Food, Beverage, and Retail Merge at Agnes Restaurant in California
Architect Oonagh Ryan of ORA transformed a 1922 structure in Old Pasadena to incorporate the chef-owners' personal histories.
Author: Jessica Ritz
A Los Angeles Skincare Destination Grows Up
Studio Life/Style designs a mature flagship for Facile, a dermatological and facial spa on West Hollywood's famed Melrose Place.
In Southern California, Outdoor Dining Changes the Hospitality Landscape
The explosion of outdoor dining is both a survival tool for restaurants and a welcome cultural shift that may be here to stay.
The Pendry Hotel and Residences Seeks to Reactivate the Sunset Strip
EYRC Architects and Martin Brudnizki Design Studio create the Sunset Strip's latest cool kid on the block at the Pendry Hotel and Residences.
Terra-Cotta Meets High Tech at the University of Arizona
CO Architects merges state-of-the-art interiors with a tactile terra-cotta facade at the University of Arizona Health Sciences Innovation Building in Tucson.
Los Angeles’s Standard Plan Program for ADUs Takes Aim at the Housing Crisis
In response to the growing popularity of ADUs as a way to boost affordability, the city’s plan includes 20 pre-approved designs contributed by 14 firms.
Only Way Is Up Transforms a 1920s Los Angeles Loft
Amanda Gunawan and Joel Wong of Only Way Is Up developed their contracting skills and launched a design-build arm of their firm along the way.
Gigi’s Brings Intimacy and Comfort to Post-COVID Dining
The Los Angeles restaurant designed by Andrew Cosbie creates a convivial atmosphere with the help of local muralist Andie Dinkin.
Adam Sokol Architecture Practice Converts a Plumbing Supply Warehouse Into a Design-Forward Workplace
The new Arbeit Software headquarters near Buffalo, New York, supports the tech startup’s collaborative, casual culture.
Earthy Luxury Is on Display at the Flamingo Estate Harvest Shop
Architectural designer Dutra Brown and ceramic artist Alex Reed's collaboration brings to life the vision of Richard Christiansen's buzzy L.A. property and lifestyle brand.
OBY House Addresses Affordability in the Bay Area
Spurred by interest in ADUs, the carbon-neutral home is a collaborative effort to build sustainable housing in one of the nation's most unaffordable regions.
A Temporary Shelter Addresses L.A.’s Homeless Crisis Through Surface and Color
Lehrer Architects designed the Aetna Street Bridge Home on a tight timeline and budget while centering values of dignity that's deep-rooted in the firm's practice.
Targeting the Spectacle and Attention Economy at Area15
The attraction-filled art complex debuts in Las Vegas today, and with a keen eye for combining the over-the-top and the everyday, it fits right into recent changes in the cultural economy.
The LADG’s Highland Park Ranch-House Redux
A series of structures built around a midcentury home in Los Angeles offers a contemporary update on classic California living.
A Former Auto Garage Has Been Transformed into a Luxe New Dispensary
Commune designs a new boutique cannabis experience in Los Angeles for Portland, Oregon-based brand Serra.
Rethinking and Planning for the New Restaurant Experience
Architecture and design firms offer both immediate solutions and long-term frameworks for restaurants operating in a COVID-19-impacted world
Reimagining Community at Treehouse Co-Living in Hollywood
Soler Architecture and interior and landscape designer Sean Knibb shape a new model of contemporary communal living with Treehouse Hollywood.
Meyer Davis–Designed Carna Restaurant Puts Meat Front and Center
Meyer Davis translates butcher and chef Dario Cecchini’s exuberance into Carna, a restaurant at the SLS Baha Mar Hotel in Nassau.
Close Ties: Windy Chien Pushes the Boundaries of Knot-making
Rope artist Windy Chien adapts her creative medium to a range of scales for commissioned works.
This Is Not a Theme Bar
Pinky’s, an eclectic Los Angeles watering hole, pays tribute to ’80s nostalgia and the Maison de Verre.
