Lehrer Architects LA
LEHRER ARCHITECTS LA
ARCHITECTS
Lehrer Architects LA
PROJECT DESIGNER/CONSTRUCTION MANAGER
Nerin Kadribegovic, Assoc. AIA
PROJECT ARCHITECT
Robin Sakahara. AIA
DESIGNER
Erik Alden, Steve Deyer. AIA
INTERIOR DESIGNER
Lehrer Architects
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
John Labib + Associates
LIGHTING DESIGEN
Fox + Fox Design
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT
Mia Lehrer + Associates
GENERAL CONTRACTOR
Lehrer Architects
CLIENT
Lehrer Architects LA
DESIGN PRINCIPAL
Michael Lehrer. FAIA
PHOTOGRAPHS
Benny Chan/Fotoworks
AREA
5400.0 ft2
LOCATION
Los Angeles, California, USA
CATEGORY
Offices Interiors
Text description provided by architect.
Lehrer Architects purchased this 50 year old building in the Silverlake area of Los Angeles for a new work space.
The once dingy and crowded 5,400 square foot warehouse was transformed into a working space of light, air, and transparency.
Succinct interventions — blowing out the southern wall; work surfaces of 4’ x 8’ white painted solid core doors; epoxy-finished, painted floors; off-the-shelf storage systems; the red line resolving the trapezoidal shape of the space; and strategic landscape design — accomplished the job for $20.00/square foot (including mechanical / electrical / data / telephone infrastructure, the garden, and the build-out of all work surfaces).
Succinct interventions — blowing out the southern wall; work surfaces of 4’ x 8’ white painted solid core doors; epoxy-finished, painted floors; off-the-shelf storage systems; the red line resolving the trapezoidal shape of the space; and strategic landscape design — accomplished the job for $20.00/square foot (including mechanical / electrical / data / telephone infrastructure, the garden, and the build-out of all work surfaces).
Although this space specifically houses architects, it was designed as a generic working space. It aims to simply and clearly honor the rudiments of work:
- Vast work surfaces
- Massive natural light
- Seamless connections to the landscape and fresh air
- Generous, vivid, and available storage
- Clearly individuated work stations that together create a coherent, palpable groupArchitects think of architecture as process.
Upon entering the office, process and product become one - the visitor is immediately drawn into the architecture. Served and servant zones are explicitly defined and are visually calibrated to achieve complete transparency. In this way, the whole process of creation is revealed instantly upon entry.
