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“Content is not going anywhere. There is still a market for sound stages. New, more technologically advanced ones, along with legacy stages, are eventually going to be filled,” said Tima Bell, Assoc. AIA, founding partner of Relativity Architects, to a group of developers and Hollywood executives recently.
Written by
Julie D. Taylor, Hon. AIA, Taylor & Company
Photography
Canadian Studios, Canada, designed by Relativity Architects. Rendering courtesy of Relativity Architects
Rosecrans is a substantial adaptive reuse project that sought to breathe new life into a nondescript 85,000sf two-story concrete building in El Segundo from the 1960s. The original building lacked a sense of entry point, natural light, and communal spaces. Our mission was clear: transform Rosecrans into a beacon of well-being and connection.
Project name
Rosecrans
Architecture firm
ShubinDonaldson
Location
El Segundo, California, USA
Photography
Fotoworks / Benny Chan
Located in San Francisco’s Dolores Heights neighborhood, this home was a collaboration between Jones | Haydu and Kevin Sawyers of Sawyers Design, who is also part owner of the residence. Kevin and his husband wished to remodel and expand their existing earthquake cottage that had been added onto piecemeal over the years, transforming these awkwardl...
Project name
Dolores Heights Residence
Architecture firm
Jones | Haydu, Sawyers Design
Location
San Francisco, California, USA
Photography
Matthew Millman
How do you infuse a sense of community into your office space?Enter Tricon, a project spanning 66k square feet, tailored for a home rental company with a  heart. This transformation turned a run-of-the-mill office park tilt-up warehouse in Tustin into a vibrant, bustling hub for the adaptable and diverse workforce of Tricon Residential.
Project name
Tricon
Architecture firm
ShubinDonaldson
Location
Tustin, California, USA
Photography
Fotoworks / Benny Chan
Inclusive Capital Partners, an environmentally focused investment firm, wished to have an office that reflected their ethos. Located in a historic, former warehouse buildings that was built in 1919 at the North end of the Presidio, the intervention is consciously minimal, amplifying the contrast between the old and the new. The open interiors featu...
Project name
Inclusive Capital Partners
Architecture firm
jones | haydu with Evans Design Studio
Location
San Francisco, California, USA
Photography
Matthew Millman
Built for a Westwood-based private equity firm, Shamrock is a tenant improvement project that looks at the future of work in a post-pandemic environment. Located in a narrow building, the client looked to expand their existing workspace by taking over the adjacent suite to become a full-floor tenant.
Project name
Shamrock
Architecture firm
ShubinDonaldson
Location
Westwood, California, USA
Photography
Fotoworks/BennyChan
The 45-key hotel, situated in the heart of downtown at 524 State Street, is a modern reincarnation of a 20th-century hotel that once occupied this location. One of the only downtown survivors of the 1925 Santa Barbara earthquake, the building has stood for well over 100 years and has had many lives.
Project name
Drift Santa Barbara
Architecture firm
ANACAPA Architecture
Location
Santa Barbara, California, USA
Photography
Erin Feinblatt
A young couple approached Studio VARA to design a new ground-up residence for their busy family of five on a prominent yet petite corner lot in Old Palo Alto. With a generous program and a limited allowable footprint, they challenged the firm to create a small, flexible home with a large presence.
Project name
Palo Alto Residence
Architecture firm
Studio VARA
Location
Palo Alto, California, USA
Photography
Matthew Millman