GPA Gerhard Pichel Architect
center west
Center West Office Building
Los Angeles, CA |
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Project Description
The project consists of a slender tower rising from a three story
base. The design reflects the dual identity of the site facing
both Wilshire and Westwood Village. The building height is 22
stories, including ground floor retail space. The base of the
building is three story in height, to complement the more intimate
scale of Westwood Village. Two levels of above-grade executive
parking and four levels of subterranean parking provide a total parking
capacity of 800 spaces. The building, clad in granite and tinted
glass, is designed to reflect a dual identity with a classical presence
of Wilshire Boulevard and a less formal façade toward Westwood
Village. Typical floors of the Tower are 16,500 SF. Gerhard
Pichel, President GPA Architects, was the architect of record for this
project, while being employed with another firm.
Client: Center West Corp.
Scope: Executive Architect
Area: 296,000 sf
Cost: $50 Million
Year Completed: 1989
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