THE PENTHOUSE AT THE HUNTLEY
The program asked for a complete remodel of the 8,000 SF penthouse floor of the Huntley Hotel high-rise building in Santa Monica to accommodate a high-end restaurant and lounge. To create a generous open dining area on the 17th floor of the existing structure, only structural elements and existing building enclosure have been retained.
Kitchen and bathrooms are articulated as distinct volumes within the open space.
An elliptical bar element defines zones in the otherwise flexible open plan. A fifteen feet long fireplace that camouflages an existing shear wall mediates the length of the space and defines the lounge seating area. Two large retractable skylights in the roof slab above open the lounge and dining areas up to the sky. Steffen Leisner was project architect with RTK. Interior Design: Thomas Schoos.
