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LOHA creates dance school within historic orange-packing building in southern California

May 31, 2023 Jenna McKnight 0

Architectural studio LOHA has transformed an agricultural building in California into the light-filled Sandi Simon Center for Dance with polycarbonate walls that evoke the “ephemeral nature of performance”. Located on the campus of Chapman University in Orange, the educational and performing arts venue is housed within a former agricultural building listed on America’s National Register of Historic Places. Constructed in

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Studio Paul Chan references Wes Anderson at Boisson bottle shop in LA

May 27, 2023 Dan Howarth 0

The opening scene from a Wes Anderson film provided a starting point for the interior of this bottle shop in Los Angeles, by locally based Studio Paul Chan. The first LA location for Boisson combines elements of mid-century Hollywood design and art deco in a 1,160-square-foot (108-square-metre) space to showcase a selection of non-alcoholic beverages.

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Taller Héctor Barroso uses rammed earth to create Mexican tennis venue

May 26, 2023 Jenna McKnight 0

Earthen walls blend with a desert landscape at the Cabo Sports Complex, which was designed by Mexican firm Taller Héctor Barroso to host the region’s annual tennis tournament. Located in Los Cabos – a city in the state of Baja California Sur – the complex sits on a cacti-dotted site near the beach. Mexico City’s Taller Héctor

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And And And Studio brings 1970s elements to Century City Law Office

May 14, 2023 Dan Howarth 0

And And And Studio has overhauled the offices for one of LA’s top entertainment law firms, opting for a look that’s “more akin to a hotel lobby”. The firm, which represents several Hollywood actors, tasked And And And Studio founders Annie Ritz and Daniel Rabin with designing interiors for its offices in Century City, a

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Rau Haus by Feldman Architecture sits on a Silicon Valley hillside

May 8, 2023 Jenna McKnight 0

Wood and cement wrap the exterior of a hillside, family home designed by California studio Feldman Architecture to feel like a “space of serenity”. The Rau Haus was built for a couple with a young daughter that desired a more spacious home after years of living in dense San Francisco. They found a property south

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Formation Association transforms series of buildings for Phillips Los Angeles

April 29, 2023 Dan Howarth 0

Los Angeles architecture studio Formation Association has turned an assemblage of buildings in West Hollywood into a new home for London-based auction house Phillips. The West Coast headquarters for Phillips opened in October 2022 and includes three showrooms, a patio and offices created from a set of disparate structures on Santa Monica Boulevard. Formation Association

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Dezeen Agenda features Foster + Partners’ designs for America’s first high-speed rail line

April 18, 2023 Saudatu Bah 0

The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features Foster + Partners’ designs for a high-speed rail line in California. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. Fosters + Partners and Arup have revealed designs for the first segment of the California high-speed railway. Four train stations planned for a segment of the 500-mile line will

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Ringo Studio completes colourful cookware store for Our Place in Los Angeles

April 16, 2023 Dan Howarth 0

Brooklyn-based Ringo Studio designed a store for kitchenware brand Our Place that features colourful tile displays and expressive drapery that hangs from the ceiling. The Our Place Melrose store is the brand’s second location in Los Angeles, following the inaugural shop in Venice, and is situated in West Hollywood’s busy shopping district. The interiors by

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Sheft Farrace renovates loft in Los Angeles’ art deco Eastern Columbia building

April 15, 2023 Dan Howarth 0

Architecture studio Sheft Farrace has renovated a loft apartment in Los Angeles’ iconic Eastern Columbia building, subtly incorporating colours from the art deco exterior into the minimalist interiors. The studio renovated the loft while drawing details from the exterior of the 13-storey building in Downtown Los Angeles, known for its highly detailed turquoise facade and

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Foster + Partners and Arup design stations for “America’s first high-speed rail segment”

April 11, 2023 Ben Dreith 0

UK architecture studio Foster + Partners and engineering firm Arup have released designs for a series of stations in California that will serve its future high-speed rail line. Foster + Partners and Arup have designed four initial stations to service the 171-mile (275-kilometre) segment of the California High-Speed Rail, a 500-mile (805-kilometre) line under development

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