Architects William Krisel and Abraham Shapiro designed the Modernist style office building in 1978. The building is the leasing office for RBM of CA, a real estate development, investment and asset management firm specializing in multifamily, commercial and mixed use real estate. Located in the Cheviot Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Please do not use this image in any media without my permission. © All rights reserved.
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Architects William Krisel and Abraham Shapiro designed the Modernist style office building in 1978. The building is the leasing office for RBM of CA, a real estate development, investment and asset management firm specializing in multifamily, commercial and mixed use real estate. Located in the Cheviot Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Please do not use this image in any media without my permission. © All rights reserved.
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Architects William Krisel and Abraham Shapiro designed the Modernist style office building in 1978. The building is the leasing office for RBM of CA, a real estate development, investment and asset management firm specializing in multifamily, commercial and mixed use real estate. Located in the Cheviot Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Please do not use this image in any media without my permission. © All rights reserved.
Tags: Krisel-Shapiro & Associates William Krisel Abraham Shapiro Cheviot Hills Treasures of Los Angeles Architecture
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Architects William Krisel and Abraham Shapiro designed the Modernist style office building in 1978. The building is the leasing office for RBM of CA, a real estate development, investment and asset management firm specializing in multifamily, commercial and mixed use real estate. Located in the Cheviot Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Please do not use this image in any media without my permission. © All rights reserved.
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William Krisel and Abraham Shapiro designed the six-story office building in the Late Modern style, covering it in mirrored glass and aluminum. According to the Los Angeles Times, the cladding brought about a 44% heat reduction. Other energy-saving features included efficient lighting fixtures and a heat-transfer air conditioning and heating system.
The Fidelity Federal building (now used by U.S. Bank) represents a lesser-known building type for William Krisel, who is best known for his seminal Mid-Century Modern tract housing designs. But Krisel also designed a number of commercial buildings, high-rise apartments, and condominiums, particularly during the period of his partnership with Shapiro.
Like his earlier residential designs, Krisel’s 1970s work reflected his emphasis on innovative yet affordable design. Krisel and Shapiro’s design for Fidelity Federal illustrates how effective this approach could be. In this case, it just happened to result in a graceful Late Modern bank building that goes beyond the standard corporate glass box design. (Notes taken from "Curating the City: Modern Architecture in L.A.")
Located at 600 North Brand Blvd. in Downtown Glendale, California.
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