The Beverly Hilton Beverly Hills, California

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The plan for the revitalization of the Beverly The existing Beverly Hilton , designed Hilton Hotel site embodies the essential by Welton Becket and completed in 1955, will elements of 21st century, environmentally be enhanced with a new, celebratory tree- responsible, technologically advanced lined entrance. The plan includes upgraded modern architecture and integrated land- rooms and a new pool area. All of the scape design. At this prominent gateway, existing and new hotel roofs will be intensely extensive site improvements, modifications landscaped, affording views from all floors of to , a new Waldorf-Astoria planted roof murals. The new Waldorf-Astoria Hotel and two new condominium buildings Hotel will mark the intersection of Wilshire will create an enriched, iconic and memorable and Santa Monica Boulevards. It will be a campus. multi-faceted glass and warm gray limestone clad, articulated structure with a cobble- The redevelopment of the 9-acre property stoned arrival piazza and garden. Fronting the will dramatically increase open space, corner will be a new restaurant and a major create lavish gardens, relocate all parking sculpture, announcing and anchoring the underground and remove unsightly elements, gateway. totally transforming the site from one in which concrete prevails to a welcoming, park-like The two new condominium buildings are environment. The architectural design conceived as a pair of coupled, stepped will represent California luxury life-style, structures. They will be cladded in glass and celebrating the climate and indoor/outdoor silver gray aluminum panels. Their facades living though extensive transparency and flank the Beverly Hilton Hotel entry drive, connectivity between interior and exterior reinforcing its renewed presence. Finally, landscaped spaces. All the new buildings the masterplan greatly improves traffic flow will feature extensive glass areas and open and circulation in and around the site. By balconies, and will conform to LEED stan- literally pulling back the property edges, the dards. plan allows for two new lanes along Wilshire Boulevard and one new lane along Santa Monica Boulevard.

Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects llc View from Wilshire Boulevard

View from North Whittier Drive The Beverly Hilton

Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects llc The Beverly Hilton

Key Project Information

• master plan study to evaluate improvements and site potential of the existing Beverly Hilton hotel • proposed development of a new 120 room, 5-star hotel and condominium towers • study includes new underground parking with increased landscaped areas • new facilities in an open space, campus-like environment