brooklyn. Baseball aside its a funny lot, a funny house, and an architect's playground.

THE PROJECT

The existing first floor plan is a mess with a kitchen, bathroom and bedroom as well as this useless and oddly enormous foyer. The greatest missed opportunity is that there is no connection visually or physically to the exterior patio or to the field to the north.

The primary design moves are 1) to remove all interior walls and create a free plan, 2) make the entire north wall glass to blur the boundary of inside and out and appropriate the patio as part of the living room, 3) give the stairs a program (library) and open it up to bathe in two story light, 4) move the entrance to the side of the house and appropriate the foyer as office.

Inserting the center beam. March 22, 2010

View from the kitchen. With the main strutural elements in place and the shoring removed, the space has opened up. March 24, 2010

The north exterior wall is now largely removed and the connection to the patio is made. Light floods the space and it no longer feels like a basement. March 31,2010

Water closet to the right keeps the massive existing retaining wall exposed. March 31,2010

View into the future tall library & stair. These walls will be clad in Walnut or Oak plywood. April 2,2010

SOME ERRANT IMAGES
I thought i would post a few photos of everyday living while the house is under construction. You can see here our current kitchen. Mostly its BBQ on the grill and occasionally our camping stove from REI. I guess Southern California weather allows such easy living to be possible.

For our housewarming party we asked that everyone bring clippings of succulents from their yard (or someone else's yard). They have been growing well and the success has spurned the start of an obsession.

I decided to hand seed the yard as part experiment and because of a unexplainable rejection of sod. I ordered a seed mix from Canada (why not?)that will remain green year round, but is also drought tolerant. We will see how this works out.

Throughout all of this construction we have tried to continue to develop the landscape. We have installed four 30 sf gopher proof garden beds. Our current crop includes carrots, beets, onions, and bok choy.

BACK TO CONSTRUCTION

All of the windows have now been cut and put in place. Rough plumbing and electrical is completed. Drywall soon. April 22, 2010

utah 10.10.2007

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utah 09.13.2007

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2007-04-09T09:39:00.000-07:00

The quarterly magazine GOOD asked Bunch through design and provocative dialogue to address a question that had been posed by the founder of the hugely wonderful organization The Tree People.

"Los Angeles is a diverse population with over 80 languages,
over 200 nations, and so many different cultures and economic strata.

How do we move this population that may be interested in urban greening but are not all that environmentally literate to understand and be inspired to take effective action?"
~ By Andy Lipkis, Founder and President, Tree People

BUNCH noted that there are as many faces of people as there are trees.
"Tree People" took on a whole new meaning for us.

CURRENTLY~We have a development process that begins with cutting trees down, laying down roads, creating property boundaries, building houses, and then re-greening our community again.

IMAGINE~A new community where tree personality and house/owner personality are married. Click image below to make larger!

SUPPOSE~We have figured out mass transit and the road no longer forces our rectilinear properties lines. What if instead of the ROAD organizing us TREES do.

RELATIONSHIP~ between humans and trees would be profoundly different. Our EXPERIENCES with trees would be amazing on a daily basis, not just in the memories of our youth. Our experience of the urban environment altered forever.

And now how are we living?
Houses for tall trees.

We live inside a bush.

Houses are jackets for trees.

"We hope that we can realize this experience with the cooperation of The Tree People and the rest of the community.

These scaffold house structures are not difficult to build and perhaps through this new relationship we can wake a whole new generation of Tree Lovers." ~bunch

Product: FOR WARMTH AND PLEASURE

2005-02-24T09:00:00.000-08:00

Scarf design; small enough to hide in a purse, just enough to cover the neck and keep you warm, and more than enough to show off your layering skills.

Original design sketch

Sold at Noodle Stories and Elizabeth Paige Atelier in Los Angles during cold seasons

Urban project: DIMPLE PIMPLE

2005-02-24T08:30:00.000-08:00

A left-over hole in the ground is named 'Dimple Pimple' to imply and acknowledge the organic growth and decay of city surface. Identified holes were numbered and sold along with it's photograph, location map, seed of native plants, soil and water bottle.

For detail, please visit DIMPLE PIMPLE

Urban project: SERENDIP(C)ITY

2005-02-24T07:00:00.000-08:00

Series of installations to highlight, emphasize and celebrate inherent quality of urban environment.

