The updated design of this mid-century office building maintains its original integrity while transitioning its function to a 48-unit residential complex. Originally designed by Richard Dorman and built in 1964, the building’s new design enhances connections between inside and outside. New additions are set back from the original structure, acknowledging the form of the original building while responding to a contemporary urban context.
The design maintains the building’s original concrete balconies while increasing the amount of glazing throughout. On the upper levels, an innovative Swiss curtainwall glazing system and operable windows on every floor help dissolve the boundaries between inside and out. Roof terraces on the new penthouse level extend livable areas outdoors, opening to views of West Hollywood and the Hollywood Hills beyond. The updated façade contains an operable vertical shutter system to control shade and privacy.
The upper levels contain a mixture of one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom units, fifteen of which are designated market rate. Updated interior finishes include travertine floors, patinated bronze wall panels and custom designed bronze and leather entry door handles on each unit.
Private amenities on the lower level include a residential lobby, fitness room and adjacent pool area. A newly welcoming and transparent street-level presence along Beverly Boulevard will include retail and restaurant space. The first mid-rise building in the neighborhood when it was originally constructed, the tower remains the tallest building in the area at ten stories.
Project Team: Tom Kundig, FAIA, RIBA, and Kirsten Ring Murray, FAIA, Design Principals; Mark Olthoff, AIA, LEED® AP, Principal; Brian Walters, LEED® AP, Project Manager; Gus Lynch, LEED® AP, Project Architect; Elizabeth Bianchi Conklin, AIA, LEED® AP and Jeff Ocampo, LEED® AP, Architectural Staff; Laina Navarro and Megan Adams, Interior Design; Irina Bokova, Francesca Krisli, Fernanda Ximenez and Kathy Hanway, Interior Design Staff
Key Consultants: Pankow Builders, General Contractor; Large Architecture, Architect of Record
Photographer: Nils Timm, Joe Fletcher, Julius Shulman
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