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The article focuses on the architectural design of the BAR Center at the Beach, a community facility that's part of the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles, California, designed by Hagy Belzberg, Lindsey Sherman Contento, Barry Gartin, and Kristofer Leese of Belzberg Architects.

The article discusses the architectural design of the Lawrence J. Ellison Institute for Transformative Medicine of University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles, California, designed by architectural firms HLW and Rios.

The article looks at the modernism-themed interior and architectural designs of a house in Los Angeles, California, designed by Magni Kalman Design and ShubinDonaldson.

A review is offered for the Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse at airport Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) in Los Angels, California.

The article looks at a kitchen in an apartment in New York as well as bathroom in a house in Los Angeles, California and London, England designed by Reddymade Design, Dan Brunn Architecture and Atelier Maia Design & Architecture.

The article discusses the architectural design of a pool and pool house in Los Angeles, California, a project conceived by the architect David Martin.

The article describes the interior of the ICrete office in Los Angeles, California, which was designed by Felderman Keatinge. The open center in the floor plan is aimed at fostering teamwork. The ceiling is a combination of exposed mechanicals and white gypsum board. The office of the chief executive officer (CEO) features white leather upholstered wing chair and a straight-lined sofa.

The article discusses the renovation done by Kevin Walz and artist Joyce Gorelik to the 1,000 square foot condominium owned by retired investor Guy Gorelik in Los Angeles, California that has a view of the beach, sunset and the Santa Monica pier. It mentions that Walz used the works of Richard Diebenkorn as inspiration when he color-wash the apartment's walls that brought richness to the spec-built boxiness. The article also informs that his paneling complements the paint and that he used Italian suppliers from Rome, Puglia and Sardinia.

The article describes the interior design of the Guess design headquarters in Los Angeles designed by Studios Architecture. Two ground-level studios for design and development and five conference rooms 12 feet up in the air comprise the headquarters. The open front-of-house area encompasses a full-service cafe operated by chef Wolfang Puck and a lounge. To improve the flow in the work space, a corridor nearly the entire length of the building was constructed.

The article deals with the renovation made by father-and-son team of Raymond and Bryant Yeh on Studio Number building in Los Angeles, California owned by Shepart Fairey. A background of Studio Number One is offered. Bryant recalls the Fairey building as former site of law offices on two unconnected floors. He saw the potential for the site to have a pair of open studios upstairs, the gallery and print storage, and a conference room on each level. The interior's focal point of the renovated building is described.

The article describes the interior design of Alberta Ferretti's flagship store in Los Angeles, California, designed by Sybarite. According to fashion designer Ferretti, the store's contemporary concept celebrates the entrepreneurial California environment. Subtle alterations begin with the facade, its brick now updated with pale gray paint and inset panels of blackened steel. At the front doors, one can see the entire season's collections for the two women's lines as well as Alberta Ferretti Girl.

The article reports on the development of a Chanel boutique by Peter Marino Architect at Robertson Boulevard in Los Angeles, California. Peter Marino, owner of the architectural firm, says that the boutique is basically a white stucco box. The store is a remodel of a two-story 1960's building stripped down to its wooden frame. To lure reluctant customers, Marino set a 12-foot-high video monitor at an angle to the doorway, showing a continuous loop of runway footage visible from half a block away.

The article describes the Conga Room, a nightclub in Los Angeles, California, designed by Hagy Belzberg of Belzberg Architects. He first took his cue from the energy of the music itself. According to Belzberg, since the club is part of a plaza, instant allure should be created. He turned to another artist Sergio Arau to provide the room with the tattoo vibe of an inked butterfly that Belzberg laser-cut into composite-wood panels.

The article focuses on Ray Azoulay, owner of the Obsolete gallery-shop in Los Angeles, California. Azoulay decided to relocate to Venice in Los Angeles after living in Manhattan, New York City. It relates how Azoulay founded the gallery-shop. With his relocation, Azoulay now occupies one of the AK Live/Work lofts designed by architect Michael Sant. It provides an overview of the interior decor of the loft.

The article focuses on the renovation by architect Birgit Hansen of the 1920's Los Angeles, California house of gallery owner Karyn Lovegrove to showcase her current artistic passions. The major challenge was to undo the damage from two previous remodels and bring the house into the 21st century and then to create a stage for art and other things the owner collects. Heating and air-conditioning, part of a systems overhaul, come up through vents in the floor.

The article features Warren Techentin's house in Los Angeles, California, which he renovated and expanded from its 1950's form. In renovating the house, Warren, a Techentin Buckingham Architecture principal, retained the foundation and partial basement, but almost everything else about the structure is new, including an 800-square-foot second story that brings the total square footage to 3,000.

The article describes the interior design of an office shared by Baroda Ventures, a tech-savvy private-equity firm, and its founder's nonprofit effort, the David Bohnett Foundation, in Los Angeles, California, designed by Mark Rios of Rios Clementi Hale Studios. Since the headquarters is shared by the two, Rios chose showstopping chandeliers, a floral wool rug, and Hollywood Regency references for its design. Reception's ceiling is beachy beadboard, painted creamy white, while the rest of the architecture is much more urbane.