Greeting Wall- shadow cast on a neighboring building only in the afternoon

Delta Cycle : Greeting Wall : Sky Pixel

Publication: EXTRA ORDINARY

2005-02-24T06:00:00.000-08:00

'Extra Ordinary' challenges our conventional understanding of ordinary objects such as pasta, pencil and toilet paper, by proposing new ways of using them.

For detail, please visit CHAKOTACO

2005-01-30T16:33:00.000-08:00

BROOKS STUDIO

A client couple has asked us to design a mini studio in their backyard that is independent of the main house. There was only 1 request from each.
(1) building to be as LARGE as possible and attractive to guests or potential renters.
(2) building to be as SMALL as possible and have little or no visual impact from the main house.

Wow….

Scheme 1: FLOWER ROOF

2005-01-29T16:39:00.000-08:00

There is no building, to be seen. Existing garden continues up along the wall in a planter form, camouflaging the entire back side of the building. Conventional planter is built onto the roof along with a standard sprinkler system. Inside, a deep kitchen counter is designed using the under space of a steep roof. In a spacious bedroom downstairs, there is a very long 17’ study desk for 2.

Planter : Interior : Street View

Side Elevation

Birds Eye View

1st Floor: 360 Sqft
2nd Floor: 345 Sqft
Total: 705 Sqft

Scheme 2: MANDALA

2005-01-28T17:23:00.000-08:00

This is an all-in-one-floor design where the entire living space is above a 2 car garage. In order to create spaces for multiple activities, the bathroom is located in the center of the space, loosely dividing and connecting the spaces around it. 4 clearstory windows above the bathroom volume bring in indirect light into all sides and corners of the space. With this floor plan, a second bedroom or guest room can be easily created if necessary.

Dividing System : Street View : Clearstory Window

Birds Eye View

Interior Layout

1st Floor: 530 Sqft (2 car garage)
2nd Floor: 530 Sqft
Total: 1060 Sqft

Scheme 4: STRIPE & STRIP

2005-01-27T18:45:00.000-08:00

This is the smallest plan of all. Kitchen is the size of the counter and the bathroom is the size of a toilet and a tub. Everything is in one space with the option of closing off each function with smooth sliding panels. When everything is open, there will be a nice whole-house cross ventilation. When cold, each layer of space acts as buffer, leaving the sleeping space one of the most insulated spaces in the house. Entrance area floor is stone and toilet /tub area finish is tile. Great space for entertaining.

Interior View : Close View of Facade

Street View

Interior View

1st Floor: 360 Sqft (2 car garage)
2nd Floor: 460 Sqft
Total: 820 Sqft

Scheme 3: LIGHT SHAFT

2005-01-26T18:00:00.000-08:00

To reduce visual impact from the main house, the building height is lowered toward the main house. Consequently, the building width is narrowed at the front to allow for a small car to park. These 2 simple moves results in a high/narrow space on one side and low/wide space on the other. Utilizing the high space, a sleeping loft and balcony are added, partially hanging above the parking space. A very long skylight (30’) runs along the building, providing multiple quality and form of natural light throughout the day. Mini study area with floating book shelf is a bonus.

Light Study

Street View

Birds Eye View

1st Floor: 400 Sqft
2nd Floor: 150 Sqft
Total: 550 Sqft

2003-12-08T11:12:00.000-08:00

CREEK HOTEL 10.03.03

In the fall of 2002 my friend Kenny Fields asked me if i want to help him renovate a hotel that he had purchased in Miami Beach. As it was called at the time, the Banana Bungalow was a world famous hostel dive, known for wild parties, a great location in Miami's South Beach, and a very beautiful young international and free spirited crowd. Bikini tops optional. While attaining this reputation, however the place had been destroyed and Kenny had aspirations to turn this into Miami's hippest, coolest, boutique hotel in South Beach while keeping the crowd and their free loving spirit. Our budget was $300,000. We had 3 months.

Creek Hotel 11.23.03

2003-12-07T12:19:00.000-08:00

Construction was quick and furious. All resources were used including the hostelers who worked for board- one turned out to be a very talented mason from Germany. The idea was to make the most of what the place had best and that was a fantastic pool deck and great outdoor bar. The pool is completely redone, a 40 foot bar made of plained Tamarind wood keeping the natural edges and spliced with sections of Mahogany, large portions of the concrete pool deck are cut and removed allowing for much more landscaping- We envisioned a green oasis surrounding a beautiful new pool and bar. A very professional sound system is installed.

