Biography

Alfie Koetter is an architect, educator, and art director based in Los Angeles, California. He is the principal of LOAF Design, a Los Angeles-based design studio he co-founded with Luke Studebaker. In addition to his design practice, Koetter teaches at the University of Southern California School of Architecture. Koetter's work spans various creative fields, including architecture, set design, and art direction. He has contributed as an art director to projects such as "The Originals" (2022) and is known for his preference for building miniature sets over full-sized structures. In his personal life, Koetter is married to documentary filmmaker Cristina Costantini. The couple undertook a renovation of a Highland Park fixer-upper, infusing it with a new archway motif.