Hollywood, California
This 14-story boutique hotel contains 218 rooms and 26,000 square feet of public spaces including lobby, restaurant, a fitness room and meeting rooms.
The site is a plateau looking south over downtown Hollywood and is bounded on the north by the101 Hollywood Freeway.
The design is influenced by the geographical, architectural and urban contexts of the site. The building is composed of two interlocking components: An 11-story curved tower resting on a 3-story rectangular parking podium.
The south face of the tower is a sweeping curve that responds to both the arc of the freeway to the north and the views of the basin to the south.
The podium lends stability to the composition, anchors the tower to the ground and connects it to the urban grid.