Beverly Hills is now inviting everyone to experience its extravagant lifestyle, with a forthcoming public floating garden at the planned development amassing over $10 billion known as One Beverly Hills, announced Thursday by London-based developer Cain International.
The planned development, to be built at the corner of Wilshire and Santa Monica boulevards, conceives high-end, luxury condominiums, a hotel, and more, and would be the future site of the tallest skyscrapers approved in Beverly Hills. The master plan for this area includes 8.5 acres reserved for gardens, with more than half of the acreage being publicly accessible.
The floating garden, designed by Foster + Partners, aims to be applied and inspired by the landscapes of Southern California, with over 200 drought-tolerant plants and the use of an advanced recycled water system. Opening and accessible to the public before the 2028 Olympics, are also the 5-star Aman Hotel, luxury condominiums, and exclusive retail venues, both contributing to the upscale lifestyle, green spaces for the public will be available.
Discover this luxurious Beverly Hills
Everyone is now welcome to visit and enjoy Beverly Hills’ upscale lifestyle.
The London-based developer of the floating public garden, which will be a component of a more than $10 billion luxury home and hotel complex, revealed new information Thursday.
An updated view of the expansive botanical gardens that will encircle the complex at the intersection of Wilshire and Santa Monica boulevards, which has been in the works for more than 20 years, was released by Cain, which began construction on the high-rise One Beverly Hills project more than a year ago.
On the condition that Cain leave 8.5 acres of open space for gardens on the 17.5-acre site by stacking the condos high, city authorities permitted Cain to construct by far the two highest skyscrapers in Beverly Hills.
“We see the gardens as the heart of the project,” Cain CEO Jonathan Goldstein said.
The public will have access to more than half of the gardens.
According to Goldstein, One Beverly Hills is among the most expensive real estate projects now under construction in North America.
Foster + Partners, an architecture firm located in London, came up with the idea. The company is run by Norman Foster, an English tycoon who is perhaps most known for creating the iconic Gherkin tower in London, which resembles a lipstick, and the hoop-shaped Apple Inc. headquarters in Cupertino, California.
As developers want to capitalise on the city’s reputation for luxury and celebrity, the project, which is scheduled to open before to the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, will also include some of the most expensive residences and hotel rooms in the nation.
The 78-room, all-suite Aman Beverly Hills, the brand’s first West Coast location, will serve as the focal point of One Beverly Hills.
Aman, a Swiss company owned by Russian-born real estate developer Vlad Doronin, will also brand and service the tower residences. Forbes calls Aman “the world’s most preeminent resort brand,” and it draws wealthy visitors like George and Amal Clooney, Mark Zuckerberg, and Bill Gates.
Less than 200 condominiums will be housed in the two buildings, which are 28 and 31 floors tall.
Up to 45 shops and eateries, including a Dolce & Gabbana boutique, Los Mochis restaurant, and Casa Tua Cucina restaurant and marketplace, will be scattered around the site.
Rios, a Los Angeles architectural company that previously built the 12-acre Gloria Molina Grand Park in downtown Los Angeles and developed a new master plan for Descanso Gardens in La Cañada Flintridge, will be the most visible feature of One Beverly Hills.
With drought-resistant native plants that are only fed recycled water—including rainfall and runoff from homeowners’ sinks and showers—One Beverly Hills will have botanical gardens that mirror the varied terrain of Southern California. More than 200 plant and tree species, such as palms, oaks, sycamores, succulents, and olives, are intended to grow in the gardens.
The gardens, which will include two miles of pathways, trails, seating places, and water features, are situated inside the historic grounds of the original Beverly Hills Nurseries, which were subsequently converted into the Robinson-May department store.
Rios’ architecture draws influence from the many biological zones of the state, which include coastal bluffs, bright meadows, and gloomy oak ridges.
Alongside the new plantings, species that were formerly grown by the historic nursery will be restored. With fragrances of chaparral, jasmine, and rosemary, visitors will find pollinator gardens teeming with hummingbirds and butterflies, color-themed landscapes, and tumbling water features that all serve to capture the natural beauty of Southern California.
Because the gardens will span Merv Griffin Way, which links Wilshire and Santa Monica boulevards, and an underground parking for 1,800 cars, it was difficult to design them to appear organic rather than groomed. The gardens will connect One Beverly Hills to the Waldorf Astoria and Beverly Hilton hotels.
The gardens’ soil must support trees that are trucked in from other areas and are between 50 and 100 years old, even though it can only be four feet deep. This gives the impression that the garden has been there for a very long time.
Rios landscape architect John Pearson said, “This shouldn’t feel like a rooftop garden.” “We want it to feel like a botanical garden that is situated forty feet above the ground.”
According to Rios CEO Mark Rios, it will also subtly link with walkways, which is part of the strategy to entice residents and visitors strolling through Beverly Hills to wander in.
“We really want to create a sort of seamless experience where there is this huge landscaped park in the middle of this urban area,” Rios said, adding that it would be great if the park became something you cut through.
One Beverly Hills cleverly fuses luxury and a public experience in the star-studded Beverly Hills. Cain International’s $10 billion plan centers on a floating garden full of 8.5 acres of indigenous, drought-tolerant plants that are a riff on the extraordinary landscapes of Southern California. Norman Foster’s design will allow more than half of the development to be open to the public, reclaims recycled water, and ties into neighboring hotels and resorts before the 2028 Olympics.
Though there will be top-tier Aman suites and condos popular among celebrities, it will be accessible green space. But is it really public space or luxury marketing? It could both bring people together and distinguish differences.
One Beverly Hills ingeniously merges luxury and public access in star-studded Beverly Hills. Cain International’s $10 billion project centers on a floating garden with 8.5 acres of native, drought-resistant plants echoing Southern California’s landscapes. Norman Foster’s design ensures over half is public, using recycled water and linking to nearby hotels before the 2028 Olympics.
Featuring elite Aman suites and celeb-favored condos, it promises inclusive greenery. But is it real openness or luxury marketing? It might unite or highlight divides.
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