Confidential Animation Studio

Location

Santa Monica, CA

Project Type

Adaptive Reuse

Building Type

Bow Truss Warehouse

Area

5,000 SF

Completion

Summer 2025

Services

Permitting, Construction Documentation and Construction Administration

Architect: Terrain
Designer: 11KPS
Structural: Labib Funk and Associates
MEP: ARC Engineering
Lighting: Oculus Light Studio
Furniture designer: Day Two Studio
A/V: AV Planners
Contractor: JDM Contractors

This project marks the second phase of a larger campus for our client, an animation studio that heavily depends on creative expression through technology. The project brief called for the introduction of spaces that fostered new methods of thinking and collaboration as a result of the covid pandemic.

Focused on natural light, openness and flexibility, spaces were designed to support low-tech meetings where group ideation could flourish. Acting as our design partner and focusing on human experience, 11KPS selected a palette of natural materials to complement the existing architecture and strengthens the connection between indoor and outdoor space.