Givenchy (Anderton Court)

As Frank Lloyd Wright’s last work in Los Angeles and his only commercial building in Southern California, Givenchy Rodeo Drive (originally Anderton Court Shops) is known for its distinctive angular central ramp and geometric spire. The building was commissioned in 1952 for fashion designer Eric Bass by socialite and philanthropist, Nina Anderton, and originally included a personal apartment for the clothier atop the shops. Construction was completed in 1954. Although the Wright’s design saw several changes owing to cost savings measures, the characteristic ramp remained a constant. It now serves as a unique means of circulation through the building’s three boutique levels which in turn is split into two separate wings of alternating floor heights.

In 2024, Givenchy became Anderton Court’s first single tenant and established here its first West Coast flagship. The building subsequently underwent a restoration campaign. Spectra Company rehabilitated the central spire’s finial which was previously lost. The spire, like the building’s other decorative elements, reflect one of Wright’s cost-saving design compromises which substituted painted fiber-glass for the originally-intended copper. Spectra restored the missing spire finial to its original appearance and in matching material.

Scope of Work

Architectural Woodwork • Artifact Restoration & Cataloging • Conservation • Estimating & Value Engineering • Facade Rehabilitation • General Contracting • Materials Restoration • Plaster • Preconstruction & Design • Selective Demolition/Abatement • Self-Perform • Structural Retrofit • Tile • Wood Doors • Wood Windows