The Hopen Place By Whipple Russell Architects, Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States

Twenty-five years ago, when Marc opened his own firm, he honored his late mentor by including his name in that of the practice. Since that time, Marc Whipple has demonstrated a range of scale and innovation that extends from intimate west coast life-style specific homes in the Hollywood Hills to the Sienna Hotel Spa Casino in Reno to a master plan for an island-spanning resort in the Caribbean. His firm, whipple^russell architects, is noted for applying authentic materials, natural light and green technology to the marriage of elegant form and efficient function.
Marc Whipple has an industry-wide reputation for innovative problem solving, most notably in museum design that meets complex demands of visitor experience and flow, facilities support, and research/preservation mandates, typified by their ground-up creation of the Peterson Automotive Museum in Los Angeles. Customer satisfaction is demonstrated by client loyalty: whipple^russell has executed more than 15 projects for the Los Angeles Contemporary Museum of Art and more than 30 projects for The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles. Services have included project management and oversight of budgets and construction costs as high as 50 million dollars.