Framestore LA / DHD Architecture + Interior Design + RAC Design Build

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• Architects

  DHD Architecture + Interior Design, RAC Design Build

• Location

  Helms Avenue, Culver City, CA, United States

• Category

  Adaptive Reuse

• DHD Team

  David Howell, Steven Wakenshaw, Melissa Pinto

• RAC Team

  Rick Cortez, Kevin Mulcahy, David Altchech

• Project Year

  2013

• Photographs

  Art Gray, Brooke McGowan

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• Framestore Team

  Jon Collins, Laney Gradus

• Project Manager

  Julia Goldberg

• Engineer of Record

  John Labib and Associates

• NY Engineer

  Harry Chung

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Text description provided by the architects. DHD has designed the previous four spaces occupied by Framestore in NYC’s SoHo district. We were asked to design the LA (Helm’s Ave / Culver City) location and collaborate with local architects RAC. While RAC Design Build focused on transforming the building's Tower and Exterior Architecture,  DHD concentrated on Framestore's signature and Interior Architecture.

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The industrial building we converted had a past life as a fabric fire retardant workshop, specializing in fire protection for the airline industry.

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The 50’ high tower, now a conference room and roof top hangout was where they hung the treated fabric to dry.

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Design features include defunct parking meters and NYC subway strap hangers. The client lounge has two period TWA business class seats, complete with ashtrays.

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