Case Study
Laguna Canyon
German firm Behnisch Architekten’s new Los Angeles studio recently completed an L.A. office for a confidential client that features multiple inviting stairways, like this two-story spiral in painted steel and white oak veneer, that encourage activity among employees and connectivity throughout the workplace.
Details
4 level hairpin-turn stairway
10,000-square-foot gym
15 ft high bouldering wall
Glass-enclosed meeting rooms
Project Info
The building shell, measuring 120 by 240 feet (37 by 74 metres), features glass facades and an elevator core at its centre.
The team began by carving up the continuous floor plates to open up the levels to one another – allowing in more light and creating visual connections between multiple spaces.
On opposite sides of the core, they created two “eccentrically-shaped atriums” by staggering the walls of meeting rooms on the different storeys.
Client: Laguna Canyon
Completion: 2020
Project Type: Structural Steel
Architects: Kristi Paulson
Project Sustainability
- 90% Recycled Materials
- 60% Energy Self-Sufficient
- 20% Less Construction Waste