Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects

2025 Architectural Record Awards Winner: Isla Intersections Supportive Housing & Paseo

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 08:25:01 -0500

Learn more about the awardee in the Housing category by Lorcan O' Herlihy Architects.

Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects Brings Co-Housing to West L.A. with Barrington 1503

Mon, 24 Mar 2025 00:13:18 -0400

Located near (but not affiliated with) UCLA, the 18-unit project, which features four- and five-bedroom units and spacious social spaces, was developed as a model for student co-living.

After a Devastating Wildfire, Lorcan O’Herlihy Reimagines His 1987 Trancas House in Malibu

Fri, 06 Sep 2024 08:10:45 -0400

Using primarily concrete, the architect rebuilds on the site of a destroyed house he had designed for his parents nearly four decades earlier.

Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects to Transform Dilapidated Detroit Convent into Contemporary Art Center

Thu, 21 Sep 2023 09:15:03 -0400

Featuring gallery space, an in-house production studio, and more, the new home of Louis Buhl & Co. will be adjacent to the forthcoming Shepherd arts campus in the East Village neighborhood.

DESIGN:ED Podcast: Lorcan O'Herlihy

Mon, 05 Jun 2023 15:09:21 -0400

Lorcan O’Herlihy of Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects joins the podcast to discuss the design process for the Sandi Simon Center for Dance at Chapman University, the revitalization of Detroit, and his book “Architecture Is a Social Act.”

Lorcan O'Herlihy Packs the House for a New Dance Center

Mon, 01 May 2023 06:00:00 -0400

A historic citrus-packing facility is converted into a light-filled dance rehearsal and performance space at Chapman University.

Lorcan O'Herlihy Re-Envisions his Family's Home in Malibu

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 07:00:00 -0500

A 1990s Malibu dwelling is transformed by an architect into a home for his family.

John R 2660 by Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects

goncharj@bnpmedia.com (Joann Gonchar, FAIA) — Fri, 02 Oct 2020 00:00:00 -0400

The first of four buildings by Lorcan O’Herlihy opens in a new Detroit development.

Lorcan O’Herlihy’s Latest Building Becomes a Dance Troupe’s Stage

Tue, 21 Nov 2017 09:00:00 -0500

An Instagram event facilitated by RECORD turns a multifamily building into the set for a performance.

Mariposa 1038 by Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects

Sun, 01 Oct 2017 08:00:00 -0400

In L.A.’s Koreatown, an apartment building with a punchy facade enlivens the street.

MLK1101 by Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects

Sat, 01 Apr 2017 08:00:00 -0400

A forthcoming 34,000-square-foot housing complex in South L.A. will become a home for military veterans.

Shulman Home & Studio by Raphael Soriano and Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects

Thu, 16 Apr 2015 00:00:00 -0400

A photographer's midcentury house, little changed over the decades, is sensitively restored for a young family.

Cloverdale749 by by Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects

Thu, 16 Oct 2014 12:00:00 -0400

On a mid-block infill site, a pristine box wrapped in layers of clean-edged metal is a stylish antidote to its surroundings.

Formosa 1140

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

An 11-unit, market-rate condominium in West Hollywood provides a public park and private outdoor space for each apartment.

Performance Capture Studio

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Lorcan O’Herlihy and Stephen Kanner refer to the checkerboard wall snaking through their Performance Capture Studio (PCS) north of San Francisco as a “strange loop,” a term used in film and other arts to describe something that breaks down the usual hierarchies of time or space and ends up where it started.