With 15 years of experience, Erica brings a versatile professional experience to the team. Having worked and lived in North America, Asia and the Middle East, Erica's journey as a professional has exposed her to a multitude of project typologies, diverse teams, project scales and budgets. Such experience, combined with Erica's passion for design and placemaking, has given Erica the ability to navigate with ease through challenging projects. Since 2019, Erica's work has been focused throughout California. Erica's project experience ranges from working on public projects such as community centers and homeless service centers, as well as community planning, multi-family, transit oriented communities, affordable housing, mixed-used communities, offices, commercial and retail.
Master of Architecture - University of Detroit Mercy
Urban Land Institute
Margarita Recreation Center
Temecula, CA
8,500 sf community center with Classrooms, Multi-Purpuse rooms, Offices and 25-yard Swimming Pool
Client: City of Temecula
Status: Completed
Design Director, SVA Architects
Gardena Aquatic Center
Gardena, CA
12,000 sf Community Center with Senior Day Care/Memory Care, Multi Purpuse Room, Outdoor Gym, Classrooms, Swimming Pool
Client: City of Gardena
Status: Under Construction
Design Director, SVA Architects
Crenshaw Crossing
Los Angeles, CA
Mixed-Use Development. 401 affordable units, 40k sf retail/grocery store, 3k sf community space and connection to Metro Crenshaw/LAX Line
Client: The Richman Group, Watt Companies, West Angeles Community Development Corp
Status: Under Construction
Design Director, SVA Architects
Hollywood Supportive Housing
Los Angeles, CA
5 over 1 level of podium Multi Family Supportive Housing with 100 studio units and ground floor community space
Client: Affirmed Housing
Status: Under Construction
Design Director, SVA Architects
The Whole Child Center
Santa Fe Springs, CA
40 Family Units of Interim Housing and Supportive Services on ground floor on a 3-level Type V slab on grade.
Client: The Whole Child
Status: Under Construction/2024 Anticipated Completion
Design Director, SVA Architects
Lakeland Intergenerational Community
Santa Fe Springs, CA
Site Planning for 102 units distributed onto 3 buildings. Slab on grade, surface parking with a detached community building with gym, layndry area, supportive offices and multi purpose room.
Client: The Richman Group
Status: Under Construction
Design Director, SVA Architects
Lakeside Library
Lakeside, CA
16,000 sf library with community space.
Client: City of Lakeside
Status: Concept
Design Director, SVA Architects
