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The hotel’s lobby features a cream-colored sandstone wall.
Shore Hotel
Santa Monica, Calif.
The Farzam family is a longtime fixture on the Santa Monica business scene, having operated several hotels in that Pacific Coast enclave over the years. So when the Farzams decided it was time to replace two of their outdated oceanfront motels, they hired Gensler to create a new-build property at that site that would fulfill two major design objectives: play up the hotel’s scenic locale, and make heavy use of sustainable design practices and materials. “We live and work here and wanted our new hotel to show off what makes Santa Monica special,” says Steve Farzam, the hotel’s chief operating officer. “We also believed that creating an exceptional experience at Shore Hotel included incorporating a serious set of environmental initiatives at the site.” Those two goals are interwoven throughout the hotel’s architecture and design. For instance, the main building features a U-shaped design that houses an open-air courtyard anchored by a solarheated pool. “That courtyard is the hotel’s outdoor living room,” says Kap Malik,
Guest rooms sport a turquoise-and-orange color palette.
principal/design director at Gensler’s Los Angeles office. “Similarly, at the front of the building, we created a unique publicuse space that incorporates a series of park benches to blur the line between the sidewalk and hotel’s entrance.” Inside, the hotel’s lobby features a cream-colored sandstone wall that visually evokes the nearby beaches, along with chairs upholstered in 100 percent preconsumer recycled polyester. The adjoining reception area features glass walls offering a spectacular ocean view, while all 164 guest rooms have balconies, incorpo-
rate a turquoise-and-orange color palette patterned after a sunset over the Pacific, and feature plantation-sourced teak wood furnishings. The hotel’s array of eco features also includes low-flow water fixtures, a sensor system that adjusts lighting and temperature when the guest rooms are unoccupied, and a solar-reflecting roof. In addition to grabbing LEED gold certification for the hotel, Malik says, all the Shore’s green features worked together to create “an urban place/oceanfront space that’s as unique as its setting.” BD
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Boutique Design - July/August 2012
Botique Design - July/August 2012
From the Editor
Contents
In This Issue/ Editorial Advisory Board
Boutique Buzz
Unusual Origins
Q+A: Siân Moxon
Spas: Small Spaces, Big Impact
Updating a Dowager
Vendor Profile: Sarah Turner Eco-Art and Design
DreamBook: Natural Wonders
Outdoor Furnishings
Lighting
The Last Detail: Collections Cafe
Boutique Design - July/August 2012 - Intro
Boutique Design - July/August 2012 - Botique Design - July/August 2012
Boutique Design - July/August 2012 - Cover2
Boutique Design - July/August 2012 - 1
Boutique Design - July/August 2012 - From the Editor
Boutique Design - July/August 2012 - 3
Boutique Design - July/August 2012 - Contents
Boutique Design - July/August 2012 - 5
Boutique Design - July/August 2012 - In This Issue/ Editorial Advisory Board
Boutique Design - July/August 2012 - 7
Boutique Design - July/August 2012 - Boutique Buzz
Boutique Design - July/August 2012 - 9
Boutique Design - July/August 2012 - 10
Boutique Design - July/August 2012 - 11
Boutique Design - July/August 2012 - 12
Boutique Design - July/August 2012 - 13
Boutique Design - July/August 2012 - 14
Boutique Design - July/August 2012 - 15
Boutique Design - July/August 2012 - Unusual Origins
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Boutique Design - July/August 2012 - 18
Boutique Design - July/August 2012 - 19
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Boutique Design - July/August 2012 - 21
Boutique Design - July/August 2012 - 22
Boutique Design - July/August 2012 - 23
Boutique Design - July/August 2012 - Q+A: Siân Moxon
Boutique Design - July/August 2012 - 25
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Boutique Design - July/August 2012 - 28
Boutique Design - July/August 2012 - 29
Boutique Design - July/August 2012 - Spas: Small Spaces, Big Impact
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Boutique Design - July/August 2012 - 32
Boutique Design - July/August 2012 - 33
Boutique Design - July/August 2012 - 34
Boutique Design - July/August 2012 - 35
Boutique Design - July/August 2012 - Updating a Dowager
Boutique Design - July/August 2012 - 37
Boutique Design - July/August 2012 - 38
Boutique Design - July/August 2012 - 39
Boutique Design - July/August 2012 - Vendor Profile: Sarah Turner Eco-Art and Design
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Boutique Design - July/August 2012 - 43
Boutique Design - July/August 2012 - 44
Boutique Design - July/August 2012 - 45
Boutique Design - July/August 2012 - DreamBook: Natural Wonders
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Boutique Design - July/August 2012 - 48
Boutique Design - July/August 2012 - 49
Boutique Design - July/August 2012 - Outdoor Furnishings
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Boutique Design - July/August 2012 - 57
Boutique Design - July/August 2012 - Lighting
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Boutique Design - July/August 2012 - 60
Boutique Design - July/August 2012 - 61
Boutique Design - July/August 2012 - 62
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Boutique Design - July/August 2012 - The Last Detail: Collections Cafe
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