From the inside out: ten boundary-blurring spaces
From workplaces inspired by local architecture to the welcoming shade of a hotel patio, we handpick a selection of projects softening the lines between inside and out.
Warm tones and bold-hued gold and green fabrics flow through one of LA’s largest entertainment legal practices.
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Century City Law Firm, LA
Photography: Chris Mottalini
And And And Studio was tasked with turning one of LA’s most exclusive entertainment law firms into a light and airy workspace featuring 30 private offices and numerous communal areas. With the requirement for so much space, the legal company were tempted to relocate – but instead opted to refresh the existing interior.
Annie Ritz and Daniel Rabin, And And And’s founders, achieved the brief by trading slightly smaller offices in favour of functional-yet-inviting communal spaces, infused with a 70s-inspired aesthetic that transcends through warm wood tones and bold-hued gold and green fabrics.
Providing stand-out features across the 22,000 sq ft floor plate, Ritz and Rabin accentuated the kitchen with green marble for the countertop, backsplash and open shelving. In the conference room, the pair added a fabric wall by Raf Simons which doubles as an acoustic wall. Throughout each room Brasilia chairs by Menu, sofas by Arflex, and a Phillipe Malouin sofa from SCP add to layers of comfort and style.
In the reception area clients and visitors are welcomed by a wooden custom-made reception desk wrapped in Rombini tiles. Bassam Fellows sling lounge chairs and an Angelo M Marble Table (Alinea Designs) stand adjacent.
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