Hauser & Wirth West Hollywood opened its doors in February 2023. Photo: Elon Schoenholz
West Hollywood Gallery Receives LEED® Platinum Certification
LEED certification recognizes environmental performance and sustainable design
Hauser & Wirth West Hollywood has earned LEED Platinum certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, reinforcing Hauser & Wirth’s commitment to environmental sustainability. LEED Platinum certification represents the highest LEED achievement awarded to projects that earn more than 80% of the available points, which is reserved for buildings that demonstrate leadership in sustainability. We are proud to have a green building seal of approval. Our West Hollywood gallery has built-in energy efficiencies which save on operational costs and carbon, and promote well-being.
Located in the heart of West Hollywood, the gallery occupies the former site of a vintage automobile sales showroom where a white stucco façade and red tile roofing typify the distinctive 1930s Spanish Colonial Revival style of Hollywood’s Golden Age. The location has been transformed into a 6,000 square foot exhibition space by Selldorf Architects led by Annabelle Selldorf. Our LEED certification was supported by ERĀS, a local architecture firm based in Southern California who specializes in adaptive reuse of buildings.
LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is the world’s most widely used green building rating system. Developed by the U.S. Green Building Council, the system provides a framework for healthy, highly efficient and cost-saving green buildings. LEED certification is earned through credits that address carbon, energy, water, waste, transportation, materials, health and indoor environmental quality.
Installation view, ‘Angel Otero. That First Rain in May,’ Hauser & Wirth West Hollywood, 2024 © Angel Otero. Photo: Paul Salveson
Our West Hollywood gallery is the only commercial gallery on the West Coast of the United States to have achieved LEED certification. The project incorporates environmentally conscious strategies comprising 100% renewable building energy consumption, 86% construction waste diverted from landfill, 74% of regularly occupied spaces are naturally daylit, 48% water use reduction, 45% energy use reduction and increased indoor ventilation with CO2 monitoring.
In September, as part of our wider sustainability outlook and dedication to information sharing, we will participate in the Climate Impact Program to coincide with the Getty’s citywide Pacific Standard Time (PST) ART initiative. This approach ties in at a local level in LA to encourage galleries and institutions to minimize their environmental impacts by providing tools to achieve climate fluency. One of the measures that we are embedding as part of our environmental sustainability journey is our ongoing local KiCulture sustainability program. An example of this program is a sustained commitment to widen climate control ranges in our LA galleries to preserve energy, training our teams on effective ways to put this in practice is at the root of our strategy.
Photo: Elon Schoenholz
About the U.S. Green Building Council
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is committed to a healthy, resilient and equitable future for all through the development of green buildings, cities and communities. For more than 20 years, USGBC has been advancing green building practices through the development of LEED, the world’s most widely used green building program. With the support of thousands of members, volunteers and partners, USGBC provides robust green building education courses, a rigorous professional credentialing program, and advocates for effective public policies.
About ERĀS
ERĀS is a boutique architecture studio based in Southern California. They have completed work across a variety of project types and scales including adaptive reuse, hospitality, commercial and residential, big and small. Their work migrates from the refined and minimalistic aesthetics to raw and industrial environments, touching everything in-between. ERĀS was realized in 2022 by Evan Raabe, AIA NCARB after two decades of experience working in architecture, development and project management throughout Southern California. ‘Working with Hauser & Wirth to develop a more sustainable future for their West Hollywood gallery has been a privilege. We commend their efforts towards a carbon neutral future in the art world and the road map they are building for others in the industry.’
Selldorf Architects
Design Architects of Hauser & Wirth West Hollywood, Selldorf Architects is a 70-person architectural design practice founded by Annabelle Selldorf in New York City in 1988. The firm creates public and private spaces that manifest a clear and modern sensibility to enduring impact. Since its inception the firm’s design ethos has been deeply rooted in the principles of humanism. At every scale and for every condition, Selldorf Architects designs for the individual experience. As a result, its work is brought to life—and made complete—by those who use it. Selldorf Architects has collaborated with Hauser & Wirth on its spaces internationally since the gallery’s founding in 1992.
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Since opening in February 2023 with a solo exhibition of works by George Condo, we have presented exhibitions by artists including Frank Bowling, Jenny Holzer, Allison Katz, Angel Otero and Pat Steir. Opening in September, the group exhibition ‘L.A. Story’ will feature artworks by iconic and contemporary Los Angeles artists.
