Tolkin & Associates Architecture

Peter Tolkin Projects, formerly known as Tolkin & Associates Architecture is an architectural firm based in Pasadena, California, established in 1999. As a multi-disciplined practice, they have completed a wide array of project types, from multi-block urban development projects, retail stores, restaurants, and hotels, to single-family homes, custom furniture, and cabinetry.

Their clients have included artists, institutions, sole proprietors and restaurateurs, municipalities and economic development agencies, private developers and large corporations. Among their projects are the Metlox Shops and Town Square mixed-use development in Manhattan Beach; Saladang Song restaurant and Petros Greek Restaurant and Lounge; the Mainplace Merced retail center and M Lofts housing in Merced, California; a photography studio for the artist Laura Parker; and the renovation and re-design of the Beverly Hills Hotel, Maison 140 with Kelly Wurstler Interior Design. They designed a new interior in the historic Colorado Theater for the Pasadena Christian Center, and designed an urban redevelopment master plan to expand the downtown Village of Claremont, California and created new public space Claremont Village Square and fountain for the city. Current projects include multi-family housing projects in South Pasadena, Los Angeles and Pasadena, and a Bike Transit Center for the City of Pasadena which received an AIA Pasadena Foothill Chapter Honor Award. Construction is due to begin soon on the Claremont Town Square and public spaces.

Peter Tolkin Projects has been published in a variety of publications, including the New York Times, Interior Design, LA Architect and the European architecture magazine Domus. They have also been featured in "Abitare", "Dwell", "Sunset" and "Better Homes and Gardens". Saladang Song was honored as a finalist for the James Beard Foundation restaurant design awards, and it received a merit award from the Los Angeles AIA and an Honor award from the Pasadena & Foothill chapters of the American Institute of Architects. In 2002, Peter Tolkin was featured in "Architectural Record" as one of ten “vanguard” international firms.

External links

* [http://www.tolkinarchitecture.com Company website]