SPF:A // MODAA
The colorful glow of the MODAA building is hard to miss as it illuminates an entire block on Washington Boulevard on any given evening in Culver City. Designed by Studio Pali Fekete architects or SPF:a, the building is a microcosm of the perfect world. Meet friends for a Blue Basil Mojito and upscale comfort food at Chef Michael Wilson’s restaurant. Enlighten yourself with art-meets-architecture shows in the SPF:a Gallery. Live or work upstairs in one of the seven sleek loft spaces. And last but not least, have a mind-blowing tour of the genius SPF:a architectural office hard at work building wooden models of their projects ranging from a noise-reducing airport in Amsterdam to Nike’s flagship store in the new Santa Monica Mall to the UCLA Stunt Ranch Green Educational and Research building in Calabasas and so much more it makes you wonder if they ever leave the microcosm…Their two most celebrated local private residence designs are the modern Beuth Residence on Blue Jay Way in Los Angeles and the Somis Hay Barn in Ventura County.
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Some things are better enjoyed without trying to find meaning or clarify the point. The obscure Museum of Jurassic Technology on Venice Blvd. is one of these profound experiences. If you go expecting to see a more traditional technology museum with artifacts and linear explanations, you’ll only end up with a headache or [...]
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Gregg Fleishman, a creative Culver City icon for over thirty-two years, is like the Einstein of furniture designers. Fleishman, sporting a worn baseball cap and an unassuming flannel shirt, truly is a genius craftsman using geometry and function as his guide. (He’s even invented a new word: Rhombicube) His colorful futuristic and eco-friendly European [...]
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Culver Hotel
In a city like Los Angeles that thrives on the latest trends and celebrities, Culver Hotel, opened in 1924, is a reminder new is not always better. In the words of the original owner and builder, Harry Culver, the hotel is a “wedged-shape Renaissance revival-style beauty, fashioned with sculpted stone, brick, ornate overhanging [...]