Studio-MLA

Studio-MLA - a renowned landscape architecture and urbanism firm, has headquarters situated in a 60-year-old factory building, celebrates design and creativity. The 27,000-square-foot space maximizes light, air, and the industrial authenticity of the original structure. The building features opened skylights, meeting daylighting requirements without artificial light. This dynamic space also contains a public plaza, hosting hundreds of people for civic events throughout the year. It also serves as a creative hub, seamlessly merging practical workspace with a tribute to the art of creation and design, honoring simplicity, industrial authenticity, and the spirit of making.

"A building within a building."
- Michael B. Lehrer
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Workplace
Location
Downtown LA - Los Angeles, California
Client
Studio-MLA
Size
Building: 28,293 SF
Status
Awards
2019   Westside Urban Forum Honor Award
2019   AIA Los Angeles Award for Excellence in Design
2019   Southern California Developent Forum Honor Award"
Award for Excellence in Design, The American Institute of Architects Los Angeles, 2019
Honor Award, Southern California Development Forum, 2019
Westside Prize Honor Award, Westside Urban Forum, 2019
Project Team

Structural:
Nous Engineering

Owner:
Mission Holdings, LLC.

Contractor:
ABI Group

Energy:
Stantec

Landscape Architect
Studio-MLA
Swimming Pool Engineer
Jones & Madhavan
Jones & Madhavan
Jones & Madhavan
Project Management
City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation & Parks
City of Los Angeles Bureau of Engineering
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