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designed interiors. Tia, a women's
health care clinic, also occupies part
of the building, and on the lower
level is space available for lease.
An ambitious design vision
Originally opened in 1949, 475 South
Lake beautifully embodies a postwar
department store. The building
was designed in the Late Moderne
style by the renowned Harold C.
Chambers, a notable California
architect. Founded in San Francisco,
California, in 1876, I. Magnin was
known for hiring architects as
glamorous as the fashionable clothes
the store sold. In 1957, a multilevel
parking structure and second-level
entry were added to the site.
Yet today, despite later additions
and renovations, I. Magnin's
originality remains. One guiding
principle of the adaptive use
project was to retain and rediscover
the building's historic character,
while updating its infrastructure
to accommodate multi-tenant
occupancy and modern uses. The
renovation included upgrading all
plumbing, electrical, and mechanical
systems, as well as the elevators, and
replacing the roof to meet modern
sustainability goals and safeguard the
longevity of the building.
Rehabilitation challenges
Historic preservation is not for
the faint of heart; we took on this
challenge after having completed five
other Erewhon projects throughout
the Los Angeles area. Our firm
worked with a private investor group
led by Erewhon's chief development
officer, Yuval Chiprut, to bring the
latest location to life.
Job one was understanding the
building-so, the first challenge
became immediately evident: a lack
of as-built plans. No construction
drawings were available for the
building's original construction or its
subsequent renovations. Furthermore,
the entire building-including the
floor and roof structures-is made of
concrete, making the uncovering of
structural components difficult.
To locate the rebar beams that
reinforced several inches of concrete,
our design team used ground
penetrating radar (GPR) and X-ray
scans, as well as structural analyses
based on field data. Understanding
the size and location of the rebar
beams was critical, because Erewhon
needed openings in the floor for
ventilation, refrigeration systems,
cooking exhaust ducts, utility pipes
475 South Lake Avenue is a mixed-use destination as part of a shopping district, with tenants Erewhon, Tia and Brella. The
building's restoration and redevelopment included areas for outdoor dining.
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