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.
Article in Globe Street on MEPs. REthink provided LEED certification services for this LEED Gold project.
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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)
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/
Full list of articles, press releases, and press kit available
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)
Eco Home Magazine looks deeper than the architecture in its case study on the green features of the Lofts at Cherokee Studios.
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REthink has been selected to perform the green building evaluation on the Walt Disney Companies $500 million new production studio located near Santa Clarita in Northern LA County. The proposed Disney/ABC Studios at the Ranch would occupy a corner of the Golden Oak Ranch, a sprawling 890-acre parcel off California 14 that has been the setting of such classic films as "Old Yeller." Plans call for 12 soundstages, production offices, a commissary and other facilities that could be used for film, television, commercial and new media projects.
The US Army's Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS) located in El Segundo, California is responsible for all soldier entrance and processing into the Army. REthink performed the green building design and LEED certification on MEPS's 32,000 square foot facility
REthink Development launches the Lofts at Cherokee Studios with the first ever Rock-n-Roll Design Showcase to benefit Habitat for Humanity. The Platinum Showcase will reinterpret music through design. The showcase bring together a rock start cast of 4 designers to create 4 lofts that pay homage to the artists that once recorded at Cherokee Studios. Media Release Keep Updated on the Showcase at our Rock-N-Platinum Blog
The US Green Building Council (USGBC) LA Chapter will be holding a special event Wednesday June 17 at the Lofts @ Cherokee Studios. It will be a Hard Hat tour and exploratory session on the Lofts @ Cherokee Studios, the first LEED Platinum building in Hollywood.
All sound proofing, insulating, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing installation and inspections are complete. The walls are now closing up with double offset drywall and resilent channels.
Throughout the development process, Cherokee Studios founder and producer Bruce Robb has led Rethink’s design team through on-site visits of Cherokee Lofts. The wood framing delineating the 12 condominiums has been enough for Robb to envision the production potential of Cherokee’s residential units. Robb has adroitly maneuvered construction and building design with an eye to provide future residents live/work units with the acoustical support needed for private recording spaces within each unit. Read more...
At REthink we are proud to witness Cherokee Lofts pull above grade and nearly reach its full height of four (4) stories. Our development team actively participates in shaping the future of Hollywood through Cherokee’s building design and fidelity to native culture. One could say we are proud “to vote” for contextual development. Read more...
Construction continues on Cherokee Lofts and the proof is in the pour – 13.7 tons of concrete and 13.1 tons of rebar to date including 4,110 pounds of fly ash diverted from waste and 24,890 pounds of recycled steel. In fact, recycled content constitutes both the structural material and our mission: to creatively work with available local materials to calculate the greatest benefit of placemaking to yield the least cost to the environment. Read more...
Once we finished removing and prepping (see Going Green as It Goes Deeper post) it was time to start putting something back into the project and building. Furthermore, if we are going to put material back in the ground to build this project it better be as green as possible. Read more...