For the rooms we devised the Signature Series RFP.

Creek Hotel 11.25.03

2003-12-06T12:50:00.000-08:00

The Signature Series RFP
Artists, fashionistas, graphic designers, ad professionals, dj's, and architects are invited to design a room. With a $500 budget and a free plane ticket to Miami, they could do whatever they wanted and the whole project would be launched during Art Basel, a monumental international art gathering held in South Beach once a year.
The RFP was designed as a foldout of the room on which they presented their ideas.

Creek Hotel 12.08.03

2003-12-05T13:06:00.000-08:00

The rooms are pretty outrageous. But Miami is a place that appreciates some of the more raw aspects of human nature. The hotel wins a best new art hotel award by the Miami Sun beating out the ritzy Sagamore down the street. A documentary film of the renovation is submitted to the Sundance Film Festival. It is declined. After several strong years of operations the owner sells the property. Just after he sells, what Miami revellers could not accomplish Hurricane Wilma did and the place is destroyed.

2000-03-26T11:14:00.000-08:00

Chakotaco is a multi-design disciplinary collaboration network established by Bunch founder Hisako (Chako) Ichiki and Takao Umehara. They combine the talents of graphic, product and architectural design to produce unique designs and experiential environments to enhance your business.

For the past several years Bunch has collaborated with Chakotaco in New York City developing brand and graphic identities for our commercial clients if they desire this additional service. Chakotaco's graphic skills and creative direction provide a vibrant and colorful dimension to Bunch's design.

IMMERSIVE GRAPHIC COMMERCIAL SPACES

BRANDING IDENTITY

KIOSK AND POINT OF SALE

LOGO DESIGN

ARCHITECTURAL SIGNAGE

BRANDED ACCESSORIES

FOR A PDF OF ALL WORK CLICK HERE

2000-02-22T15:39:00.000-08:00

Hisako Ichiki
hisako@bunchdesign.net

Hisako brings a wide and unique range of design experience and approach to Bunch. Her interests in urban research, experiential public art, architecture and design skills, and hands on craft has allowed her to build and be part of a wide range of works.

She is committed to creating design solutions and ideas that are simple, effective and unheard of.

Hisako has a BA in Policy Management from Keio University
and a Masters of Architecture from SCI-Arc (Southern California Institute of Architecture)

Professional experience include:
2005-present
Principal of Chakotaco. Inc, a brand strategy and design solution company based in LA and NY
2005-2008
Worked for artist Doug Aitken Workshop as project designer/manager on multiple sculptural works and exhibition designs
2003-2005
Worked for Osborn as project designer on public projects including elementary school, high school and non-profit organization

Art/Installation/Exhibition:
‘Small Scale’ BSA Gallery, Boston Society of Architects, MA 2010 - (Group)
Presentation at ‘Pecha Kucha’ night, LAForum Hollywood, CA 2009 - (Group)
‘extra ordinary’, Los Angeles, CA 2005 - (Sci-arc/Art Center joint event)
‘365’ Creek Hotel, Miami 2003 - (Group)
‘Dimple Pimple’ 2002-ongoing
Public Art selection panel for City of Los Angeles 2002
‘Per(see)ve’, BANK, Los Angeles, CA 2002 - (Group)

Publication
'Bunch for Tree People' featured in GOOD Magazine, April 2011 GOOD
'Country House' featured in LA Magazine, March 2011 LA Magazine
'Greeting Wall' featured in 'Small Scale' by Keith Moscow, Princeton Architectural Press, 2010 Small Scale
‘extra ordinary’ featured in Japanese design magazine Design Quarterly, 2006
Published ‘extra ordinary’ by Hisako Ichiki and Takao Umehara, Rockport Publishers, 2005
Article of current works in Japanese culture magazine Barfout, 2003
I.D. Magazine Student Review, Honorable Mentions, 2003
Published ‘Children’s Architecture Workshop’ by Hisako Ichiki, Public Access Press, SCI-Arc, 2002

