News & Updates

Pugh + Scarpa’s 2010 AIA Firm Award Video features Cherokee

June 18th, 2010

On June 10th, 2010 Pugh + Scarpa was officially presented the AIA Firm Award: the highest honor bestowed by the American Institute of Architects. Below is the video the AIA played to introduce the firm and the award. It is clear from the video why they were given the award and why the experience of being at the Lofts at Cherokee Studios is just a bit different and a bit better than the rest.

2010 AIA Firm Award Video

Architectural Record Features Cherokee, Pugh + Scarpa

June 15th, 2010

cherokee_web_small Architectural Record featured a recent article on Pugh + Scarpa, the architect of Cherokee Studios and winner of the 2010 AIA Firm award. They selected Cherokee for a two page spread to introduce the article. Read more about this amazing architecture firm online or in the print edition.

http://archrecord.construction.com/features/aiaAwards/10firmaward.asp
(Click on slideshow to see the image of Cherokee. The online caption for the Cherokee image is wrong, but the print edition gets it right– except for the LEED certification level which should be Platinum)

Slow Home Award Video

May 6th, 2010

The community at the Slow Home Network recently awarded the Lofts at Cherokee Studios for the “Best Apartment/ Loft Design” in Los Angeles after reviewing over 120 lofts in the area. Check out the video that the Slow Home Network posted in praise of Cherokee.

From the Slow Home website:

“This project was selected by the Slow Home community for the high quality of its residential design. In accordance with the Slow Home principles, this project is both simple and light. It is simple because it has been designed to fit the way people really want to live and it is light because it has been designed to minimize its environmental footprint.”

Watch the video:
http://theslowhome.com/award-winners/los-angeles-aptlofts/

NBC’s Open House LA covers the Rock n Platinum Showcase

January 19th, 2010

The Lofts at Cherokee Studios and the interiors designed for the Rock n Platinum Showcase were featured in the latest edition of Open House LA on NBC. Check out the video now posted to their website:

Open House LA (Video)

Treehugger Profiles the Lofts at Cherokee Studios

January 19th, 2010

Treehugger post on Cherokee extols the virtues of the inner courtyard (among other things).

Read The Post

Eco Home Magazine Case Study on Cherokee

January 19th, 2010

Eco Home Magazine looks deeper than the architecture in its case study on the green features of the Lofts at Cherokee Studios.