QUICK TAKES - June 16, 2009

The converted storefront that serves as the West Coast headquarters for Larry Gagosian’s art empire is about to get a serious expansion.

Richard Meier’s architecture firm said Monday it is working on the designs for the expanded Gagosian Gallery in Beverly Hills. The space, on Camden Drive near Santa Monica Boulevard, will nearly double in size to 11,600 square feet. The project is led by architect Michael Palladino, who originally oversaw the opening of the gallery in 1995.

Gagosian said in a statement that the expansion will “extend through the building directly to the south.” The new space will open with an inaugural exhibition in 2010.

-- David Ng