Inhabitat Local - Los Angeles » Lori Zimmer http://inhabitat.com/la Green Design Will Save the World Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:52:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Solar Umbrella Fuses Energy Neutral Living With Modern Architecture http://inhabitat.com/la/solar-umbrella-fuses-energy-neutral-living-with-modern-architecture/ http://inhabitat.com/la/solar-umbrella-fuses-energy-neutral-living-with-modern-architecture/#comments Sun, 28 Aug 2011 05:07:02 +0000 Lori Zimmer http://inhabitat.com/la/?p=2231
The residence was inspired by the open framework of the Umbrella House, built in 1953 by Paul Rudolph. Using this model, Brooks Scarpa  created a modern solar canopy, which extends over the top of the residence, providing thermal protection. This solar paneled]]> green design, eco design, sustainable design, Brooks Scarpa, Solar Umbrella, Venice Beach, Paul Rudolph, Umbrella House, recycled materials, solar canopy, soalr power, energy neutral, glass wall green design, eco design, sustainable design, Brooks Scarpa, Solar Umbrella, Venice Beach, Paul Rudolph, Umbrella House, recycled materials, solar canopy, soalr power, energy neutral, glass wall green design, eco design, sustainable design, Brooks Scarpa, Solar Umbrella, Venice Beach, Paul Rudolph, Umbrella House, recycled materials, solar canopy, soalr power, energy neutral, glass wall green design, eco design, sustainable design, Brooks Scarpa, Solar Umbrella, Venice Beach, Paul Rudolph, Umbrella House, recycled materials, solar canopy, soalr power, energy neutral, glass wall green design, eco design, sustainable design, Brooks Scarpa, Solar Umbrella, Venice Beach, Paul Rudolph, Umbrella House, recycled materials, solar canopy, soalr power, energy neutral, glass wall green design, eco design, sustainable design, Brooks Scarpa, Solar Umbrella, Venice Beach, Paul Rudolph, Umbrella House, recycled materials, solar canopy, soalr power, energy neutral, glass wall green design, eco design, sustainable design, Brooks Scarpa, Solar Umbrella, Venice Beach, Paul Rudolph, Umbrella House, recycled materials, solar canopy, soalr power, energy neutral, glass wall
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The building features 46 private studio apartments for low-income residents, that top off a ground level of commercial and retail spaces. A lower level parking garage houses staff vehicles. Each apartment features a set of perforated aluminum shutters on the]]> green design, eco design, sustainable design, Step Up on 5th, Santa Monica, homeless shelter, Brooks and Scarpa, LEED certified, low-income housing green design, eco design, sustainable design, Step Up on 5th, Santa Monica, homeless shelter, Brooks and Scarpa, LEED certified, low-income housing green design, eco design, sustainable design, Step Up on 5th, Santa Monica, homeless shelter, Brooks and Scarpa, LEED certified, low-income housing green design, eco design, sustainable design, Step Up on 5th, Santa Monica, homeless shelter, Brooks and Scarpa, LEED certified, low-income housing green design, eco design, sustainable design, Step Up on 5th, Santa Monica, homeless shelter, Brooks and Scarpa, LEED certified, low-income housing green design, eco design, sustainable design, Step Up on 5th, Santa Monica, homeless shelter, Brooks and Scarpa, LEED certified, low-income housing green design, eco design, sustainable design, Step Up on 5th, Santa Monica, homeless shelter, Brooks and Scarpa, LEED certified, low-income housing
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The Urban Farming Food Chain Project grows living walls in four locations in downtown Los Angeles. Managed by Green Living Technologies and Emslie Osler Architects, the walls grow produce that are given to those that take care of them, providing fresh food]]> Urban Farming Food Chain PRoject, Living Walls, Green Living Technologies, Emslie Osler Architects, Silver Lake Farms, Community Supported Agriculture, Market Makeovers, South Los Angeles Healthy Heating, Active Communities Initiatve and Public Matters, The Urban Homestead, Pasadena, Urban Farming Advocates, urban farming Urban Farming Food Chain PRoject, Living Walls, Green Living Technologies, Emslie Osler Architects, Silver Lake Farms, Community Supported Agriculture, Market Makeovers, South Los Angeles Healthy Heating, Active Communities Initiatve and Public Matters, The Urban Homestead, Pasadena, Urban Farming Advocates, urban farming Urban Farming Food Chain PRoject, Living Walls, Green Living Technologies, Emslie Osler Architects, Silver Lake Farms, Community Supported Agriculture, Market Makeovers, South Los Angeles Healthy Heating, Active Communities Initiatve and Public Matters, The Urban Homestead, Pasadena, Urban Farming Advocates, urban farming Urban Farming Food Chain PRoject, Living Walls, Green Living Technologies, Emslie Osler Architects, Silver Lake Farms, Community Supported Agriculture, Market Makeovers, South Los Angeles Healthy Heating, Active Communities Initiatve and Public Matters, The Urban Homestead, Pasadena, Urban Farming Advocates, urban farming Urban Farming Food Chain PRoject, Living Walls, Green Living Technologies, Emslie Osler Architects, Silver Lake Farms, Community Supported Agriculture, Market Makeovers, South Los Angeles Healthy Heating, Active Communities Initiatve and Public Matters, The Urban Homestead, Pasadena, Urban Farming Advocates, urban farming Urban Farming Food Chain PRoject, Living Walls, Green Living Technologies, Emslie Osler Architects, Silver Lake Farms, Community Supported Agriculture, Market Makeovers, South Los Angeles Healthy Heating, Active Communities Initiatve and Public Matters, The Urban Homestead, Pasadena, Urban Farming Advocates, urban farming
