The design team at the Eames Institute of Infinite Curiosity has renovated an industrial building in California to host the organisation's headquarters and a 40,000-object archive.
Launched in 2023, the Eames Institute of Infinite Curiosity is a non-profit dedicated to preserving the Eames legacy through digital and physical public programming, including hosting tours of the designers' extensive archive.
The Eames Institute has renovated an industrial building to house offices and an archive dedicated to its designers
The institution recently completed a gut renovation of a building previously dedicated to the manufacturing of medical devices, opening up the floor plans on two storeys to accommodate staff.
Originally built in 1997 and designed by California architect Jim Jennings, it features a saw-tooth-shaped body with a glass-enclosed lobby at its front that follows the form of its site, a wedge-shaped parcel tucked in between the off-ramps of a highway. The building was originally built in the 1990s by local architect Jim Jennings
"The space began as dated, awkwardly-scaled private offices," said the team.
"Recognizing the innate value of Jennings's design and the building's history, The Eames Institute's internal design team set about transforming the interiors to better fit its architectural bones."
"The renovated office channels the design genius of Ray and Charles Eames and notably showcases vintage furnishings from the Institute's namesakes...