One Beverly Hills by Foster+Partners: A Sustainable Oasis in the Heart of the City

One Beverly Hills is a revolutionary mixed-use urban resort located in the heart of Beverly Hills. Designed by Foster + Partners, this 17.5-acre site is one of the largest and most environmentally advanced projects currently underway in the United States. The project brings together several adjacent properties and will feature three environmentally sustainable buildings. Two residential condominium towers and a third building that houses a 42 All-Suite luxury hotels and 37 shared ownership condominiums. All of this will be built around an 8-acre botanical garden that will be planted at the heart of the site.

The team at Foster + Partners is working with Los Angeles-based multi-disciplinary design firm RIOS to create a unique melding of buildings and landscapes with well-being as the central focus. The project is designed to exceed California’s own ambitious sustainability goals and will seamlessly integrate the existing Beverly Hilton and Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills into a unified 17.5-acre site.

The Beverly Hilton will receive a significant reinvestment to reflect the design of One Beverly Hills. The legendary hotel will feature a new arrival drive and lobby area, ballroom upgrades, restyled pool, and 36 new poolside cabana rooms. A new 38,000-square-foot conference center will be enhanced with unique breakout areas that capitalize on the perfect Southern California weather. The project will also feature a new 10-story building that will include 42 all-suite guest accommodations, a fine dining restaurant, and 37 shared-ownership condominiums.

The two residential towers at One Beverly Hills will maximize privacy and provide unobstructed views from the Pacific Ocean to the mountains beyond the famous Hollywood Hills sign. They will be the two tallest buildings in Beverly Hills, and merge with the gardens and Los Angeles Country Club landscapes by continuing the greenery up the facades. Their curving and receding forms, soft edges and oversized balconies mediate between the private living and garden greenery, breaking down boundaries between indoor and outdoor living.

The heart of One Beverly Hills is the Botanical Gardens, an 8-acre oasis of wellness. The gardens will feature over 40 tree and 250 plant species from 13 different botanical regions of California and feature curated sculptures, water features, shaded seating areas, 2 miles of pathways, and other amenities. Predominantly planted with water-smart landscaping, the entire garden will be irrigated through an extensive greywater system. A community-based conservancy made up of One Beverly Hills residents, school and community leaders, and representatives of the hotels will oversee educational programming and operations.

One Beverly Hills is committed to being the benchmark for environmental sustainability. The buildings of One Beverly Hills will use a central geothermal system, harnessing the earth’s constant soil temperature to efficiently create heat, and hot water and reject heat for cooling without the use of gas. The system also reduces the number of cooling towers needed saving millions of gallons of water annually. The project is also designed with a significant centralized battery storage system, an onsite photovoltaic array, and a chilled water thermal energy storage system. The new 1.375 million square feet of buildings will be built from recycled, low embodied carbon and low toxicity materials.

In conclusion, One Beverly Hills is a pioneering project that sets the benchmark for sustainable urban development. The project represents a unique melding of buildings and landscapes with well-being at its core. With the driving philosophy of creating the healthiest and future-forward development, the new buildings and gardens of One Beverly Hills are designed to exceed California’s own ambitious sustainability goals. One Beverly Hills is expected to open in 2026 and promises to be a remarkable addition to the Beverly Hills skyline.

Armstrong Yakubu, Senior Partner, Foster + Partners, said: “The design is all about working with nature, with buildings set within the landscape and opening up the interior to the outside. The result is a sustainable ensemble that is in tune with its surroundings.”