M Lofts, Merced, California
M Lofts is a mid-block urban infill project consisting of fourteen live-work loft units and seven ground-level retail spaces. The façade design takes its cues from the materials and aesthetic proportions of the adjacent historic building. Tall windows are set deep-into the facade to provide the tenants with street-front balconies and to bring large amounts of daylight into each apartment’s double-height loft space. Laser-cut metal ornamental grills, patterned with modern-interpretations of locally made baskets, are used at the storefronts, above the main building entrance, and for balcony railings.
![106_MLofts_Mondo_01.png](https://toloarchitecture.com/rails/active_storage/representations/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBdEFDIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--c05e6876b367db0bc6beb5891ab4b8fbe05fa74d/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaDdCam9MY21WemFYcGxTU0lLUGpJMU5qQUdPZ1pGVkE9PSIsImV4cCI6bnVsbCwicHVyIjoidmFyaWF0aW9uIn19--85e6527f184279243d7498f9329b0e047511df7f/106_MLofts_Mondo_01.png)
Mondo Building adjacent to M Lofts.
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![106_MLofts_Exterior_02.jpg](https://toloarchitecture.com/rails/active_storage/representations/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBa3dEIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--550c47302b1a54bebbd03aef1ea41352a29c74c1/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaDdCam9MY21WemFYcGxTU0lLUGpJMU5qQUdPZ1pGVkE9PSIsImV4cCI6bnVsbCwicHVyIjoidmFyaWF0aW9uIn19--85e6527f184279243d7498f9329b0e047511df7f/106_MLofts_Exterior_02.jpg)
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Status: Built
Year: 2005
Size: 20,600 SF
Project Team: Peter Tolkin, Angela Uriu, Brian Proffitt, Eric Townsend, Romain Gilli
Engineers: Thornton-Tomasetti/ Coil & Welsh Engineers
(Structural), Jaycocal Engineering, Inc. (Mech/Plumbing), John R. Hanzlik & Associates, Inc. (Electrical)
General Contractor: Magnum Enterprises, Inc.
Photographer: Peter Tolkin, Courtesy of City of Merced (Top Image)