Le Meridien
Le MeridienLocation: 130 W Huntington Drive, Arcadia
Developer: Avanti Development
Contractor: Snyder Langston
Architect: AO
Arcadia’s first four-star hotel features modern and sophisticated Art Deco style and pays homage to city’s rich cultural heritage. The premium full-service hotel features 232 rooms and suites, a fine dining restaurant, bar lounge, and 14,000 square feet of high-design meeting and event spaces. The architecture and interior design take cues from the mid-century modern design aesthetic characteristic of Le Meridien’s brand. Born in Paris in the 1960s, the brand celebrates cultures around the world through chic signature programs and engaging experiences that elevate the destination. For Le Meridien Pasadena Arcadia, this manifests through a myriad of sophisticated touches and art installations that pay homage to the rich equestrian heritage of the city of Arcadia.
Two custom art installations – one facing the main street and one flanking the onsite boulevard – are inspired by the swish of a horse’s tail and the colorful peacock representing the city of Arcadia. The main street art wall installation features silver inlays coated in iridescent paint on an opaque charcoal background, while a bright accent piece replicating a peacock tail pattern provides a pop of color and brightness to this wall. The other installation recreates the same horse tail pattern over a transparent golden wall.
The Tommie and Thompson Hotels
The Tommie and Thompson HotelsLocation: 1541 Wilcox Ave, Los Angeles; 6516 Selma Ave, Los Angeles
Developer: Relevant Group
Contractor: Suffolk
Architect: Steinberg Hart
The Tommie Hollywood offers an experience immersed in the culture and creativity of Hollywood. The hotel boasts eight stories of ground-up construction with 212 guest rooms, housing street-level retail and commercial space, three commercial kitchens, a ground-floor bar and restaurant with creative cuisine and lively nightlife, as well as a rooftop bar and pool deck with panoramic city views. The Thompson Hollywood rises eleven stories over Sunset Boulevard with a dramatic backdrop of the Hollywood Hills. The hotel hosts 190 luxury guest rooms and features exceptional amenities.
Courtyard Los Angeles Monterey Park
Courtyard Los Angeles Monterey ParkLocation: 555 North Atlantic Boulevard, Monterey Park
Developer: Ethan Capital
Contractor: KCS West
Architect: AXIS / GFA Architecture + Design
A significant development requiring the assembly of three properties at the corner of Hellman Avenue and South Atlantic Boulevard, the Courtyard Los Angeles Monterey Park bookends the city’s notable Atlantic Times Square mixed-use project across the street, thereby elegantly completing Monterey Park’s unofficial gateway to the city. Spanning over 2.1 acres and half the block in length, AXIS/GFA Architecture + Design’s clever conceptualization of the building includes three separate wings set at different depths along the streetscape.