The article features the clothing shops, Maison Martin Margiela and Mameg in Los Angeles, California. Architecture firm Johnston Marklee designed the two fashion houses simultaneously. Mameg owner Sonia Eram had carried Margiela at Mameg's two previous Los Angeles locations. For Margiela's design, Johnston Marklee had to adhere to an international standard.

This article focuses on the rebuilding of the Paul László house bought by an entrepreneurial couple in Los Angeles, California. The house sits on the 1-acre property they bought in Mandeville Canyon. To rebuild the house the couple hired Nicholas.Budd.Dutton interior and architecture design firm. The couple decided to retain the guest house--and camped out there during the 15 months of demolition and construction.

This article focuses on the move of advertising agency Wong Doody to hire Shubin + Donaldson Architects to revamp a distribuition warehouse in Los Angeles, California. The warehouser is part of a complex redeveloped for small businesses. Russell Shubin is LEED-accredited, so Wong Doody automatically got green, at least where appropriate. Some of the notable features of the warehouse are the long gridded windows, along the front and back, ensure that natural light penetrates the 13,500-square-foot interior's three bays.

The article describes the renovation of the house of Kanye West in Los Angeles, California by Desiderata Design principal Don Stewart. Stewart redesigned the ceilings and walls and swapped out insignificant windows for frameless glass. The article also discusses the changes made in the bedroom, in the kitchen and in the living room.

The article features FordBrady, the converted Kim Sing Theatre in Los Angeles, California, designed by Xten Architecture. It says that it was Willard Ford, son of actor Harrison, who saw the deserted theater and knew he had to have it. After three years of demolition and construction, Ford and longtime friend John Brady decided to go into the furniture business under the name FordBrady. Xten retained the marquee of the theater, its entry tunnel, refreshed with tangerine paint and fluorescent tubes.

The article features the house of chef Hans Röckenwagner and his wife Patti designed by couple and Minarc's architect and interior designer Tryggvi Thorsteinsson and Erla Dögg Ingjaldsdóttir in Los Angeles, California. The living area has sliding glass doors which open to the dining patio and the swimming pool. Woods were used in the interiors. Minarc used skylights while the windows are situated to hide or frame views.

The article discusses the efforts of Barbara Bestor, an architect for Bestor Architecture, in designing the wholesale showroom of fashion designer Trina Turk in Los Angeles, California. The architect explains that she dematerialized the front section of the store with glass and mirror. It states that the platform-style banquettes of the showroom are designed with silk-upholstered pillows in bright colors. The interior decoration of the showroom's sales area is described.

The article describes the design created by Gensler for the Creative Artists Agency (CAA) building in Los Angeles, California. Gensler made a point in CAA's double-height lobby, where those impressions derive from scale, materials, and the overwhelming whiteness. Straight flights of stairs, stacked along one wall of the eight-story atrium that ascends vertiginously from the lobby, are abuzz with agents or assistants opting for foot transit between floors. In the private offices surrounding the atrium, agents got to exercise their own choice.

The article focuses on the Obagi Skin Health Institute in Los Angeles, California, designed by architectural firm Robert D. Henry Architects. The ground level is roughly divided in half, each side with its own reception area. The transformation begins out front, where an oculus incised in the existing white stucco canopy suggests the client's initial. Architect Robert D. Henry gave the facade itself new bone structure in the form of white Calacatta marble.

The article focuses on the headquarters of office property developer Maguire Properties Inc. in Los Angeles, California, designed by architect Clive Wilkinson. Pragmatism drove the no-nonsense plan formulated by Clive Wilkinson Architects. Bookending the plan's 125-foot length are a pair of conference rooms. Staying with the surf-culture metaphor, a creamy-white textured floor recalls a scrupulous raked beach.

The article features the interior design of the headquarters of AOL in Los Angeles, California by interior design firm HOK. The role of HOK interior design director Clay Pendergrast in the design of building is discussed. Color branding plays a part in the Internet café. Emblazoned with the AOL logo, deep-orange panels of back-painted etched acrylic ring the circular second-floor space surrounding the top of the rotunda.

The article features the architecture of the corporate headquarters of edmunds.com, a car-data provider, in Los Angeles, California. Studios Architecture is the designer of the headquarters. The efforts of managing principal Chris Mitchell and associate principal Sandra Page Mitchell of Studios Architecture to design the building are cited. Setting the tone are a Ferrari-red elevator lobby and entry tunnel with chrome pendant fixtures. Vending machines are set behind a slatted partition of steel strips.

The article presents information on the architectural firm Oyler Wu Collaborative in Los Angeles, California. The firm is owned by architects Dwayne Oyler and Jenny Wu. They first explored Venice Beach and its bungalows after making the move--and marrying--two years ago. A visit to craigslist.org led the couple downtown to the American Cement Building, which had been converted into lofts.

