One of the most iconic pieces of architecture in Los Angeles and the world, Frank Gehry’s Walt Disney Concert Hall is seen from street level by most visitors to downtown Los Angeles.
Gehry’s Great Residential Tower
Courtesy of Weldon Brewster for Gerry’s The Grand
Now, the 93-year-old architect’s new The Grand LA complex, a 15-year $1 billion combination of two office towers, a hotel and luxury residences across the street, offers something different. A fresh perspective on the iconic home of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Many of the project’s rented rooms and apartments open directly onto the concert hall and its luxurious stainless steel benches. It’s a vision the architect himself values, so much so that he rented a unit on the bottom floor of the Grand by Gehry residential tower, offering an up-close and intimate view of one of his most cherished buildings.
“Frank was always interested in how the site interacted with and complemented the Gehry Concert Hall,” says Phoebe Yee, executive vice president of design at Related California. For example, the swimming pool of a 45-story residential tower is on the same level as the Walt Disney Concert Hall. “You get fantastic views of the great architecture and it really connects you to the place,” adds Yee.
The two towers, the second housing the new Conrad José Andrés hotel with its multi-course gastronomic offer, have an idea of Gehry’s architectural movement, and seem to be made of cubes that seem to be suspended in rotation. and under buildings. “It’s a series of stacked boxes that look crooked,” says Yi. The 25-story, 305-room Conrad Los Angeles hotel, with entrance on Grand Avenue, will open on July 6, and residents of The Grand by Gehry (which you enter via Olive Street) are expected to move from 14 From Julius.
View from The Grand by Gehry apartment in downtown Los Angeles
Courtesy of Peter Christiansen Wall for Gerry’s The Grand
Yee says he thinks the apartments will attract passengers from entertainment companies in Burbank, Hollywood and Culver City, given the Grand Project’s easy access to the 110 Freeway. interesting for people in the entertainment industry”, says I. central in terms of access.
Tower amenities include a gym, outdoor pool, community spaces on the 10th floor such as a lounge and bar with a pool table and 85-inch TV, buffet kitchen, coworking spaces (with individual coworking) and a dog. game space
Architect David Rockwell’s Rockwell Group designed the public spaces of the residential tower. “We actually have more outdoor space, 12,000 square feet, than we do indoor space, 10,000 square feet,” says Yee, detailing that the building’s exterior areas, including grills and outdoor exercise areas, are 2,400 square feet. Academy. “We will also have a full-time person, officially called the lifestyle manager, who will schedule events for our residents,” says Yi.
Studios start at $2,750 and prices top $9,500 a month for three bedrooms, and 89 of the tower’s 436 units (with floor-to-ceiling windows) are reserved for low- and middle-income renters. An open-air walkway connects the residential tower with the hotel tower.
Finally, in 2023, the retail and dining area (totaling 164,000 square feet) will be completed, along with a public gathering space with landscaped terraces located between the two towers and at the base. Among the tenants will be Andres’ Bazaar Meat.
Meanwhile, the hotel includes rooms designed by interior designer Tara Bernhardt, a spa, a private pool overlooking the Walt Disney Concert Hall, and three of Andre’s ThinkFoodGroup restaurants, including the open-air Agua Viva with Latin and Asian influences.
Agua Viva by ThinkFoodGroup Restaurant at Conrad Hotel Grand LA
Conrado Los Angeles
The hope is that the entire Grand LA complex will further improve Bunker Hill, which when it was built displaced most low-income neighborhoods. Over the decades, the district has become a hub of commercial towers, green spaces (Grand Park) and cultural centers including MOCA, The Broad Museum, Music Center and the Colburn School of Music. But with a few exceptions, like the destination restaurant Otium and the Emerson condo, it doesn’t have the feel of a vibrant neighborhood.
“One of the things that’s been really challenging about this part of town is that it’s more like a cultural place you visit – you go to a concert, a museum or a concert,” says Yi. “What we’re trying to do, and what Frank really tried to do with this project, is create a neighborhood feel.”
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Living space inside a hotel suite at Conrad Los Angeles
Conrado Los Angeles
DTLA views from Grand by Gehry Apartment
Peter Christiansen credits Wally Gehry for The Grand
Rooftop Cabins at The Grand by Gehry
Weldon Brewster by Geary’s The Grand
Walt Disney Concert Hall seen from an apartment in Gerry Grand
Peter Christiansen credits Wally Gehry for The Grand
The lobby of Gerry’s The Grand
Weldon Brewster by Geary’s The Grand
Source: Hollywood Reporter
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