Architecture, Design

17\11\2014
Written by Daan Rombaut



Philippe Starck designs a $150-a-night French ‘Urban Kibbutz’ Hotel in Hollywood

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For those in L.A. who have seen the shrouded building at the corner of Selma and Wilcox no longer have to wonder what’s coming. The 1920s era structure will become part of an intense upcoming hotel boom in Hollywood. This one is in the process of becoming the nation’s first outpost of the super chic Mama Shelter brand. The chain – that has four of its five current locations in France – mixes interiors by king of the chic hotel designers, Philippe Starck, with affordable rates (starting at $150 a night) and scheduled to open in February. The chain will transform the five story building into a 76 room hostelry with restaurants on both the ground floor and the roof. Mama Shelter developer Benjamin Trigano says he envisions the hotel as an ‘urban kibbutz’, referring to the hotel’s broad appeal, its affordability, and its stylish design. “If Château Marmont had a baby, this would be it.”