1530-1540 Flower St., Glendale, CA 91201
Right in the heart of Glendale's Grand Central Creative Campus, 1530 Flower Street is designed to be a vertically integrated mini studio for film, tv, streaming and music production. The units contain private offices, open floor plans for adaptable work areas, editing suites, screening rooms, a green screen and a private, enclosed landscaped eating area and dog run. Unapologetically industrial in nature, the building’s materiality is at home in its context, while its patterning and dynamic graphics strike a distinct urban figure. The bold façade is an appropriate counterpart to the often heavily trafficked street it sits on, echoing industry, movement and speed. The new exterior is composed of two sizes of off-the-shelf standing-seam metal that form a subtle graphic band that ‘cuts’ through two windows and wraps continuously up and over the roof.
Under tight zoning and budget constraints, we were mandated to maintain the existing building’s envelope, even though the structure was nearly rebuilt in its entirety. Originally built in the 1930’s, this storage shed was once literally cut in half in order to widen the road, and was nearly beyond repair when we began.
Thanks to the design work of WORD (https://www.warrenoffice.com), the project earned the following awards:
AIA San Fernando Design Award of Merit 2019
AIA Los Angeles Design Award of Merit 2020
Westside Urban Forum Westside Prize 2020
Building Square Footage: 7,500 // Units: 2 // Use: Creative Office & Editing Suites // Zoning: GLM1AY // Parking Spaces: 13 gated spaces // Power: 400A 480V 3Ph // Clearance Height: 18' // Loading Doors: 1 Ground Level