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L.A.'s 1111 Sunset Boulevard development shows signs of life again

2021-03-15T18:46:00-04:00

After three years of quiet, a proposal to redevelop the former headquarters of the Metropolitan Water District (MWD) with a trio of high-rise buildings has taken a key step forward: the release of the project's draft environmental impact report.

The project previously on Archinect: Kengo Kuma to design boutique hotel for downtown L.A.'s 1111 Sunset Boulevard development. Rendering: Kilograph, courtesy of SOM/Palisades.

Kengo Kuma to design boutique hotel for downtown L.A.'s 1111 Sunset Boulevard development

2018-01-15T14:16:00-05:00

The $600-million project, called 1111 Sunset, would include high-rise condominium and apartment towers, town houses, shops, restaurants and two acres of public open space designed by James Corner Field Operations, the landscape architect behind New York’s High Line elevated park. [...] The 98-room boutique hotel is to be designed by Kengo Kuma. It would be the major Los Angeles project for the high-profile Japanese architect known for melding his structures to their natural surroundings.

Image: SOM/Palisades.

First announced last October, the redevelopment of the William Pereira-designed former Los Angeles Metropolitan Water District HQ, right on the edge of Downtown Los Angeles and Echo Park, is further taking shape.

Besides new renderings of the 1111 Sunset Boulevard scheme, showing two high-rise residential buildings with several low-rise residences grouped around their bases and an integrated mid-rise hotel, the addition of Kengo Kuma and Stanley Saitowitz / Natoma Architects was revealed. Kuma will be in charge of the hotel design.

Leading the overall architectural planning and landscape design are Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and James Corner Field Operations.

Image: SOM/Palisades.

SOM and James Corner Field Operations to redesign long-dormant Pereira building in Downtown LA

2017-10-17T21:08:00-04:00

Two acclaimed design firms – Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP and James Corner Field Operations – are coming together to transform a 5.5-acre site along Sunset Boulevard into a mixed-use project focused on innovative design, open space and community. The project site is located on the northwest edge of Downtown Los Angeles, within a mile of Bunker Hill, Dodger Stadium and Echo Park Lake.

Located at 1111 West Sunset Boulevard, right on the edge of Downtown Los Angeles and Echo Park, the two-building complex designed by William Pereira is best known as the former headquarters of the Metropolitan Water District and has most recently served as a church.

The project's developer, LA-based real estate firm Palisades, selected Skidmore, Owings & Merrill for the architectural redesign of the building, while James Corner Field Operations will be in charge of landscape design on the 5.5-acre site.