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Ace Hotel Downtown Los Angeles opens in the historic United Artists building in Downtown LA. Built in 1927 for the maverick film studio, the ornate, storied theatre and tower stand as monuments to a group of seminal American artists pushing out on their own, and anchors the Broadway Theater District?s modern renaissance.
Courtesy of Commune Design – Photographs : Spencer Lowell
United Artists co-founder Mary Pickford’s love for the ornate detail and stone spires of Spanish castles and cathedrals is manifest at the theatre. It?s a true temple of the arts. The mixture of reverent awe and irreverent independence is right up our alley ? this is the kind of project we dream of. Courtesy of Commune Design – Photographs : Spencer Lowell
We partnered with Commune Design to breathe life back into the historic site. While the theatre’s original design was a lush interpretation of the Spanish Gothic style, the tower’s facade hid a minimalist poured concrete structure. Therein lies the basis for the concept at Ace Hotel‘s newest home: the marriage between decadence and democracy, between 1920?s Hollywood glamour and modern minimalism, is informed by a finely tuned ear toward the Broadway Theatre District?s latest revival ? a modern renaissance we?re proud to be a part of.
Courtesy of Commune Design – Photographs : Spencer Lowell
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