Three months since our last update, another milestone has been reached for the Colburn School's $335 million expansion in downtown Los Angeles.
The Colburn School, along with McCarthy Building Cos. Announced the concrete out of the Colburn Center, now taking shape at the intersection of 2nd and Hill Streets in Bunker Hill. The steel frame building is on track for completion in fall 2027.
View from Hill Street and 2nd Street intersectionCourtesy of Frank O. Gehry & Gehry Partners, LLP
Designed by Frank Gehry, the project will include a 1,000-seat concert hall, a smaller 100-seat theater and several studios for classes and rehearsals. The larger venue will be named after the project's primary donors, Terri and Jerry Kohl.
On the outside, plans call for a rooftop garden and a publicly accessible garden accessed from Hill Street – spaces that will serve as outdoor venues for performances, receptions and other types of events.
View of the concert hall interiorThe Colburn School
The project expands the Colburn School's main campus on Grand Avenue and joins other Gehry-designed downtown projects such as the Grand (just west across Olive Street) and the Walt Disney Concert Hall.
The Colburn Center is also the latest in a series of additions to the Bunker Hill area that have emerged over the past decade, including Grand Park, The Emerson Apartment Tower And The wide ones The contemporary art museum, which is also in the midst of expansion.
Interior of the 1,000-seat concert hall named after Terri and Jerry Kohl at the western end of the project siteCourtesy of Frank O. Gehry & Gehry Partners, LLP
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