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Why Los Angeles Architecture is Art

October 31st, 2011 | Posted by daniela in residential design - (0 Comments)

los angeles architectureArchitecture is often called the highest form of art, a view which sprang from the Italian Humanists of the 15th century. They believed that it came from human experience. But architecture was not a specialty as it is today. The best examples of Renaissance architecture were achieved by prominent sculptors, smiths, masons and other wealthy people with plenty of time on their hands. If only they knew about 21st century architecture.

Los Angeles architects are some of the world’s finest. Our focus is bringing creativity and cutting-edge design to interior and exterior spaces. We do it with choice materials, which enhance functionality, because an attractive space is a well-used space.

Today it’s not enough to simply design a beautiful room. It’s about making the room sustainable, so that people in fifty or a hundred years can continue to use it and say, “What an incredible space, those Los Angeles architects really knew what they were doing.” It happens by learning the materials we work with, and striving to make them work in the way we envision.

The result is Los Angeles architecture based not on trends or what’s popular, but design that is tangible, with the long term in mind.

 

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Get Inspired by Los Angeles Architecture

October 11th, 2011 | Posted by daniela in residential design - (0 Comments)

Los Angeles ArchitectureAnyone who is seeking a bit of inspiration when it comes to Los Angeles architecture needs to look no further than the city limits. Los Angeles is a tour de force of modern architectural style, from the skyscrapers of downtown LA to the stately homes of the Hollywood Hills.

One of my favorite landmarks of Los Angeles architecture is the Pellissier Building. This art deco style building is as beautiful now as it was when it was built in 1931. The beautiful green façade of the building mixes green tiles with precisely oxidized metal. The building’s façade has lots of beautiful embellishments around the windows and at street level. A true triumph of LA’s rapidly changing 1930’s landscape.

If the Pellissier Building fails to inspire you, step even further into the past and examine Frank Lloyd Wright’s Hollyhock House. This house was built in 1921 and from one look you can tell it is a Frank Lloyd Wright. It encompasses a lot of Wright’s style (the small windows, interlocking split levels) but is also seems very at home in Hollywood. It looks like a gussied up version of some of the Wright houses you see in Chicago and Ohio.

These are only two of LA architecture’s famed landmarks. If you are still lacking in inspiration, hit the streets of LA; inspiration is sure to strike!

The Art of Los Angeles Architecture

September 19th, 2011 | Posted by daniela in residential design - (0 Comments)

los angeles architectFranklin Studios is different than most Los Angeles architecture firms. We believe getting your hands dirty is vital to the creative process.

Because we have a formal education in engineering, we’re familiar with what goes into crafting and building, which plays into our knowledge of design. Knowing your material is the starting point to any design solution, and putting your hands on materials and pushing them to the breaking point is how you learn to use them. Recently we tinkered for a week in our shop with ammonia and brass to come up with a beautiful green-patina wall-covering for a project.

On every project we work with local craftsmen to create prototypes of wood, plaster, glass, and metal until we find the right shape and texture for the furniture, wall panels, or light fixtures for which we’ve been commissioned. We often forgo hiring a general contractor to coordinate construction ourselves.

We take into account cost too, in implementing fresh, bold designs. We view budget limitations as another challenge that forces us to dig deeper and work harder to achieve a satisfying result. Architecture is art. When you sign up with Franklin Studios, you know that these Los Angeles architects are going to bring you something different.

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