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A new 28-storey proposal for a hotel in Downtown Los Angeles is eyeing a 2017 construction start, with completion expected two years later. The jagged protrusion designed by Buffalo-based Adam Sokol Architecture Practice for developer Lizard Capital looks like something from the Flintstones; the rocky appearance of the building is meant to evoke the natural geography of California.
The highrise will fill a gap in the street wall of the historic core, where a surface parking lot is currently sandwiched between two charming buildings. Rising to a height of 103 metres (338 feet), the project is set to contain 170 hotel rooms and a 63-stall automated parking garage. In total, the development will possess three levels of subterranean parking.
A draft environmental impact report has revealed some additional details about the project, indicating that a 7,050-square-foot restaurant and a 2,940-square-foot gallery bar would anchor the street-level experience. Guests can expect to be treated to a 3,780-square-foot rooftop bar and lounge, a 1,000-square-foot gym, a 2,770-square-foot pool deck, and a 1,200-square-foot conference/movie screening room when the hotel begins accepting reservations. There will also be 1,000 square feet of office space.
The building's base, with proportional setbacks and a similar scale, has been designed in deference to its adjacent neighbours. The roofline of each structure is generally uniform, enhancing Spring Street's urban canyon effect. The tower above this gridded section takes on a much more unconventional form, featuring a unique geometry of evolving fenestration and edges.
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