The reinforced concrete structure will have a newly pared-down form, with contemporary glazing and new canopy elements that recall the existing canopy. The six-story building will include a food hall at the ground floor and upper-floor creative offices, all within the existing shell.

A ground-floor food hall will extend the pedestrian realm to the building’s interior, with a network of operable storefronts along Los Angeles Street. Sixteen-foot high storefront glazing at the front and rear facades of the food hall were designed to bring natural light deep into the space and encourage visitors to circulate between the retail corridor of Los Angeles Street and a rear pedestrian alley.

A modern, metal-clad rooftop restaurant, outdoor patio and urban farm—cantilevered over the edge of the existing building—mark a modern addition to the neighborhood’s historic fabric. The restaurant’s folded-plate roof provides vaulted dining spaces and unobstructed downtown views. Primary entry to the roof restaurant has been located in a new entry at the building’s rear, re-establishing a connection with underused alleys nearby.

For this project, we collaborated with New York City-based architecture firm Lynch Eisinger Design, with LED as the design architect and Omgivning as executive architect.

Exterior project photography by Hunter Kerhart. Renderings courtesy of Urban Offerings, by Nephew and Lynch Eisinger Design.