{"id":26,"date":"2024-10-29T12:46:22","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T12:46:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-liberationcoffee.lalgbtcenter.org\/?page_id=26"},"modified":"2024-10-29T21:04:45","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T21:04:45","slug":"our-design","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dev-liberationcoffee.lalgbtcenter.org\/our-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Design"},"content":{"rendered":" \n
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Our Design<\/h1>\n

A celebration of the LGBTQ community in Los Angeles also inspired the design choices of the Liberation Coffee House. The interior palette of red, orange, yellow and green\u2014which represent life, healing, sunlight, and nature, respectively, as part of the LGBTQ Pride flag\u2014reference the positive, optimistic, and free spirit of the LGBTQ community and Los Angeles. A series of overlapping shear fabric panels hung along the caf\u00e9\u2019s floor-to-ceiling windows create a gradient of color reminiscent of California\u2019s spectacular sunsets.<\/p>\n

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Fostering Pride & Warmth in a Community-Driven Space<\/h2>\n \n

While the day\u2010to\u2010day use is a retail coffee shop, Liberation Coffee House\u2019s agile space layout can be reconfigured quickly to accommodate gallery openings, meetings, lectures, celebrations, networking mixers, and other community events.<\/p>\n \n <\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n

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\n Inspiration <\/h3>\n

\n \u201cThe caf\u00e9\u2019s interior space was inspired by artist Keith Haring whose vivid colors and simple lines evoke energy and life. Building on this framework, the soft-curved architectural elements of the caf\u00e9\u2019s walls and furnishing represent the notion of fluidity. The Center\u2019s brief was to create a space that is welcoming to all, and our response was to create a flexible space that is fun, approachable, and accommodating to a variety of uses.\u201d \u2013 ORA Architect and Designer Oonagh Ryan <\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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\n Location <\/h3>\n

\n \u201cHaving just completed the Anita May Rosenstein Campus, it was only fitting that Swinerton came back to build the beautiful Liberation Coffee House for the Los Angeles LGBT Center. We are so honored to build this project that enhances a center which advocates for everything we believe in as a socially responsible company serving our community.\u201d \u2013 Swinerton Vice President \u2013 Division Manager Lia Tatevosian <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n

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