While foundation work for
Access Culver City moves slower than molasses, the Runyon Group is making quick work of their mixed-use development across the street. The Platform at Culver City
broke ground in November 2013, and is slated to offer more than 80,000 square feet of high end retail, destination restaurants, and creative office space when complete.
Designed by Abramson Teiger Architects, the project entails several new buildings, in addition to the adaptive reuse of two existing low-rise structures. In the upper right hand corner of the above image, we see the beginnings of the Washington Arts Building, a five-story edifice which will feature parking, art lofts and street level commercial space. The dirt lot under excavation at center left will make way for Boxcar, a modular four-story office building above two signature restaurants. Just south of Boxcar, the Landmark Repair Shop repurposes a former auto repair building into additional restaurant space. Platform is rounded out by two additional buildings, located out of frame to the left, and a landscaped central courtyard known as the Conservatory. A significantly larger development from Lowe Enterprises is also planned for the opposite side of Washington Boulevard, to be located on Culver City Station's current park-and-ride lot.
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| At the far east end of the project site, concrete quickly rises in compact quarters, lodged between existing commercial buildings and the elevated Expo Line tracks. |
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| Image Credit: Abramson Teiger Architects |
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| Boxcar |
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| Washington Arts Building |
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