Gensler Goes All Out—and Up—for Its Urban-creative Operations in Downtown Los Angeles
Even by the standards of Gensler, a giant with 48 locations throughout the globe, this project stands as an achievement, “the first vertical urban creative campus in the Downtown area,” touts the company.
The South Figueroa St., LEED Platinum, block-long site—once headquarters of a bank from 1972—consists of a “three-level atrium building connected via a custom-designed bridge to an adjacent tower.”
The bigger picture is Gensler’s goal to manifest a 45,000-square-foot physical expression of what it might create for other creative businesses, while also serving as a laboratory for the company’s interdisciplinary team, one conceptualized as holistic with flexible, vertically stacked workspaces and a model shop, along with lifestyle-inspired areas that make an architect, designer or planner want to stay put—wellness rooms, an outdoor meeting patio, and a family room with coffee bar, among them.
The streamlined and well-spaced work-scape is also strikingly vibrant, with judicious hits of red throughout. Its unexpected orientation and aesthetically electric vibe give Gensler exactly what it wants to gain in the creative space—an edge.
Location: Downtown Los Angeles
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Photographs: Gensler/Ryan Gobuty
