housing santa monica ca practice information partners lawrence scarpa angela brooks from 1999 gwynne pugh to 2010 founded 1991 location los angeles ca brooks scarpa originally pugh scarpa is an american architectural firm based in los angeles california usa . the firm was chosen as the 2014 smithsonian cooper hewitt national design museum award winner in architecture . in 2010 they were the recipient of the american institute of architects aia firm award . los angeles projects completed by the firm include the solar umbrella home in venice california the orange grove lofts in west hollywood and the colorado housing project in santa monica . 1 contents 1 history 2 honors and awards 3 sustainability 4 schedule and budgets 5 significant works 6 references 7 external links history edit brooks scarpa was formed in santa monica in 1991 by architects lawrence scarpa faia and gwynne pugh aia . in 1999 angela brooks faia became the third principal . 2 the company grew to include 43 professionals by 2004 with offices in santa monica ft. lauderdale florida and charlotte north carolina . 3 in 2010 pugh left the firm to pursue his own design interests and the name was changed to brooks scarpa to reflect the current leadership under angela brooks and lawrence scarpa . 2 4 honors and awards edit in 2014 brooks scarpa was the recipient of the smithsonian cooper hewitt national design museum award in architecture . 5 other awards includes the 2005 record houses 2003 record interiors 2003 rudy bruner award for urban excellence 2013 2012 2011 2006 and 2003 aia cote top ten green building award and they was a finalist for the world habitat award one of ten people selected worldwide . 6 in 2004 the architectural league of new york selected scarpa as an emerging voice in architecture . 7 their work has been exhibited at the national building museum in washington dc museum of contemporary art moca and at numerous other venues worldwide . they have been featured in newsweek and scarpa appeared on the oprah winfrey show . 8 9 in 2009 interior design magazine honored them with their lifetime achievement award . 10 in 2009 angela brooks received the usa network character approved award . 10 11 in 2010 the firm received the national and state of california aia firm award for 19 years of consistent excellent work including its seamless lending of architecture art and craft . 12 sustainability edit known as a leaders in the field of sustainable design 13 their solar umbrella house 14 in venice california the home of scarpa and brooks has been named by the aia as one of the top ten green projects . 15 their project colorado court in santa monica was the first multi family housing project in the usa to be leed certified . 16 colorado court the solar umbrella house and their step up on 2nd building are the only projects in the history of the american institute of architects aia to win a national aia design award an aia cote committee on the environment top ten green building award and a national aia special interest award for a single project . 17 no other firm in the history of the american institute of architects has ever achieved this triple award . schedule and budgets edit the firm has completed national aia award winning office projects hollywood people in the entertainment industry 18 19 some of the work included projects for danny devito jennifer lopez jerry bruckheimer and marshall herskovitz . 20 work for reactor films jigsaw coop and xap corporation were noted for their design speed of construction and short completion time . 21 pugh scarpa gained a reputation for delivering award winning designs within limited budgets and time constraints . 22 significant works edit colorado court affordable housing santa monica california orange grove west hollywood ca 2012 single family residence with an abstract sculptual front facade 23 24 aronson fine arts museum at laumeier sculpture park st. louis mo a new 20 000 gsf museum and educational center located on the 105 acre laumeier sculpture park 25 green dot animo leadership charter high school lennox ca a new 70 000 gsf neighborhood school with 650 solar panels . leed gold anticipated 26 siquieros cultural heritage museum los angeles ca renovation addition of a historic structure and conservation of a mural by david alfaro siquieros . 27 santa monica public parking structures santa monica ca 2011 complete renovation of six parking structures located in downtown santa monica . 28 make it right new orleans la 2009 unbuilt 29 participating in the rebuilding of the lower 9th ward with brad pitt . plummer park west hollywood ca a complete renovation of the park new 200 car parking structure childcare center and 350 seat theatre renovation . contemporary art museum raleigh nc 2011 a 30 000 gsf warehouse historic renovation and 8 000 gsf addition into a new art museum . 30 cherokee lofts hollywood ca 35 000 gsf mixed use live work commercial structure . expected to be the first leed platinum private building 31 32 the museum at laumeier sculpture park st. louis mo a new 25 000 gsf free standing museum located in the 105 acre sculpture park . 