Frederick Fisher and Partners LA Office

Our firm renovated and expanded multiple A. Quincy Jones buildings over the years and our affinity with his practice makes this office, in partner Joseph Coriaty’s words, “a spectacular work environment.”

Our office sits on a busy Santa Monica intersection, almost invisible against the urban bustle. The understated, two-story building, among the purest examples of California courtyard architecture, informs our practice daily. Architects A. Quincy Jones and Frederick Emmons completed this building in 1955, then expanded it four years later, using the 7,500-square-foot structure as their own home base.
We acquired the building, now an official landmark, in 1995 from Elaine Jones, wife of the late architect. She advised us on the few modifications we made, primarily light upgrades, minimal landscaping and mechanical updates.
Built on a residential scale, the office’s meandering floor plan provides optimal flexibility and unites the indoors and outdoors in aesthetically gratifying ways. Courtyards appear around each corner while skylights and wall-high windows keep the boundary between architecture and environment permeable.
Jones prized his gardens, always central to his work, and trees, plants and hardscapes surround studios and meeting rooms.
Essentially a daily collaboration between our firm and its predecessors, our office reminds us of our values.