Binoculars Building

The Binoculars Building is the common name of Google's Venice campus in Los Angeles, California. Originally known as the Chiat/Day Building, it was built in 1991 for the advertising agency Chiat/Day (now TBWA\Chiat\Day) and designed by architect Frank Gehry. The building has a prominent public artwork entitled Giant Binoculars (1991), designed by artists Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, on its street-facing façade, hence the vernacular name.[1]

Binoculars Building
The Binoculars Building seen in May 2007
Alternative namesChiat/Day Building
General information
TypeCommercial office
Architectural stylePostmodern
Address340 Main Street
Town or cityVenice, Los Angeles, California
CountryUnited States
Coordinates33.99525°N 118.477083°W / 33.99525; -118.477083
Current tenantsGoogle
Completed1991
OwnerW. P. Carey & Co.
Design and construction
Architect(s)Frank Gehry

The Giant Binoculars sculpture covers both a car and pedestrian entrance; the entrance to the parking garage is between the two telescopes of the binoculars. The 75,000-square-foot (7,000 m2) building was delayed for a few years after hazardous materials were found on the building site, requiring removal. The latest tenant of this building was Google in 2011,[2] which added two neighboring buildings as part of a major expansion to establish a larger employment presence in Los Angeles.[3][4][5] The campus became the center of a large COVID-19 outbreak in 2022.[6]

Panorama showing proportion of the building in May 2007.

References
  1. "Google Binoculars Building". Venice Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  2. Sarno, David (January 26, 2011). "Google Leases Office Complex in Venice". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2019-12-12. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  3. Verini, James (11 September 2003). "L.A.: Gehry's laboratory". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
  4. Sarno, David (26 January 2011). "Google leases office complex in Venice". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
  5. Carlson, Nicholas (8 February 2011). "Photos Of Google's Wacky New "Binoculars Building" Office On Venice Beach". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
  6. Tapp, Tom (August 18, 2022). "Google's Groovy Venice Campus Hit By Large Covid Outbreak". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on August 19, 2022. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Binoculars Building (Chiat/Day Building).
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.