Talmadge Apartments - NINA K

Talmadge Gateway Apartments

Talmadge Gateway is San Diego's first 100 percent permanent supportive housing community designed for seniors who have been homeless and have medical needs that require ongoing support. St. Paul’s Program of All Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) provides comprehensive supportive services to the residents.
This is a very special group of viewers to design for. There is also a coffee house connected to the building with a view into the swale area. The swale’s utility is to collect rainfall and so the area is off limits to walking, but very beautifully designed. The central main view is upon entering the building (which is closed to the public). I wanted to make an art piece that was strong enough to hold one’s attention, creating an object for concentration, a place to land one’s gaze when contemplating life’s things. This piece is also whimsical. It has been exclaimed as a elephant butterfly. It has one slender rod that goes through a hoop and touches a large rock, like some kind of proboscis appendage from an unnamed mammal or insect.
It was definitely influenced by Alexander Calder.
The metal is joined together with a new technique for me, the rivet. Exciting. It was titled “Big Red Rock Eater” after a child’s book.

Wakeland Housing with Jonathan Taylor as the Project Manager, Ivy Landscaping

4422 Euclid Ave, San Diego, CA