Landscape + Sculptural | 2025 | Long Beach, CA
The Hara Family exterior visualization package was designed to honor the legacy of CSULB alumnus Izumi Hara, a retired corporate attorney and accomplished choral singer. Her passion for music and her framework background in law inspired the "Harmony Bridge" median design, blending together transition, flow, and structure, welcoming students to the next steps towards their success.
The renderings for the Hara Family Entrance were developed as part of a donor-pledge package for California State University, Long Beach.
Designed in collaboration with Hanna Awaida and Kayla Wu at Beach Building Services, Long Beach
Overall Entry
"Harmony Bridge" Median
The Harmony Bridge was designed to act as a transition into campus with a subtle nod to our potential donor, Izumi Hara.
The bridge is constructed with linear and structural frames as a nod to her law background, and the gradual cascading changes in heights, widths, and sphere sizes represent fluidity and transition, connected with Hara’s background in choir and music.
The frames are heavily inspired by existing Killingsworth architecture on campus and have been designed to be on the existing road median. The asymmetry of the median helps form the Japanese design theory of Wabi- Sabi, the idea that there is beauty in imperfections.
The Harmony Bridge essentially leads faculty, students, and potential students into a campus that ultimately supports the growth and change for its students, regardless of education route.
North Side Signage
South Side Signage
The Harmony Bridge Night View
