Graduates
Ze Zhu
BS in Environmental Design — Spatial Experience DesignCourse:
Degree Project development + studio
Faculty:
Emil Mertzel, James Meraz
Term:
2025 Fall
AETHEA
AETHEA, Aesthetic + ethereal + healing, a complex where the mix of aesthetic styles of Pacific Palisades’ heritage bound together, creating an environment where people can quietly relax, freely connect, and making something new.
Aethea is a mix-use complex in Pacific Palisades that meant to redefine the center community of the site. The Aethea contains a hotel, two retail galleries, and a multi-functional community pavilion.
The forms and spatial planning of Aethea is inspired from the atmosphere of Pacific Palisades and the heritages of vatious architecture styles that emerge in Pacific Palisades over the century.
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