YWCA Building
Paths outward
- Location
- United States
- Typology
- Building
- Materials
- Ceramic, Concrete, Glass, Marble, Metal cladding, Plaster, Stone
- Context
- Mediterranean Revival Architecture, Arts and Crafts
- Map
- Open location
The YWCA Building at 1040 Richards Street, Honolulu, Hawaii, popularly called the Richards Street Y, is now officially named Laniākea, which means 'open skies' or 'wide horizons' in the Hawaiian language. It was designed by San Francisco architect Julia Morgan, who considered it one of her favorites. The building consists of two large units which are connected by a two-story loggia. The main building is three stories high and faces Richards St. with a frontage of 165 feet. The second unit, which is directly in the rear of the first, is somewhat smaller, being two stories high with a large basement.
