Photos: Hip offices in downtown Los Angeles

The Gas Company tower, center, in DTLA.   (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

The Gas Company tower in DTLA with mural by artist Frank Stella, right.   (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

The lobby of the Gas Company tower in DTLA.   (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

WOLCOTT ARCHITECTURE INTERIORS designed a homey space to encourage young employees to come to the office instead of working from elsewhere.

A work space in the law office model suite at the Gas Co. Tower.

PODS IN THE SHAPE of Chinese lanterns — for meetings or solo work — were created for a law firm in the Gas Co. Tower model office suite.

More work spaces in the law office model suite in the Gas Co. Tower.

Law office model suite in the the Gas Co. Tower.

Law office model suite in the the Gas Co. Tower.

A workout area in the law office model suite.

IN THE GAS CO. TOWER, Rottet Studio created a collaborative workspace. Traditional buildings seek to retain their core tenancy of accountants, lawyers and bankers who are now demanding creative spaces.

A FRANK STELLA MURAL is visible from a flexible work station at the Gas Co. Tower model office suite for a fashion media firm. It was designed by Rottet Studio.

Fashion company model suite in the Gas Co. Tower.

Fashion company model suite in the Gas Co. Tower.

Fashion company model suite in the Gas Co. Tower.

Fashion company model suite in the Gas Co. Tower.

Fashion company model suite in the Gas Co. Tower.

Fashion company model suite in the Gas Co. Tower.

A mural is visible from the fashion company model suite in the Gas Co. Tower.

Fashion company model suite in the Gas Co. Tower.