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Work Plays' HW8 homes deliver the notion of loft like design in a prefabulous package. We admit that typical architecture in the Los Angeles area has trended toward open, loft like spaces. However, Prefab homes are generally unable to meet the same airy]]> green design, eco design, sustainable design, Work Plays, Los Angeles, prefab housing, HW8 Prefabs, recycled materials, Inhabitat Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Sustainable Architecture, Green Architecture, PreFab, PreFab Housing, Sustainable Building, Green Building

Work Plays‘ HW8 homes deliver the notion of loft like design in a prefabulous package. We admit that typical architecture in the Los Angeles area has trended toward open, loft like spaces. However, Prefab homes are generally unable to meet the same airy qualities of constructed homes (especially multi-family), until LA-based Work Plays’ presented their solution. The HW8 Prefab townhouse combines the affordability of a prefab, with the open-air feeling of a loft, all while remaining eco-conscious.

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]]> http://inhabitat.com/la/hw8-prefab-homes-have-the-open-air-feeling-of-a-loft/feed/ 0 Belzberg Archiect’s Award Winning Concept Eco Hotel Ray http://inhabitat.com/la/belzberg-archiects-award-winning-concept-eco-hotel-ray/ http://inhabitat.com/la/belzberg-archiects-award-winning-concept-eco-hotel-ray/#comments Wed, 10 Aug 2011 22:20:37 +0000 Lori Zimmer http://inhabitat.com/la/?p=1054
The Eames studio occupied the popular Abbot Kinney Boulevard in Venice Beach from 1943 until 1988. The Hotel Ray was to be a green property featuring 57 private guest rooms, promoting ecotourism in the diversely cultured area of Venice. Fully taking inspiration]]> green design, eco design, sustainable design, Venice Beach, Abbot Kinney, Belzberg Architects, Green Concept Design Award, Ecotourism, Eco-hotel, Eames Studio, green roof, recycled roof, recycled fiber board, Hotel Ray green design, eco design, sustainable design, Venice Beach, Abbot Kinney, Belzberg Architects, Green Concept Design Award, Ecotourism, Eco-hotel, Eames Studio, green roof, recycled roof, recycled fiber board, Hotel Ray green design, eco design, sustainable design, Venice Beach, Abbot Kinney, Belzberg Architects, Green Concept Design Award, Ecotourism, Eco-hotel, Eames Studio, green roof, recycled roof, recycled fiber board, Hotel Ray green design, eco design, sustainable design, Venice Beach, Abbot Kinney, Belzberg Architects, Green Concept Design Award, Ecotourism, Eco-hotel, Eames Studio, green roof, recycled roof, recycled fiber board, Hotel Ray green design, eco design, sustainable design, Venice Beach, Abbot Kinney, Belzberg Architects, Green Concept Design Award, Ecotourism, Eco-hotel, Eames Studio, green roof, recycled roof, recycled fiber board, Hotel Ray green design, eco design, sustainable design, Venice Beach, Abbot Kinney, Belzberg Architects, Green Concept Design Award, Ecotourism, Eco-hotel, Eames Studio, green roof, recycled roof, recycled fiber board, Hotel Ray green design, eco design, sustainable design, Venice Beach, Abbot Kinney, Belzberg Architects, Green Concept Design Award, Ecotourism, Eco-hotel, Eames Studio, green roof, recycled roof, recycled fiber board, Hotel Ray
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Own by Andre Balazs Properties, the Standard brand has had celebrity investors such as Leonardo DiCaprio, Cameron Diaz and Benecio del Toro. The high profile brand acquired the marble Superior Oil building in 2002. Originally built in 1955, Koning Eizenberg]]> green design, eco design, sustainable design, National Register of Historic Places, The Standard Hotel, Andre Balazs, downtown Los Angeles, Superior Oil Company Building, rooftop pool, converted building green design, eco design, sustainable design, National Register of Historic Places, The Standard Hotel, Andre Balazs, downtown Los Angeles, Superior Oil Company Building, rooftop pool, converted building green design, eco design, sustainable design, National Register of Historic Places, The Standard Hotel, Andre Balazs, downtown Los Angeles, Superior Oil Company Building, rooftop pool, converted building green design, eco design, sustainable design, National Register of Historic Places, The Standard Hotel, Andre Balazs, downtown Los Angeles, Superior Oil Company Building, rooftop pool, converted building green design, eco design, sustainable design, National Register of Historic Places, The Standard Hotel, Andre Balazs, downtown Los Angeles, Superior Oil Company Building, rooftop pool, converted building green design, eco design, sustainable design, National Register of Historic Places, The Standard Hotel, Andre Balazs, downtown Los Angeles, Superior Oil Company Building, rooftop pool, converted building green design, eco design, sustainable design, National Register of Historic Places, The Standard Hotel, Andre Balazs, downtown Los Angeles, Superior Oil Company Building, rooftop pool, converted building
