KOVAC Studio Los Angeles
![Kovac Studio front view from street](https://www.kovac.studio/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/1-4-1600x1067.jpg)
In 2015, with the goal of enhancing our internal collaborative process, we moved into an old scuba shop in a rapidly gentrifying patch of West Los Angeles. We transformed the existing 4,000 SF of retail space into a light filled, open plan studio, encouraging staff to continuously interact with each other, and with clients.
![Kovac Design's Studio, desks with employees working](https://www.kovac.studio/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/10-1-1600x1067.jpg)
![Front waiting room of studio](https://www.kovac.studio/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/5-4.jpg)
![Studio's sitting area with 'X' sculpture](https://www.kovac.studio/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/15.jpg)
![Conference room](https://www.kovac.studio/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/7-3-1600x1030.jpg)
![Michael Kovac writing on whiteboard in studio](https://www.kovac.studio/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/9-2.jpg)
![Conference room](https://www.kovac.studio/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/6-3-1600x1139.jpg)
"As an homage to the building’s roots, we exposed the concrete floors, brick walls, ceiling beams, and kept the original New England Divers outdoor signage."
![Studio team sitting at long table in studio](https://www.kovac.studio/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/13-2.jpg)
![Employee moving ladder to second floor space](https://www.kovac.studio/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/20.jpg)
![Kevin Johnson looking through supplies](https://www.kovac.studio/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/21-1600x1141.jpg)
Back of house spaces include meeting rooms, library, kitchen, and model / 3D fabrication shop where we experiment with materials, prepare mockups, and prototype ideas.
While we would have loved to check out the scuba suits, now the space meets our diverse needs – enabling the free flow of creativity, and sharing of ideas.
Photography by Lars Frazer
![Team members standing and talking in studio kitchen](https://www.kovac.studio/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/19-1-1600x1112.jpg)
![Employees working in model shop](https://www.kovac.studio/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/22-1600x1067.jpg)
![Library with employees working together](https://www.kovac.studio/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/17.jpg)
![Bike rack](https://www.kovac.studio/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/16.jpg)
![Bathroom Door](https://www.kovac.studio/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/23.jpg)
![Bathroom](https://www.kovac.studio/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/24-1600x1067.jpg)
![Studio desks](https://www.kovac.studio/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/11-2-1600x1067.jpg)
![Studio through front window](https://www.kovac.studio/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/4-3.jpg)
![Front of studio](https://www.kovac.studio/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/3-3-1600x1093.jpg)
![Front of studio at dusk](https://www.kovac.studio/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2-3-1600x1170.jpg)