David Zwirner Los Angeles

The newly constructed three-story building at 606 North Western Avenue anchors the complex with 15,000 sf of primary exhibition space. Visitors are greeted by tall generous mahogany storefront doors equipped with sliding glass walls that retract, creating a wide and welcoming entrance allowing easy movement of large artworks. The main gallery space has 18’ high ceilings with concrete floors. Also included are private viewing rooms, staff areas and offices, and an outdoor terrace with views of the Hollywood sign. Linking the East and West Coast flagship locations, Selldorf designed a concrete staircase reminiscent of the distinctive stairway at David Zwirner’s 20th Street gallery in New York.

At 612 and 616 North Western Avenue, Selldorf renovated two existing one-story buildings from the 1930s. The building at 612 was transformed to include a large exhibition space with exposed wood bow trusses as well as smaller and more intimate spaces that foster diverse visitor engagements for contemporary artwork, such as video installations or other experiential pieces. Additionally, a retail space and dedicated bookshop highlighting David Zwirner Books are also part of this building’s program. The building at 616 includes a column free gallery space with exposed wood bow trusses with a rear outdoor garden.