The article describes the HLW-designed Los Angeles, California headquarters of Red Bull. The fiercest daredevils of all enroll in the Red Bull Air Race at venues throughout North America and Europe. To get the sports analogy right, HLW covered the plaza's paving of plastic-wood timbers with sheets of a paper-resin composite used for ramps at skate parks. To allow Red Bull executives to savor a bird's-eye view of their domain, HLW built a mezzanine with a glass-in boardrooms as well as a few offices and workstations.

The article reports on the renovation of Wayne McAllister's house in Los Angeles, California, by designers Marmol Radziner and Vance Burke. Built by Wayne McAllister in 1957, the residence was plenty cool and modern at time of purchase. The new owner of the house, Eugenio López Alonso, enlisted Marmol Radziner + Associates to refine the architecture and Vance Burke Design to make the interiors livable, not to mention museum-quality.

The article describes the design of the Museum of Design Art & Architecture (MODAA) in Los Angeles, California. Zoltan Pali and Judit Méda Fekete, principals of Studio Pali Fekete Architects (SPFA), undertook the design of the museum. The ground-up two-story structure spins mixed-use in new directions while experimenting with a potentially lucrative business model. Most of the ground floor is dedicated to SPFA studio, the MODAA Gallery, and a restaurant. The building's upper level is dedicated to live-work lofts.

The article focuses on the renovation of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles, California owned by Goodwin Gaw and David Chang designed by Dodd Mitchell Design. The property is a National Register of Historic Places listee. The historical background of the hotel is highlighted. The interior design of the hotel is presented.

The article reveals that Tighe Architecture's principal, Patrick Tighe accepted the commission to design the Fine Living installation at the 2006 NeoCon West in Los Angeles, California. It mentions the only restrictions he faced. The number of manufacturers sponsoring the event is mentioned. It describes Tighe's laminated-glass panels.

The article discusses the expansion of the office of MTV Networks in Los Angeles, California, designed by Shimoda Design Group. Principal Joey Shimoda started with the fundamentals of organization. He kept the core dark, so the eye is automatically drawn to the two window walls, facing the mountains to the north and Santa Monica's developing business scene to the south.

Features the design of a renovated mid-century Los Angeles bungalow by Xten Architecture in California which is owned by couple Kevan and Maria Jenson, a painter and a playwright. Retention of the footprint of the bungalow; Information on the art studio at the house created for Kevan; Description of its courtyard.

Focuses on the interior decoration of a hillside residence designed by architect Zoltan Pali in Los Angeles, California. Concept of the house's interior and architectural design; Description of the house's living and dining areas; Materials used in the construction of the house's concrete deck.

Focuses on the interior architecture of the post-production office of Jigsaw in Los Angeles, California designed by Pugh + Scarpa Architecture. Challenges faced by the team in transforming the office into a stimulating social environment; Design elements of the building's reception and café areas; Furniture placed in the enclosed offices of the building.

Presents several interior architectural designs rendered by top architectural firms in Los Angeles, California in collaboration with local interior design contractors for the second annual West Edge: Spaces of Unlimited Creativity invitational showcase in 2005. Design concept of a retail space by Team HC and City Constructors; Theme of a corporate office designed by Chu+Gooding Architects and Bonura Building; Materials taken into consideration by Langdon Wilson Architects and L.E. Waters in designing an outpatient treatment center.

Focuses on the interior architecture of the office building of Sony Design Center in Los Angeles, California designed by George Yu Architects. Design concept employed by the team to meet with Sony's requirements; Description of the main conference room; Methods used by the architects to incorporate frameless cans to accommodate incandescent lighting in the ceiling.

Features the interior design of the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising Campus in Los Angeles, California. Staircase design; Table and seating covers; Wall decorations.

The article features the designing of the office of Game Show Network in Los Angeles, California by Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum in 2004. It gives details of the interior design of the office. Furniture used for the office are presented. The article also mentions the strategies applied by Hellmuth in designing the office.

Focuses on the approach used by interior decoration firm HLW to design new headquarters for video-game company Electronic Arts in Los Angeles, California. Facilities required for recreation at the headquarters; Efforts of HLW to solve problems with regards to the location; Theme applied in the reception area; Installation of circulation paths to separate open work space from the interior offices.

Focuses on the construction of the headquarters of entertainment marketing firm Creative Domain designed by Pugh + Scarpa in Los Angeles, California. Background on the firm; Information on the interior architecture of the headquarters; Selection of furnishings by Sarah Walker Design Studio.

Presents information on the restoration of the Robert Redford Building by Moule & Polyzoides in Los Angeles, California. Features of the building; Construction materials used; Architectural design of the building.

Deals with the interior design of Los Angeles, California-based production company Tool of North America. Statement from Erich Joiner, the company founder; Information on the furniture used in the office; Features of the interior lighting.

Features the house of architect Bret Thoeny in Los Angeles, California. Statement from Thoeny; Information on the furniture in the dining area, kitchen and den; Reason Thoeny got interested in contemporary art.

Focuses on the renovation by Studio 0.10 Architecture of a house built by Julius Shulman in 1962 in Los Angeles, California. Description of the building prior to the renovation; Enhancements made to the building; Award won by the house for its design.