In its transformation into a boutique hotel, the landmark-designated building's historic character was largely preserved—with a notable addition being a courtyard swimming pool.
Taking cues from the existing streetscape, the infill project combines transit-oriented housing and ground-level retail with the new headquarters for a major Bay Area apartment developer.
Spread across multiple floors of an existing Los Angeles area office tower, the project includes a soccer pitch in the basement and a spacious penthouse terrace with mountain views.
Comprising shipping containers and inflatable forms, Down in the Clouds marks the second completed collaboration between two design practices based in New York and China.
Principal Tom Kundig revisits a former project in British Columbia, transforming a disused agricultural building into a combination wine production and tasting facility.