This $1 Billion Flower Tower Could Transform The Hollywood Skyline

The curved biophilic design blooms with stunning foilage.

Beau Hayhoe

Mar 26, 2024

The future is now, or at least, it’s becoming evermore clear on the horizon as far as luxury office buildings and skyscrapers are concerned. And in a city filled with no shortage of glitz and glamour, plans for The Star in Los Angeles could prove the most ambitious yet.

The $1 billion tower, being developed by architectural firm Foster + Partners, is a headline-stealer in its own right even well ahead of its planned 2029 completion date. Plans for the vibrant office and mixed-use tower boast a next-level spiral design, offset and interspersed by vibrant foliage, blossoms and trees.

Its striking design is an understatement, as it also boasts 360-degree views of everything L.A. has to offer, from the iconic Hollywood sign out to the breathtaking Pacific Coast (all through floor-to-ceiling windows, naturally).

Well over 500,000 square feet of office space sits at the heart of plans for the stupendous structure, but The Star will also feature plenty to draw in the surrounding community.

Indoor and outdoor workspaces are also meant to take advantage of the city’s near-300 days of sunshine annually.

Those same spiral gardens are set to run from the ground level up to an impressive rooftop restaurant. An art gallery, a production space, community spaces and even a very Hollywood-centric screening theater are also included in plans for The Star.

The design itself is almost difficult to fathom, as if scenes from the 2010s indie heartbreaker Her (set in a version of Los Angeles in the not-so-distant feature) have been brought to life.