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Tesla’s EV-charging drive-in concept is under construction in Los Angeles

2024-01-17T18:44:00-05:00

Construction on Tesla's new Stantec-designed drive-in diner and electric vehicle charging concept is making progress in Los Angeles, as the local NBC station reports.

The project, which wasn’t approved until last April, is currently taking shape at 7001 W Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood. Once it is completed, the retro-inspired dining space and rest area will offer drivers 32 total electric charging stations while serving classic American roadside fare wrapped in a two-story and 9,300-square-foot faux Streamline Moderne package.

Elon Musk developed the idea after thinking out loud on his Twitter account in 2018. Tesla says the station will operate on a 24-hour capacity once it opens later in the fall.

Previously on Archinect: Tesla's diner & drive-in theater supercharger station concept gets approved for West Hollywood

The development is significant as other fast food chains across the country are preparing their own EV charging station plans, according to Axios. A two-scre...

Modellus Novus completes Frenchette Bakery redesign at the Whitney Museum of American Art

2023-11-10T12:07:00-05:00

Modellus Novus has completed its redesigned new Frenchette Bakery space at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City.

The project replaces the museum’s closed original USHG Restaurant on the ground floor with a new café that serves as the first flagship for the popular West Side eatery, which opened in October of 2020.

The plan retains as much of the open concept intended by Renzo Piano for the new eight-year-old museum, confounding a sense of interiority to “create connections between diners and their surrounding community.” Artist Rashid Johnson’s site-specific installation New Grace completes the design, complementing a 70-foot central light fixture above the bar that's made from wood and rice paper.

Photo by Adrian Gaut, courtesy Modellus Novus

The Whitney says the Bakery will help recharge their improved food and beverage program and will be joined later by an eighth-floor space also designed by the firm for 2024. Modellus...

Frank Gehry will design a new Gladstones restaurant replacement for Wolfgang Puck in LA

2023-08-23T13:21:00-04:00

After more than 50 years in service, iconic oceanfront restaurant Gladstone’s is slated to close within the next year, making way for a long-anticipated restaurant from some of L.A.’s most recognizable names. In 2024, celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck expects to break ground on a new, Frank Gehry-designed, two-pronged project that will rise in its place. The new operators plan to break ground in early to mid 2024 and expect at least 18 months of construction before a 2025 debut.

The Pacific Palisades site sits on a total 2.8-acre parcel abutting the Pacific Coast Highway and Will Rogers State Beach approximately three miles north of Gehry's now underway Ocean Avenue project in Santa Monica.

Puck promised to deliver an "approachable, high-quality cuisine in a distinct architectural setting" when the redevelopment was first announced in 2018.

Also in Los Angeles, Gehry’s 800,000-square-foot Warner Bros. Second Century studios expansion recently opened, while a buyer is still being sought for the planned mixed-use project at 8150 Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood.

IKEA unveils new plant-based food court concept

2022-12-22T16:41:00-05:00

Ingka Centres, a subsidiary of the Ingka Group (IKEA parent company), has announced its reinvention of the food court concept with Saluhall, a sustainable dining center inspired by Nordic food principles.

Saluhall is named after the Scandinavian-style “Market Hall.” It will serve food that is 80 percent plant-based, with the aim to increase to 100 percent plant-based in the future. It also has the goal of sending zero waste to landfills and having zero single-plastic usage. With 45 "Meeting Places" concepts operated by Ingka Centres globally, Saluhall will be their first food space to be entirely beef-free.

Image render courtesy of Ingka Centres.

“We are excited to be unveiling Saluhall, our bold and fresh Nordic take on the food hall concept,” said Ingka Centres’ Commercial and Digital Director, Jens Nielsen. “Our food offering has long been a key element of our meeting places, and with Saluhall we will go beyond dining to inspire the many pe...

10 eating & drinking spaces we liked this week

2022-05-21T09:00:00-04:00

In case you haven't checked out Archinect's Pinterest boards in a while, we have compiled ten recently pinned images from outstanding projects on various Archinect Firm and People profiles.

Today's top images (in no particular order) are from the board Eating & Drinking Spaces.

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↑ Hammond Hill Home in Silver Spring, MD by Cook Architecture; Photo: John Cole

↑ La Maison Xun in Beijing, China by LDH Architectural Design; Photo: Wang Ting from Dalian AsYouSee

↑ Off-Grid Guesthouse on the Central California Coast by ANACAPA and Willson Design (ANACAPA was also featured in Archinect's Studio Snapshots series); Photo: Erin Feinblatt

↑ Loving Bistro Letná in Prague, Czech Republic by Esté architekti; Photo: Studio Flusser

↑ Hidden Valley Desert House in Cave Creek, AZ by Wendell Burnette Architects; Photo: Bill Timmerman

↑ Casa Talia Restaurant in Beijing, China by CAA Architects; Photo:...

More breathtaking photos take us inside "Under," Europe's first underwater restaurant

2019-06-25T15:09:00-04:00

With the restaurant's completion in March 2019, Europe's first underwater restaurant was a highly anticipated project from none other than Norway's Snøhetta. After Archinect's coverage of the restaurant opening, we take a peek inside this one of a kind gastronomical experience. Now three months after its initial public opening, photographers Inger Marie Grini and Ivar Kvaal take us on a visual tour of Under.

Textile-covered ceiling designed by Snøhetta in collaboration with Kvadrat and their sound-absorbing acoustic panels: Kvadrat's Soft Cells. Image © Ivar Kvaal

It is quite easy to assume that upon entering the restaurant, feelings of claustrophobia may arise. However, thanks to the talents of Snøhetta's design team and design collaborators, the space is anything but confining. From the custom-made textile paneling by Kvadrat, which mimic the underwater colors of coral and sea life, to the custom made tables and seating by Hamran, every inch of the restaurant is ...