Teaching
UCLA, Research Assistant, Advanced Design Studio of Akihisa Hirata, 2011
UCLA, Research Assistant, Advanced Design Studio of Sou Fujimoto, 2010
USC, Exploration of Architecture, Instructor, 2009
SCI-Arc, 1B Studio Instructor, 2009
UCLA, Research Assistant, Advanced Design Studio of Atelier Bow-wow, 2008
UCLA, Research Assistant, Advanced Design Studio of Mark Lee & Atelier Bow-wow, 2007

2000-02-21T15:46:00.000-08:00

Bo Sundius
bo@bunchdesign.net

How we inhabit a building and the stories those buildings contain to tell to later generations is the power of architecture. Program and use found in the relationships within one's home brings people together. Crafted synergies between retail and public space enliven community places. These relationships properly brought together help to solidify family bonds, enlarge community space, and bring value to the developer. These relationships are fluid and electrically charged.

With an interest in the narrative quality of architecture and the power of programming to invigorate spaces and towns, Bo's first concern is how the user inhabits, uses and experiences each space. These places combine great space making with a keen understanding of how they can/ are inhabited to make for solid visceral experiences.

Here is Bo's full Curriculum Vitae
or abbreviated...
Bo has a BA in English Lit from Brown University
and a Masters of Architecture from SCI-Arc
(Southern California Institute of Architecture)
Architect License from the State of Colorado.

Bo has over 10 years of design experience working with
The Jerde Partnership
5 Years with Jerde, Bo designed large and small commercial retail destinations, urban regenerative in-fill mixed-use, and multifamily residences.

Gensler
Retail/ Mixed Use and Hospitality projects globally.

New West Land, Co.
A frequent collaborator.

Roto Architects
Residential and Commerical

Bo blogs on writing, architecture and his travels at omnibus

Curriculum Vitae

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Bo Sundius
Principal
Bunch Design Collective
b. 1974

Practice

__ 2005-Present
Bunch Design Collective
Principal

__ 2003-2007
Jerde Partnership
Senior Associate, Project Designer

__ 1999-2002
RoTo Architects
Designer

__ 1997-1998
Everton, Oglesby, Askew Architects
Designer

Education

Brown University, 1993-1997
Bachelor of Arts: English Literature, Architectural History

Southern California Institute of Architecture, 1998-2002
Masters of Architecture
Thesis: Writing Architecture

Registrations

None yet, but soon!

Teaching

__ 2006-Present
SCI-Arc
Visiting Critic

__ 2005
University of Akansas
Visiting Critic

__ 2002
SCI-Arc 2GB Studio
Teaching Assistant

Projects

__ Current
Musha Musha Sushi Restaurant
New York, NY
Utah Residence
Park City, UT
L.A. Forum Competition
Los Angeles, CA

__ 2007
Project Alpha Masterplan
London, England
Park Place Shopping Center
London, England
Laurel Canyon multi-family residences
Los Angeles, CA

__ 2006
414 Brooks Residence
Venice, CA
City Seven mixed-use destination
Changwon, Korea

__ 2005
Bluewater Masterplan
London, England
Orpheum Lofts Tower
Phoenix, AZ
i-City Masterplan
Kuala Lampur, Malaysia

__ 2004
The Waterfront mixed-use destination
San Diego, CA
Bayside Marina mixed-use destination
Newport, CA
Bluff’s Crossing retail
Colton, CA

__ 2004
World of Coca Cola
Atlanta, GA
World Market Center Phase 2, 3, 4 & 5
Las Vegas, NV

__ 2003
Katsura Mixed-Use Market
Kamakura, Japan
Fresno State retail destination
Fresno, CA
Zlote Tarasy mixed-use destination
Warsaw, Poland
World Market Center Masterplan & Phase 1
Las Vegas, NV

__ 2002
The Creek Hotel renovation
Miami Beach, FL
Rover Folding Chair
Los Angeles, CA

__ 2001
Sacred Springs Native Culture Center
University High School
Los Angeles, CA
Topanga Canyon Masterplan
Town Hall Meeting
Topanga, CA

__ 2000
iblast Networks offices
Beverly Hills, CA
Soodick Residence cabinetry
Santa Monica, CA

__ 1999
Lux Pictures offices
Venice, California
Soodick Residence canopy
Santa Monica, CA