Beverly Center Mall: Los Angeles
BOLD, FLUID, AND FLOODED WITH NATURAL LIGHT
PROJECT INFO
Location: Beverly Grove District, Los Angeles, California
Type: Retail and Hospitality, extensive renovation
Retail and Hospitality Square footage: 822,460
Client: The Taubman Company
Design and Construction Team: Fuksas, Neumann-Smith, Stabile, Ludwig Structural Consulting LLC, Speirs+Major Lighting, Jacobsen-Swinerton JV
Photos © D’Angelo, Stabile (construction)
Located in the Beverly Grove neighborhood of Los Angeles, adjacent to West Hollywood and Beverly Hills, the extensive renovation radically transforms the exterior and interior of the 1982 building. Masterminded by Studio Fuksas—an international architectural firm led by Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas (AIA Honorary Fellowship, RIBA) and headquartered in Rome, Paris, and Shenzhen—the $500-million renovation project embodies their global reputation for bold, sculptural designs that seamlessly integrate fluid, organic forms with advanced technology and sustainability. On the outside, a broad, textured stucco fascia surmounts a dynamic metal mesh ribbon wrapping the entire building. Indoors, the spaces are flooded with natural light filtering through a new skylight that runs the entire length of the structure.
