The Springs

The Springs

The Springs

Design, Bitches

ARCHITECTS
Design, Bitches

PHOTOS
laure joliet (29)

YEAR
2014

LOCATION
Los Angeles, CA, United States

TYPE
Hospitality + Sport › Restaurant Wellness/Spa

The Springs symbolizes transformation- both physically and philosophically.

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The Springs

Located in a previously ubiquitous concrete block warehouse from the 1980’s and sandwiched between the Arts District, the LA river and the trucking thoroughfare of Alameda Street it is a crisp, bright pause amidst the industrial exhaust.

It transforms the mundane into an urban oasis.

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The Springs

Experimental in nature, the mixed use program which encourages holistic mind/body wellness is integrated into a non-hierarchical layout of elements.

The concrete slab has been cracked open by a staccato field of concrete block planters breathing life into the interior of the building.

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The Springs

This urban-natural microcosm invites exploration and change.


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