4 Hollywood Building Projects Win LA Architectural Awards

HOLLYWOOD, CA — Several Hollywood building projects were among the winners at the recent Los Angeles Business Council Architectural Awards. Among them were the Egyptian Theatre, which took home the Grand Prize for its recent $70 million renovation.

The awards, now in their 54th year, celebrate design that preserve and advance the region's legacy as a creative capital and foster "vibrant, inclusive community life," according to organizers.

“This year the LABC is honoring projects whose inspired designs build on LA’s heritage and move the city toward a dynamic future," said Mary Leslie, president of the Los Angeles Business Council. “From renewing entertainment venues and creative workspaces to reimagining parks, schools and housing, our honorees exemplify the power of architecture to serve the public good, foster progress, and build community.”

Winners from a pool of hundreds of contenders were selected by a jury of architects, construction firms, developers and other industry experts.

The Grand Prize was awarded to Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood. Netflix, which purchased the historic theater in 2020, recently completed a $70 million restoration of the movie palace.

Here's a look at the winners in Hollywood, with blurbs provided by the Architectural Awards.

Netflix Egyptian Theatre
Award: Grand Prize

"Beginning in late 2021, EverGreene was contracted to perform two tasks. The first was to conduct a finishes investigation and microscopic analysis of the existing interior finishes in the Egyptian Theatre. The purpose of this investigation was to support renovation efforts by documenting the interior and exterior historic color palettes and decorative motifs. The second task was the actual conservation and restoration efforts of certain historic features. Treatments included conserving, repairing, and/or recreating flat and decorative plaster elements; prepping surfaces for refinishing; painting flat surfaces and reinstating decorative stencils and patterns; restoration and/or refinishing of some doors and windows; restoring and/or replacing some exterior tiles; and restoring and/or replicating certain metal elements."

t House
Award: Housing Projects – Single Family Residential

"Perched atop the Hollywood Hills, the t House seamlessly integrates with its surroundings. Its design captures stunning views of the San Fernando Valley, Griffith Park, and the Hollywood Sign, offering an immersive experience harmonized with nature."

Alpice
Award: Sustainability

"Resting comfortably deep within the famed Hollywood Hills sits the ALPICE Home. An exquisitely balanced blending of space and function thoughtfully oriented to take full advantage of natural light and cross-ventilation. A well-defined layout of the ALPICE Home is multifaceted and places simultaneous focus on clean simplicity, purposeful sustainability, and aesthetically pleasing functionality."

Echelon Studios
Award: Community Impact Award

"The vision for Echelon Studios is to bring Hollywood back to Hollywood. The design reinvents the traditional movie studio lot through a dense urban campus that integrates the best of technology and creative resources with the legacy of Hollywood. The 466,000 sq. ft. campus, featuring two six-story office towers and bungalow village of executive and creative suites, fuses soundstage facilities and studios with ample production and creative offices to meet the demands of creators. Echelon Studios inverts the typical Hollywood production lot by allowing the studios to stack vertically and the offices to open to the outdoors, maximizing creative space across a dense city block and providing a destination with the amenities of a studio lot but with a thoughtful, modern workflow."