https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/1361 en-us http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17977 Wed, 21 Jan 2026 08:23:21 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17977-a-new-high-school-in-malibu-turns-the-tide-on-learning goncharj@bnpmedia.com (Joann Gonchar, FAIA) http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16610 Thu, 30 Nov 2023 09:51:58 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16610-koning-eizenbergs-student-pavilion-at-the-university-of-melbourne-emphasizes-socializing-over-studying The 98-unit Flor Lofts, dedicated to residents transitioning out of homelessness, fosters a sense of community and well-being though landscaping and communal outdoor spaces.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16547 Mon, 23 Oct 2023 00:16:28 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16547-koning-eizenberg-architecture-foregrounds-greenery-at-a-supportive-housing-development-in-downtown-la An airy chapel is set against a somber historic synagogue in Los Angeles.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/12214 Wed, 01 Feb 2017 08:14:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/12214-temple-israel-of-hollywood-by-koning-eizenberg-architecture The original 1949 building features exposed concrete facades and a tiled roof supported by steel beams. Its new glass neighbor has a decidedly different character, punctuated by a wavy sunshade. Photo © Eric Staudenmaier Vertically retracting doors allow the chapel to open onto the courtyard. Photo © Eric Staudenmaier The fold of the sunshade’s aluminum panels was inspired by the weave and flow of a prayer shawl. Photo © Eric Staudenmaier 1702-Renovation-Restoration-Adaptation-Koning-Eizenberg-Architecture-Los-Angeles-Temple-Israel-Hollywood-04.jpg The fretwork of the ark doors evokes Islamic screens.   1702-Renovation-Restoration-Adaptation-Koning-Eizenberg-Architecture-Los-Angeles-Temple-Israel-Hollywood-05.jpg The sunshade's undulant design is mimicked in the chapel’s plywood ceiling. Photo © Eric Staudenmaier Public spaces, including the lobby, are now able to display art and artifacts, some from antiquity, for the first time. Photo © Eric Staudenmaier Image courtesy Koning Eizenberg Architecture An inventive new library, in a park with a greenmarket, aims to be a beacon for a challenged community. The Pico Branch Library, a recent work by Koning Eizenberg (KE), is the first new public library branch in Santa Monica, California, in nearly 60 years.

]]> 1503-pico-branch-library-koning-eizenberg.asp Mon, 16 Mar 2015 12:30:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7438-pico-branch-library Pico Branch Library The facade’s perforated-metal paneling derives its pattern from a topography map of the park. Inviting views out but not in, these screens veil the staff room and automated book-sorting system. Portals similar to ATMs allow for easy book return. Steel poles out front support canvas canopies, lighting, and bike racks. Photo © Eric Staudenmaier Pico Branch Library Deep overhangs, trellises, and awnings shade the reading room, allowing for expanses of glass that open the interior to daylight and immersive park views. Photo © Eric Staudenmaier Pico Branch Library Clerestory light scoops punctuate the sculptural ceiling. Photo © Eric Staudenmaier Pico Branch Library A PV-studded trellis connects the library to its freestanding community room. Photo © Eric Staudenmaier Pico Branch Library Through glassy facades, the Pico Branch engages both the wooded park and weekly farmers’ market. Here, the architects’ green awnings echo the vendors’ tent-like stalls. Photo © Eric Staudenmaier Pico Branch Library The library’s side chambers provide group-study or meeting venues for its patrons. Photo © Eric Staudenmaier Pico Branch Library The reading room’s faceted ceiling of noise-deflecting plaster is embedded with LED lighting. Photo © Eric Staudenmaier Pico Branch Library Image courtesy Koning Eizenberg The 28th Street YMCA opened in Los Angeles in 1926 on an upbeat: the Spanish Colonial Revival building offered the African-American community a sparkling recreational facility with an indoor pool and affordable accommodations for young men who were migrating from other regions (and prevented by color barriers from staying at ordinary hotels).

