With its stunning interiors and handsome brick facades, the Bradbury Building has remained one of Los Angeles' architectural treasures for nearly 120 years. The building was constructed in 1893 and showcases Victorian-style interiors complete with ornate cast-iron railings, polished woodwork, masonry, and a mesmerizing glass atrium. Architects Sumner Hunt and George H. Wyman are listed as the designers who helped bring the project to life. However, the building's "final architect," according to the LA Conservancy, is still up for debate. Yet, despite its intriguing historical past and the building’s immaculate detailing, what is perhaps most exciting about the complex is its potential for a revitalized future. 

Standing as one of the oldest commercial buildings in the city of Los Angeles, its relatively recent fame grew in large part thanks to the building's ability to role-play as an ideal design backdrop for fictional film locations. Most famously, the building appears in the well-known Hollywood blockbuster Blade Runner. Today, aside from being use as a filming location, the building also houses a Blue Bottle coffee shop and a new outpost for creative social club NeueHouse. 

Last December, international architecture design studio Woods Bagot announced a new partnership with NeueHouse Bradbury, including plans for making the historic building the home for its new LA studio. 

Woods Bagot's partnership with NeueHouse aligns with the studio's ongoing presence and growing project load in Los Angeles. For example, in a press release, the studio highlights their increased design activity across the region: "Woods Bagot is expanding its vision of People Architecture on the back of major project wins, including a new concourse at LAX Midfield. We've been very active in and around LA recently. Our engagement included Building Worlds: the Art and Architecture of Film Design with renowned production designers." 

In addition, Woods Bagot's ongoing research project, MORE LA, has positioned the studio to become more engaged with the city as it aims to improve L.A.’s transportation system. 

Drawing in a niche crowd consisting of architects, designers, and other creatively individuals, NeueHouse Bradbury is providing a new face for a growing number of practices interested in setting up satellite offices in Los Angeles, like Woods Bagot. Woods Bagot's presence within the space, in turn, presents a new possibility for how remote offices can grow and thrive: by focusing on increasing and amplifying the cultural and creative fabric of a city while also pursuing new work. 

To learn more about NeueHouse's cultural offerings, check out the group's website.