Marmol Radziner

Arts District Loft

Arts District Loft
© Jessie Webster

ARTS DISTRICT LOFT

Marmol Radziner

ARCHITECTS
Marmol Radziner

LEAD ARCHITECTS
Leo Marmol, Ron Radziner

MANUFACTURERS
Decospan, Waterstone, Jonathan Browning

CONSTRUCTION
Matt Lambert

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
Nicole Starr (Studio Director), Chris Keller (Project Manager), Christos Bolos (Project Architect)

INTERIOR DESIGN
Erika Montes, Sarah Netto, Ashley Reta

CASEWORK
Marmol Radziner Prefab

PHOTOGRAPHS
Jessie Webster

AREA
2000 ft²

YEAR
2016

LOCATION
Los Angeles, United States

CATEGORY
Loft, Renovation, Apartment Interiors

The Arts District Loft is an alteration of a 2,000-square-foot condominium loft in the Toy Factory Lofts, a 1924 warehouse located in the Arts District in Downtown Los Angeles.

Arts District Loft
© Jessie Webster
Arts District Loft
© Jessie Webster

The alteration included the removal of existing partitions to combine two bedrooms into one master suite; the installation of casework to reconfigure the living room and bedroom; and the renovation of the kitchen, bathroom, and powder room.

To create a more intimate living space also suitable for entertaining, we aimed to create distinct areas within the existing open floor plan.

Arts District Loft
© Jessie Webster
Arts District Loft
© Jessie Webster

In the main space, we raised a 20-foot by 20-foot area 18 inches in the southeast corner to delineate a living room area and optimize the south- and east-facing windows.

The resulting floor-to-ceiling windows provide a visual connection to the street that previously did not exist.

Arts District Loft
© Jessie Webster
Arts District Loft
© Jessie Webster

Separating the living room from the adjacent master suite is a custom bookcase with three bays that rotate 90 degrees.

When left open, the bookcase lets in natural light from the living room windows, while the resulting ledge doubles as flexible seating for the master suite sitting area.

Arts District Loft
© Jessie Webster
Arts District Loft
© Jessie Webster

Just north of the bedroom, we converted the area surrounding an existing concrete column into a study and coat closet.

Against the industrial backdrop of the existing concrete floor and exposed structural concrete of the ceiling are inviting, modern interiors. We worked with an assortment of woods, textures, and metal finishes to visually warm and soften the space.

Arts District Loft
© Jessie Webster
Arts District Loft
© Jessie Webster

A color palette of primarily warm gray tones and black complement the gray herringbone pattern oak floor and bold black custom casework built by our wood shop. The result is a comfortable home well-suited for entertaining – simple yet sophisticated.


Arts District Loft
© Jessie Webster
Arts District Loft
© Jessie Webster
Arts District Loft
© Jessie Webster


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Marmol Radziner
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Marmol Radziner
12210 Nebraska Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90025, United States