]]> 1303-28th-street-apartments-koning-eizenberg.asp Sat, 16 Mar 2013 12:30:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7918-th-street-apartments The architects drew on archival materials to re-create the facade&rsquo;s original cast-concrete balcony. 28th Street ApartmentsKoning EizenbergLos Angeles, CAThe architects drew on archival materials to re-create the facade’s original cast-concrete balcony.Photo © Eric Staudenmaier An outdoor lounge, with a vermilion elastomeric surface, connects the old and new buildings. The addition's aluminum sunscreen has a punched pattern abstracted from the main entrance's 1920s bas-relie 28th Street ApartmentsKoning EizenbergLos Angeles, CAAn outdoor lounge, with a vermilion elastomeric surface, connects the old and new buildings. The addition's aluminum sunscreen has a punched pattern abstracted from the main entrance's 1920s bas-reliefs of Booker T. Washington and Frederick Douglass.Photo © Eric Staudenmaier Every unit has its own kitchen. 28th Street ApartmentsKoning EizenbergLos Angeles, CAEvery unit has its own kitchen.Photo © Eric Staudenmaier In the former pool area, Newsom Design&rsquo;s black-and-white photomural evokes water. 28th Street ApartmentsKoning EizenbergLos Angeles, CAIn the former pool area, Newsom Design’s black-and-white photomural evokes water.Photo © Eric Staudenmaier 1. Studio Apartment<br />2. Community Center<br />3. Residents&rsquo; Lounge<br />4. Filled-In Pool<br />5. Parking<br />6. Photovoltaic Panels<br />7. Solar Hot-Water Panels<br />8. Shading Screen<br 28th Street ApartmentsKoning EizenbergLos Angeles, CA1. Studio Apartment2. Community Center3. Residents’ Lounge4. Filled-In Pool5. Parking6. Photovoltaic Panels7. Solar Hot-Water Panels8. Shading Screen9. Roof Deck10. TrellisImage courtesy Koning Eizenberg 28th Street Apartments 28th Street ApartmentsKoning EizenbergLos Angeles, CAImage courtesy Koning Eizenberg 28th Street Apartments 28th Street ApartmentsKoning EizenbergLos Angeles, CAImage courtesy Koning Eizenberg 28th Street Apartments 28th Street ApartmentsKoning EizenbergLos Angeles, CAImage courtesy Koning Eizenberg Completed in November 2009, the pool house is the first phase of a larger single-family residential building project on a large flag-shaped lot in South Pasadena, just northeast of Los Angeles.

]]> pool-house.asp Tue, 16 Oct 2012 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/8401-pool-house Pool House Pool HouseKoning EizenbergSouth Pasadena, CAPhoto © Eric Staudenmaier Pool House Pool HouseKoning EizenbergSouth Pasadena, CAPhoto © Eric Staudenmaier Pool House Pool HouseKoning EizenbergSouth Pasadena, CAPhoto © Eric Staudenmaier Pool House Pool HouseKoning EizenbergSouth Pasadena, CAPhoto © Eric Staudenmaier Pool House Pool HouseKoning EizenbergSouth Pasadena, CAPhoto © Eric Staudenmaier Pool House Pool HouseKoning EizenbergSouth Pasadena, CAPhoto © Eric Staudenmaier Pool House Pool HouseKoning EizenbergSouth Pasadena, CAPhoto © Eric Staudenmaier Pool House Pool HouseKoning EizenbergSouth Pasadena, CAPhoto © Eric Staudenmaier Pool House Pool HouseKoning EizenbergSouth Pasadena, CAImage courtesy Koning Eizenberg In 1999, Koning Eizenberg Architecture and Spurlock Poirier Landscape Architects were commissioned to design the Virginia Avenue Park expansion.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/12137 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/12137-virginia-avenue-park-expansion Photo © Marvin Rand Photo © Marvin Rand Photo © Marvin Rand Image courtesy Koning Eizenberg  Image courtesy Koning Eizenberg  Image courtesy Koning Eizenberg  Image courtesy Koning Eizenberg