2024-05-08T22:08:11-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150262450/david-adjaye-and-studio-one-eleven-design-2-billion-arts-district-proposal-for-downtown-los-angeles Alexander Walter 2021-05-05T13:42:00-04:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c8/c85ee5d1522a098860237f07a52f3b18.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>An Arts District cold-storage plant dating to the 1890s would be replaced with housing, offices, a hotel and shops in a proposal unveiled Thursday by Denver developers. With a price tag between $1.5 billion and $2 billion, the complex would rank among the largest L.A. commercial real estate developments in recent memory.</p></em><br /><br /><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/fa/fa4a31d339daa43a4f8f39a02a7a592a.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/fa/fa4a31d339daa43a4f8f39a02a7a592a.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image: Studio One Eleven/Adjaye Associates</figcaption></figure><p>According to the <em><a href="https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2021-04-29/fourth-central-development-arts-district" target="_blank">Los Angeles Times</a></em>, the proposed Fourth &amp; Central mixed-use mega-development in Downtown LA's rapidly transforming Arts District would consist of 10 buildings. <br></p> <p>While local firm <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/19859199/studio-one-eleven" target="_blank">Studio One Eleven</a> is in charge of the master plan and building design, <a href="https://archinect.com/adjayeassociates" target="_blank">David Adjaye's firm</a> was brought in to design two key buildings, including a 42-story residential tower.<br></p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/57/57e7b13b0fb771496e1fe9904618cc1c.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/57/57e7b13b0fb771496e1fe9904618cc1c.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Related on Archinect: <a href="https://archinect.com/features/article/150159376/studio-one-eleven-on-creating-a-community-driven-architectural-practice-keenly-focused-on-revitalizing-cities" target="_blank">Studio One Eleven On "Creating a Community-Driven Architectural Practice Keenly Focused on Revitalizing Cities"</a></figcaption></figure>