Exchange LA

Client / Consolidated Entertainment Group

Area / Historic Core, Downtown Los Angeles

Status / Complete

Type / Restaurant/Bar, Theater

Exchange LA is a 4 story, 15,000 sf nightclub in the former Los Angeles Stock Exchange building in the Historic Core of Downtown LA.

Exchange LA

Exchange LA is a 4 story, 15,000 sf nightclub in the former Los Angeles Stock Exchange building in the Historic Core of Downtown LA.

Owner / Consolidated Entertainment Group

Location / Historic Core, Downtown Los Angeles

Status / Complete

Type / Restaurant/Bar, Theater

Exchange LA is a 4 story, 15,000 sf nightclub in the former Los Angeles Stock Exchange building in the Historic Core of Downtown LA.

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New Uses

The twelve-story building was designed by John Parkinson and built in 1931. The scope was to rehabilitate the historic space for a large nightclub, and included permitting an occupancy of 1,500 persons, including two forty-foot bars and all-new technology for back of house, lighting and sound.

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Design Challenges

The operator’s program required maximum versatility for events, from premiere parties and corporate events to fashion shows, film shoots and charity galas. Because each and every event required a transformation of the space, we found ways for changes to occur as easily as possible, primarily by lighting, projection and LED screens.

The project's permitting work was performed by Karin Liljegren while she was employed at Killfer Flammang Architects. Additional work (high rise retrofit compliance and interior design) was by Omgivning.