25 fuller mixed use lofts los angeles ca 105 unit market rate and for sale affordable housing including live work office and retail . 33 step up santa monica ca 2009 34 46 units of housing for the mentally disabled located downtown with commercial on the ground level . 18th street arts center santa monica ca a new 80 000 gsf mixed use arts complex with galleries live work space theatre offices and shop facilities . mga entertainment chatsworth ca a 350 000 gsf renovation and addition to the old la times printing plant into a new corporate headquarters . lattc athletic complex los angeles ca 2008 a 30 000 gsf renovation of a gym and physical education buildings . los angeles community college headquarters los angeles ca a renovation of an 11 story office building into the laccd district s new home . colorado court santa monica ca 2002 a 44 unit affordable housing project . the first leed multi family project in the usa . certified leed gold . national aia design award winner . 35 santa monica college student services center santa monica ca a 7 500 gsf bookstore and student hub located in the center of campus . 35 bergamot station arts complex santa monica ca 1999 an 8 acre renovation and addition of an existing water heater manufacturing plant into an arts complex . 36 references edit pugh scarpa is honored december 4 2009 los angeles times . a b pugh scarpa split not a nasty divorce architectural record september 14 2010 . retrieved 2013 03 19 . robyn beaver ed . 1000 architects volume i images publishing victoria australia 2004 p. 436 . isbn 1 876907 91 6 . gwynne pugh departs pugh scarpa to focus on urban design architect magazine september 13 2010 . retrieved 2013 03 19 . http www.cooperhewitt.org national design awards 2014 winners architecture innovation . sustainability . transfer . world habitat awards . retrieved 2014 08 23 . larry scarpa ev 04 emerging voices the architectural league lecture series the architectural league of new york march 4 2004 lawrence scarpa 2009 06 07 . lawrence scarpa interview . youtube . retrieved 2014 08 23 . http www.youtube.com watch v rjv50atsdv0 a b lawrence scarpa 2009 06 23 . lawrence scarpa lifetime achievement award from interior design magazine . youtube . retrieved 2014 08 23 . http www.youtube.com watch v mgzl9mhgr5i http www.aia.org practicing aiab083490 hok lecture in sustainable design at u.va . school of architecture nov. 1 uva today . news.virginia.edu . 2010 10 11 . retrieved 2014 08 23 . lawrence scarpa 2008 02 23 . short film about solar umbrella . youtube.com . retrieved 2014 08 23 . american institute of architects committee on the environment top ten green buildings . . aiatopten.org . 2006 04 20 . retrieved 2014 08 23 . lawrence scarpa and chris ghatak the material inquiry of construction dimensions twenty one 2008 p. 120 127 ed . z.w. abuseir & j. dembski lawrence scarpa in search of jolly green giant oz vol . 25 2003 p. 80 85 http www.contractmagazine.com contract content display design designer profiles e3i2ce34d28428d6a6534aa50b3f92e6bb8 morris newman thinking outside the box los angeles times june 23 1998 p. d 10 duplex by pugh scarpa for make it right . dezeen . 2009 07 02 . retrieved 2014 08 23 . volume 5 fashion . volume5.com . 2014 04 17 . retrieved 2014 08 23 . carol soucek king staying ahead of the pack interior expressions march 1999 p. 70 77 orange grove brooks scarpa architects . archdaily.com . april 4 2012 . retrieved 2014 10 05 . orange grove lofts photos . architectural record . subscription required help . a b 05 gallerystair . arthitectural.com . retrieved 2014 08 23 . green dot animo leadership high school brooks scarpa architects . archdaily . retrieved 2014 08 23 . the siqueiros legacy challenges of conserving the artist s monumental murals . getty.edu . retrieved 2014 08 23 . brooks scarpa architects . architecturenewsplus.com . retrieved 2014 08 23 . duplex by pugh scarpa for make it right . de zeen magazine . july 2 2009 . retrieved 2013 03 13 . contemporary art museum raleigh brooks scarpa architects raleigh project portfolio architectural record . archrecord.construction.com . 2011 10 05 . retrieved 2014 08 23 . lofts at cherokee studios green building and environmental project case studies greensource magazine . greensource.construction.com . retrieved 2014 08 23 . cherokee by pugh scarpa . de zeen magazine . may 25 2010 . retrieved 2014 10 05 . up today arch on november 4 2010 at 6 55 said 2010 11 04 . fuller lofts brooks scarpa architects . archdaily . retrieved 2014 08 23 . step up on fifth by pugh scarpa architects . de zeen magazine . may 21 2009 . retrieved 2013 03 13 . a b a n blog . scarpa is king of the world updated . blog.archpaper.com . 2011 02 14 . retrieved 2014 08 23 . bergamot artist lofts . architizer . retrieved 2014 08 23 . external 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