Architecture, Interior Design | Restaurant/Bar | Adaptive Re-Use
West Hollywood, California
Completed: 2015
AWARDS
AIA LA Restaurant Design Award Finalist
PUBLICATION
Los Angeles Times | Food (Title: “Johnathan Gold Restaurant Review: Connie & Ted’s in West Hollywood” - 08/22/13)
Los Angeles Times (Title: “Construction to Start Soon on Connie & Ted’s” Daily Dish - 05/03/12)
LA Weekly (Title: “10 Best Seafood Restaurants in Los Angeles” - 03/29/13)
LA Weekly (Title: “Best of LA: 10 Best Seafood Restaurants in Los Angeles” - 03/29/12)
Departures (Title: “Where to Eat and Drink In The New Year” - 01/04/13)
Form Magazine (Title: “Bringing a Dash of New England to West Hollywood” - 09/25/13)
Food & Wine (Blog) (Title: “2013 Restaurant Preview: Biggest Trends, Openings and Recipes” - 01/01/13)
Curbed LA (Title: “WEHO’s Futuristic Seafood Shack, Rao’s Finds Hollywood Location” - 02/21/13)
WEHOville (Title: “Connie and Ted’s: Should You Believe the Hype?” - 06/24/13)
Visit West Hollywood (Title: “Connie and Ted’s Opens with a Big Splash” - 06/11/13)
WEHOville (Title: “Check Out the Crazy Canopy at Connie & Ted’s” - 02/21/13)
Project Description
Connie and Ted's is a 6,000 SF modern adaptive re-use restaurant and bar. The award-winning sustainable project emanates causal fresh seafood by employing abstract nautical references from its architectural core. Cabinets are built from the same joinery and wood finishes you’d find in a Chris-Craft boat. The arching canopy at the entry mimics the gentle curve of a whale’s tale, and glowing “crab trap” light fixtures illuminate the path to the porch. Rather than inundate the visitor with predictable seafaring images, Connie and Ted’s lures the visitor into a duel sense of place and metaphor, providing the visitor with an immersive experience, but never overwhelming--both fitting and unique for its West Hollywood home.
Credits
Douglas Pierson (as partner with (fer) studio)
Justin Williams, Linda Fu
Photography: Noe Montes, pod a+d