Cross FunctionDOMM creates sleek public school studio space for AGBU using a cruciform organizationByKelly Pau February 12, 2025Interiors, West (Tag Christof)SHAREAGBU Innovation Studios is a multidisciplinary, project-based learning space for middle and high school students in Los Angeles. Located on the second floor of a midcentury building, AGBUs programming requires four equally sized and shaped studios that can function independently to serve students, as well as have the option to create one large space for community events or exhibitions.DOMM, a local and young architecture practice founded by Paul Matevosyan and Raffy Mardirossian, met the brief by transforming the space from two classrooms divided by single hallway into four discrete spaces that can cohere into one large, neon-hued and elevated interior for public school students. The new spatial logic stems from the previously existing hallway, a 6-foot-wide pathway that contributed substantially to the structural integrity of the building. Working with the conditions of the site, the architects preserved the hallway while creating 3-foot-wide openings that alternate with walls to maintain structural integrity. They then repeated and rotated this configuration 90 degrees, creating a crucifix in plan that craftily designates four studio spaces.Read more about the education space on aninteriormag.com. Los AngelesSchools