Pacific Design Center

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building complex design center landmark

The Pacific Design Center is a striking multi-building complex in West Hollywood known for its bold, colorful modernist architecture and its role as a major hub for interior design showrooms and events.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Pacific Design Center canonical	10
Pacific Design Center complex	4
Pacific Design Center Blue Building	1
Pacific Design Center Los Angeles	1
Pacific Design Center expansion in Los Angeles	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2388791 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Pacific Design Center
Context triple: [César Pelli, notableWork, Pacific Design Center]

A. Pacific Place
Pacific Place is an upscale shopping and entertainment center located in the heart of downtown Seattle, Washington.
B. Four Embarcadero Center
Four Embarcadero Center is a prominent high-rise office building within San Francisco’s Embarcadero Center complex, known for its commercial space and central downtown location.
C. Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts is a contemporary arts center in San Francisco known for its innovative visual art, performance, film, and community-focused cultural programs.
D. Three Embarcadero Center
Three Embarcadero Center is a prominent high-rise office building within San Francisco’s Embarcadero Center complex, known for its modernist architecture and prime downtown location.
E. Stanford Shopping Center
Stanford Shopping Center is an upscale open-air retail complex in Palo Alto known for its luxury stores, landscaped grounds, and proximity to Stanford University.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Pacific Design Center
Target entity description: The Pacific Design Center is a striking multi-building complex in West Hollywood known for its bold, colorful modernist architecture and its role as a major hub for interior design showrooms and events.

A. Pacific Place
Pacific Place is an upscale shopping and entertainment center located in the heart of downtown Seattle, Washington.
B. Four Embarcadero Center
Four Embarcadero Center is a prominent high-rise office building within San Francisco’s Embarcadero Center complex, known for its commercial space and central downtown location.
C. Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts is a contemporary arts center in San Francisco known for its innovative visual art, performance, film, and community-focused cultural programs.
D. Three Embarcadero Center
Three Embarcadero Center is a prominent high-rise office building within San Francisco’s Embarcadero Center complex, known for its modernist architecture and prime downtown location.
E. Stanford Shopping Center
Stanford Shopping Center is an upscale open-air retail complex in Palo Alto known for its luxury stores, landscaped grounds, and proximity to Stanford University.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	building complex ⓘ design center ⓘ landmark ⓘ
architect	César Pelli ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Modernist architecture ⓘ
category	Buildings and structures in West Hollywood, California ⓘ Commercial buildings in California ⓘ Design museums and centers in the United States ⓘ
city	West Hollywood ⓘ
color	blue ⓘ green ⓘ red ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
developer	Cohen Brothers Realty Corporation ⓘ
function	event venue ⓘ interior design center ⓘ office complex ⓘ
groundbreakingDate	1971 ⓘ
hasFacility	conference spaces ⓘ offices ⓘ parking garage ⓘ restaurants ⓘ screening rooms ⓘ showrooms ⓘ
hasPart	Blue Building ⓘ Green Building ⓘ Red Building ⓘ
hosts	art exhibitions ⓘ design trade shows ⓘ industry events ⓘ
locatedIn	Los Angeles County, California ⓘ linked to: Los Angeles County
location	West Hollywood, California ⓘ linked to: West Hollywood, California, United States
managedBy	Himmel + Meringoff Properties ⓘ
near	Melrose Avenue ⓘ linked to: Melrose Avenue, Hollywood Santa Monica Boulevard ⓘ
nickname	Blue Whale ⓘ
notableFor	bold colorful exterior ⓘ large concentration of design showrooms ⓘ role in interior design industry ⓘ
numberOfBuildings	3 ⓘ
openingDate	1975 ⓘ
owner	Himmel + Meringoff Properties ⓘ
previousOwner	Charles S. Cohen ⓘ
primaryUse	showrooms for interior design ⓘ
region	Southern California ⓘ
servesIndustry	architecture ⓘ furniture design ⓘ interior design ⓘ

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Referenced by (17)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

César Pelli → notableWork → Pacific Design Center ⓘ

César Pelli → designed → Pacific Design Center ⓘ

Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects → notableWork → Pacific Design Center expansion in Los Angeles ⓘ