A proposed complex in Santa Monica by Frank Gehry has been updated by the locally based architect to include a lower rippled tower, along with more affordable housing options and pedestrian areas.
The mixed-use development will incorporate retail, cultural, and residential space across two acres (0.8 hectares) of property along the Californian city's beachfront.
The design for Ocean Avenue Project includes a tower, three lower structures, a museum, and two preserved buildings, which are all integrated with walkways and green spaces.
Gehry, who lives in Santa Monica, has revealed a number of changes made to the project since it was first proposed in 2013. Notable alterations include the elimination of a condominium block, the reduction of the hotel programme, and a tower height lowered from the original 22-storey proposal.
The white tower with ribbon-like facades will now reach roughly 12 storeys, with a smaller amount of commercial space on its ground level. Its lower half will still house a hotel, but with a reduced number of guest rooms ? 115 down from 125 ? while the condos higher up have been scrapped entirely.
The top of the hotel building will still offer a rooftop observatory measuring approximately 3,500 square feet (325 square metres), which will be open to the public.
The Ocean Avenue Project has also been revised to include more affordable rental units, with family-based housing options integrated into the residential plans.
Three lower structures next to t...