Construction Update: Lucas Museum of Narrative Art
West boundary of the south half of the museum site.
Construction continues at MAD Architects’ second US project, the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art at Exposition Park in South Los Angeles. The 300,000 square-foot non-profit museum will feature collection galleries, exhibition spaces, two theaters, digital classrooms and a free public research library for educators, scholars and students. Superstructure is currently rising on the southern half of the museum building.
Aerial rendering of the Lucas Museum. Rendering by MAD Architects. Courtesy of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art.
West boundary of the north half of the museum site.
Architect: MAD Architects; Client: Lucas Museum of Narrative Arts; Program: Museum, Library, Parking; Location: Los Angeles, CA; Completion: 2026.
Construction Update: 8600 Wilshire Boulevard - Gardenhouse
Northeast corner from Wilshire Boulevard.
Construction is wrapping up at Gardenhouse, MAD Architects’ first US project in the Beverly Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles. The project includes 18 residential units, ranging in type from three townhouses, five villas, two studios and eight condominiums, atop a commercial ground floor. A living wall of native, drought-tolerant succulents and vines wraps the north and east facade of the three story podium that contains the condo units. Clustered white villas sit atop the podium and house the townhouses and villas.
Northeast corner from Wilshire Boulevard.
Closeup of the east facade.
North facade from Wilshire Boulevard.
East facade from South Stanley Drive.
East facade from South Stanley Drive.
East facade from South Stanley Drive.
Closeup of the east facade.
Southeast corner from South Stanley Drive.
Southwest corner from Charleville Boulevard.
Architects: MAD Architects (Design Architect), Gruen Associates (Executive Architect); Interior Designer: Rottet Studio; Structural Engineer: John Labib & Associates; MEP Engineer: Breen Engineering Inc.; Landscape Architect: Gruen Associates; Developer: Palisades Capital Partners LLC; Program: Residential Condo; Location: Los Angeles, CA; Completion: 2020.
