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Rooftop terrace features modular seating and lush plantings, optimizing urban space with a green area and walkways, amidst a backdrop of cityscape and palm trees.
Rooftop terrace features modular seating and lush plantings, optimizing urban space with a green area and walkways, amidst a backdrop of cityscape and palm trees.

The Dairy

An unusued, disjointed dairy processing plant transforms into a cohesive creative campus.

Size 47,900 sf

Location Los Angeles, CA

Services Architecture, Interior Design, Landscape, Lighting

Sectors Adaptive Reuse

Specialty Studios Spark

Modern urban courtyard featuring a geometric red metal pergola, leading the eye toward the surrounding brick buildings under a blue sky with scattered clouds, subtly integrating industrial design elements with natural palm tree accents.

The Dairy orginally consisted of an eclectic mix of industrial structures, each with varying floor elevations that posed significant challenges. HLW’s redesign transformed these spaces into a cohesive creative campus. By managing a seamless flow throughout the structures, HLW opened up walls and roofs to flood the interiors with natural light and fostered strong indoor/outdoor connections. The addition of a new building enhances the campus by providing much-needed office space and parking, all while fitting neatly into the existing complex arrangement of spaces and levels. This redevelopment not only addresses functional needs but also revitalizes an industrial relic into a vibrant hub for creative enterprises.

Strategic design improvements enhance natural lighting and connectivity among the diverse building levels and structures.

Addition of a new building that complements and expands the campus's utility without disrupting the original industrial aesthetic.

Aerial of a former manufacturing facility.
Before
Exterior view of a revitalized industrial space, highlighting rustic red brick walls with modern black-trimmed windows, complemented by a striking asymmetrical steel awning and contrasting white-painted annex. Palm trees flank the building under a partly cloudy sky, with patrons seated at outdoor tables.
Modern office space featuring exposed wooden truss ceilings and pendant lighting. Central communal workstation surrounded by individual desks, ergonomic chairs, and ample natural light.

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