Completed May 2002
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The new Downtown Los Angeles Standard Hotel now inhabits the elegant former headquarters of the Superior Oil Company. The 12-story, marble-clad building was built in 1952 and had been vacant for many years. It has impressive intact 1950’s era architectural details including a terrazzo lined lobby with illuminated ceiling, oil production frieze and a 15 time zone lobby clock.

The design team prized the historical components like the lobby and used small tweaks (like the addition of the colored lighting in the lobby ceiling) to invigorate the space and fuse old and new. Design concepts grew from the global corporate headquarter culture (epitomized by the Superior Oil Building) including the sensibility of the playboy businessman, fashion, advertising and movies of the '50's and '60's. A contemporary twist repackages this history into a cinematic backdrop for the Standard's young, low-budget travelers and in-town guests.

On the roof, the key public space was carved out of the marble clad mechanical penthouse on the roof where there is now a rooftop bar and pool circled by LA’s highrise towers.

Awards:
2005 AIA Los Angeles Merit Award;
2003 AIA California Council Merit Award; 2003 Los Angeles Conservancy Preservation Award;
2003 Los Angeles Business Council Architectural Award;
2003 Westside Urban Forum Prize.

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