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]]> http://inhabitat.com/la/trendy-standard-hotel-in-downtown-la-converted-from-historical-landmark-superior-oil-building/feed/ 0 XTEN’s Bel Air Residence Mimics the Hillside Its Perched On http://inhabitat.com/la/xtens-bel-air-residence-mimics-the-hillside-its-perched-on/ http://inhabitat.com/la/xtens-bel-air-residence-mimics-the-hillside-its-perched-on/#comments Mon, 25 Jul 2011 03:51:56 +0000 Lori Zimmer http://inhabitat.com/la/?p=1089
Built on a four acre hillside, the house is located at the top of a 150 vertical drop. The lower portion of the property is lush and wooded due to the ravines and creeks on the East and West edges of the property. The view from the pool dock looks down]]> green design, eco design, sustainable design, XTEN Architecture, Bel Air, Open air, natural lighting, Natural Ventilation green design, eco design, sustainable design, XTEN Architecture, Bel Air, Open air, natural lighting, Natural Ventilation green design, eco design, sustainable design, XTEN Architecture, Bel Air, Open air, natural lighting, Natural Ventilation green design, eco design, sustainable design, XTEN Architecture, Bel Air, Open air, natural lighting, Natural Ventilation green design, eco design, sustainable design, XTEN Architecture, Bel Air, Open air, natural lighting, Natural Ventilation green design, eco design, sustainable design, XTEN Architecture, Bel Air, Open air, natural lighting, Natural Ventilation green design, eco design, sustainable design, XTEN Architecture, Bel Air, Open air, natural lighting, Natural Ventilation
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]]> http://inhabitat.com/la/xtens-bel-air-residence-mimics-the-hillside-its-perched-on/feed/ 0 Beverly Hill’s Retro-Chic, Historically Preserved Avalon Hotel http://inhabitat.com/la/beverly-hills-retro-chic-historically-preserved-avalon-hotel/ http://inhabitat.com/la/beverly-hills-retro-chic-historically-preserved-avalon-hotel/#comments Mon, 04 Jul 2011 22:33:21 +0000 Lori Zimmer http://inhabitat.com/la/?p=1346
Clad in sherbert hues-pastel oranges, blues and the signature retro-mint green, the Avalon offers a taste of old Hollywood luxury in a modern city. The ample rooms are stocked with mid-century modern furnishings, like Eames cabinets, Heywood-Wakefield chairs]]> green design, eco design, sustainable design, Avalon Hotel, mid-century modern, Beverly Hills, Koning Eizenberg, retro-chic, renovated hotel, historical preservation green design, eco design, sustainable design, Avalon Hotel, mid-century modern, Beverly Hills, Koning Eizenberg, retro-chic, renovated hotel, historical preservation green design, eco design, sustainable design, Avalon Hotel, mid-century modern, Beverly Hills, Koning Eizenberg, retro-chic, renovated hotel, historical preservation green design, eco design, sustainable design, Avalon Hotel, mid-century modern, Beverly Hills, Koning Eizenberg, retro-chic, renovated hotel, historical preservation green design, eco design, sustainable design, Avalon Hotel, mid-century modern, Beverly Hills, Koning Eizenberg, retro-chic, renovated hotel, historical preservation green design, eco design, sustainable design, Avalon Hotel, mid-century modern, Beverly Hills, Koning Eizenberg, retro-chic, renovated hotel, historical preservation green design, eco design, sustainable design, Avalon Hotel, mid-century modern, Beverly Hills, Koning Eizenberg, retro-chic, renovated hotel, historical preservation
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Koning Eizenberg’s addition expanded the community center to 20,000 square feet. The larger space enabled the center to broaden its programming, offering classes and activities for community members of all ages. In the main hall of center, one side hosts]]> Plummer Park Community Center, green design, eco design, sustainable design, Koning Eizenberg, courtyard, Los Angeles Plummer Park Community Center, green design, eco design, sustainable design, Koning Eizenberg, courtyard, Los Angeles Plummer Park Community Center, green design, eco design, sustainable design, Koning Eizenberg, courtyard, Los Angeles Plummer Park Community Center, green design, eco design, sustainable design, Koning Eizenberg, courtyard, Los Angeles Plummer Park Community Center, green design, eco design, sustainable design, Koning Eizenberg, courtyard, Los Angeles Plummer Park Community Center, green design, eco design, sustainable design, Koning Eizenberg, courtyard, Los Angeles Plummer Park Community Center, green design, eco design, sustainable design, Koning Eizenberg, courtyard, Los Angeles
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