MEXICANO
This grand space for the acclaimed Mexican chefs of La Casita Mexicana is a modern presentation of Mexican art and craft.

Mexicano, in the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza, builds on the success of the proprietors’ original restaurant, La Casita Mexicana—a famous "hole-in-the-wall" known for their innovative approach to traditional, regional Mexican cuisine. Mexicano is designed with the grandeur that the food deserves. The lively, bright space features interlocking concrete tiles, custom decorative metal shelving curated with personal curios, metal planters, fountains and a large wood cubby wall. The restaurant is a visual representation of the revival of the Crenshaw corridor.

Project Size: 3,000 SF
Project Location: Baldwin Hills, Los Angeles, CA

Architecture of Mexicano restaurant in Baldwin Hills, seating
Architecture of Mexicano restaurant in Baldwin Hills, kitchen
Architecture of Mexicano restaurant in Baldwin Hills, folk art
Architecture of Mexicano restaurant in Baldwin Hills, tile floor and seating
Architecture of Mexicano restaurant in Baldwin Hills, Mexican art
Architecture of Mexicano restaurant in Baldwin Hills, bull sculpture
Architecture of Mexicano restaurant in Baldwin Hills, pick up window
Architecture of Mexicano restaurant in Baldwin Hills, fountain
Architecture of Mexicano restaurant in Baldwin Hills, wide view

“The patterned tile floor is exquisite.”

—Jonathan Gold, L.A. Times

Architectural Plan for El Mexicano Restaurant Baldwin Hills
Architectural Plan for El Mexicano Restaurant Baldwin Hills

Photography: Andrea Bricco

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