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Major changes coming to LA's Arts District as BIG and EYRC projects both move forward

2022-11-17T13:01:00-05:00

The skyline of Los Angeles’ Arts District remains on track to be transformed by a series of major developments flanking the LA River. Along Mesquit Street, a Bjarke Ingels Group-designed development of four towers has submitted a final environmental impact report, while a neighboring tower by EYRC Architects recently overcame an appeal which sought to block its construction.

670 Mesquit by Bjarke Ingels Group. Image credit: Bjarke Ingels Group

BIG’s scheme at 670 Mesquit was first unveiled in 2016 and now constitutes four buildings stepping in height along the riverfront, crowned by roof terraces. The tallest tower, measuring 378 feet in height and containing 32 stories, will be dedicated to residential and hotel uses, while the remaining towers will contain a mix of retail, restaurants, gyms, offices, an event space, and a museum.

Between the development and the river, an expansive public realm is proposed, extending over and above the railway line running adjacent to the waterfro...

Former LA Times print facility reborn as creative offices by EYRC Architects

2022-10-17T11:35:00-04:00

Ehrlich Yanai Rhee Chaney Architects (EYRC) has completed their adaptive re-use of an abandoned Los Angeles Times print facility in Costa Mesa, Orange County. The 430,000-square-foot scheme titled ‘The Press’ saw the three-story complex converted into flexible office spaces.

Photo credit: Matthew Millman

The grounds surrounding the facility see an existing rail line reincorporated as a bike and pedestrian trial to link with a wider pathway network. Inside, EYRC’s approach to the building’s rehabilitation saw a combination of ‘selectively subtracting’ elements to enhance usability, and the retention of elements to convey the facility’s industrial past.

Photo credit: Matthew Millman

“The subtractive design interventions tie landscape and structure together, suggesting ruins recaptured by nature,” EYRC told Archinect. “What remains is a celebration of both material and organic markers of time, history, and context. Paint chips, rail spurs and conveyor belts were left as-is, and matured t...

This new California housing development aims to become the first 3D-printed zero net energy neighborhood

2021-03-25T18:46:00-04:00

Developers in Southern California are building what they say will be the first 3D-printed zero net energy neighborhood in the United States. Palari Group said it plans to build 15 eco-friendly 3D-printed homes on a five-acre parcel of land in Rancho Mirage, an upscale community in the Coachella Valley, near Palm Springs. The 1,450 square foot, single-story homes will be made from a stone composite material that is strong, fire resistant, water resistant and termite proof [...]

Mighty Buildings, the Oakland-based construction company in this joint venture, claims that it can 3D print structures twice as quickly with 95% less labor hours and 10 times less waste than conventional construction.

Meanwhile in Texas, construction technology company ICON has partnered with Kansas City developer 3Strands and Austin-based Logan Architecture to build a partially 3D-printed multi-home ensemble of four buildings in an East Austin neighborhood.

EYRC's Takashi Yanai and Patti Rhee unveil their Japanese and California Modernism-inspired family home

2020-04-16T11:52:00-04:00

Husband and wife duo, Takashi Yanai and Patti Rhee, both partners at EYRC, have unveiled their recently completed redesign of their family home, the Kingsland Residence. Takashi leads the residential studio at EYRC and Patti heads the commercial studio. The couple's home is located in Mar Vista, between Culver City and Venice, CA. Mixing both Californian and Japanese modernism, the design approach was to bring the outside in.

Photo by Stephen Schauer

Photos by Paul Vu

By painting the home matte black, more focus was brought to the exterior landscape and gardens, which were designed my Terremoto. Regarding the collaboration with Terremoto, Takashi said, "I wanted the exterior spaces to be a place of repose, and the focal point of your experience when indoors especially in the dining room. The landscape design is a mash-up of a Japanese garden with California appropriate plants." Inside the home, an expansive sliding door frames the backyard area, connecting the interior to the outdoor ...