The Alexandria at Torrey Pines

LOCATION:

La Jolla, CA

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

This project, on the iconic Torrey Pines bluff, is the site of Alexandria Real Estate Equities’ San Diego corporate headquarters. The headquarter is nestled into a slope, ringed by the regionally native Torrey Pines. In early summer, it is often blanketed by fog. Upon arrival to the property, one encounters a bold explosion of flowering desert plants, thickly planted in angular, rugged gravel.

The on-site restaurant, Farmer & The Seahorse, is a popular dining location for corporate executives as well as families to gather and spend the day, and it features indoor and outdoor spaces for conferences, special events, entertainment, games, and live music. The garden features a large event lawn surrounded by tall wispy grasses, flanked on one side by an arroyo with whispering sycamores and cottonwoods. Large patios transition guests from outdoors to the building’s entrance, which features glass doors that slide open and allow guests to move freely from the bar area to the patios and fire pit. Adjacent office spaces make the patios a convenient spot for outdoor meetings or business gatherings. The fluid interplay between indoors and outdoors as well as the diverse activation of these spaces make it engaging and functional for many types of events.