2024-12-21T21:46:09-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150360977/frank-gehry-will-design-a-new-gladstones-restaurant-replacement-for-wolfgang-puck-in-la Josh Niland 2023-08-23T13:21:00-04:00 >2024-01-23T19:16:08-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/28/28c125bf96c37abf1fb726ade13ca3b4.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>After more than 50 years in service, iconic oceanfront restaurant Gladstone&rsquo;s is slated to close within the next year, making way for a long-anticipated restaurant from some of L.A.&rsquo;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.</p></em><br /><br /><p>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 <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150317282/frank-gehry-s-ocean-avenue-project-gets-the-final-go-ahead-in-santa-monica" target="_blank">Ocean Avenue</a> project in Santa Monica.&nbsp;</p> <p>Puck promised to deliver an "approachable, high-quality cuisine in a distinct architectural setting" when the redevelopment was first announced in 2018.</p> <p>Also in Los Angeles, Gehry&rsquo;s 800,000-square-foot Warner Bros. Second Century studios <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150350091/gehry-designed-warner-bros-second-century-expansion-is-now-complete" target="_blank">expansion</a> recently opened, while a buyer is still being sought for the planned mixed-use project at <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150336293/the-plot-containing-frank-gehry-s-8150-sunset-mixed-user-is-up-for-grabs-in-hollywood" target="_blank">8150 Sunset Boulevard</a> in West Hollywood.&nbsp;</p>