Beverly Hills, CA, United States
Gores Group, a private equity firm, wished for a modern, high quality building for its Beverly Hills headquarters. The architectural firm Belzberg Architects has designed a building with a kinetic facade for this purpose.
The existing structure of the building has been preserved, the interiors renovated, the facade completely redesigned. Three different materials were used to create the unique envelope pattern: glass, stone and perforated metal.
Polycor’s light Massangis French limestone covers the walls. The carved stone, which imitates the arched shapes of glass, gives the impression that the entire facade is in motion. This office building has received numerous awards, including the Los Angeles Business Council Award of Excellence.
« The stone is carved three dimensionally into similar shapes as the slumped glass, blurring the line of the material transition. When the stone flattens into a thinset cladding, the pattern is abstracted into a reveal condition.»
2015 Los Angeles Business Council
2015 Architectural Record, Record Products
2015 Interior Design Magazine / MakeIt WORK
2015 Architizer A+ Awards
2015 City of Beverly Hills Architectural Award
2014 Interior Design Magazine
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