Tag / Architecture

This project proposes a disparate trajectory of architecture: a dissension from current design practice, a design practice that is no longer confined to or constrained by a building code and standardization which inevitably lends itself to apathetic and conditioned users. Rather, this thesis probes a trajectory of architecture that capitalizes on an urban and architectural [...]

Citation Award Winner, 2011 AIA San Francisco Design Awards FOPods (Future Office Pods) revamp the office building typology. As we continually advance technologically, the office needs transform from physical space to virtual (paperless) space. The office becomes hand-held, thus decreasing the office footprint. FOPods capitalize on this concept to create a unique, open air, minimal [...]

Off / Grid House Albuquerque, NM : 2012 Design by OTA+ (Kory Bieg and Alexa Getting)   For our Off/Grid House project in New Mexico, our office worked cooperatively to produce an extensive catalog of formal versions; each offering different spatial opportunities. Like the Surrealist game, everyone in the office took turns building and/or modifying [...]

Rapid Type Coffee Pod San Francisco, CA : 2011 Design Lead: Kory Bieg, Andre Caradec Project Team: Kory Bieg, Andre Caradec, CCA Rapid Studio Fabrication: Kory Bieg, Andre Caradec, CCA Rapid Studio   After months of research into why prefabrication has not been the glowing success everyone claimed it would be, we developed our answer: [...]

OP Space San Francisco, CA : 2010 Design: Kory Bieg, Alexa Getting, Mona El Khafif, Lauren Tichy Fabrication: Kory Bieg, Mona El Khafif, CCA OP Studio   OP Space was a pilot project conducted by students and faculty at the CCA URBANlab, an advanced research and design studio supporting project-based initiatives in architecture at California [...]

Selected student work from the seminar Digitally Generated Morphology Adjunct Professor Kory Bieg

Chen Loft Client: Albert and Stephanie Chen Potrero Hill,  San Francisco, CA : 2007 Design by OTA+ The project is a renovation to an existing loft in potrero hill. The client asked K Bieg Design to divide the lower level of their loft into a master bedroom and office. Dividing the room in two would [...]

Intercontinental Hotel and Business Center Yerevan, Armenia : 2010 Design by OTA+   The building design takes cues from the storied history of Armenia, the diverse and unique cultural heritage of the Armenian people, the dominant presence of the site, the multiplicity of program needs and opportunities, and the beauty of the surrounding and distant [...]

Design by OTA+ (Kory Bieg and Alexa Getting) The Omphalos Pavilion proposes to capitalize on the already successful flow, circulation, and social interaction within Trafalgar Square and utilizes this example to enhance and inform the programmatic and formal function of the proposed pavilion.  Formally, the pavilion is one continuous surface that has been folded, twisted, [...]

OTA+ is a full-service architecture and design firm. Kory Bieg is a licensed architect in the State of California. If your project is in a different State, we would be happy to seek licensure in your state or work with a local architect. We design buildings, additions, interiors, exteriors, furniture, lights, graphics, and much more. [...]

Selected student work from the California College of the Arts, San Francisco Graduate and Undergraduate Studios, Adjunct Professor Kory Bieg

Selected student work from the University of California, Berkeley 100B: Undergraduate Studio, Instructor Kory Bieg

Selected student work from the Academy of Art University, San Francisco ARH 609, Graduate Studio, Instructor Kory Bieg

Renderings we have created for our clients, including SmithGroup Architecture,  The Discovery Channel, National Geographic, Group 4 Architecture, The National Japanese American Historical Society, West Office Exhibition Design, and more.  

Hyper Future on display at the Museum of the City of New York until April 15th as part of the Unfinished Grid competition