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Inspired by a roadside gas station, the Bar Moxy serves as a landmark along the guest journey. Te bold, geometric bar constructed in vertical metal mesh functions as a liquor cabinet, featuring a terraced counter and bespoke pattern symbolising the speckles of stones in rolling sand. Perched on the mezzanine, the studios offer inspiring views of the lobby below. Te studios feature transparent technicolour glass walls that separate workspaces, and rich earth tones run throughout the furniture to ground the space. Yabu Pushelberg designed custom modular furniture to allow the space to transform from private meeting environment to a relaxing secondary lounge by night. Te mezzanine can transform into a dance floor with a custom mobile DJ booth.


Guest rooms feature a custom copper-coloured mosaic wall, inspired by the glow of a desert sunset. Yabu Pushelberg leaned into this warm, crimson-and-cedar palette and worked with materials such as copper that gently reflect and refract light. Te guest room headboards are made from distressed green leather, telling the stylish story of a well-worn leather motorcycle jacket. Custom handlebar sculptures hanging on the wall provide a modern interpretation of taxidermy.


AC Hotel Downtown Los Angeles: Yabu Pushelberg imagined the new AC Hotel space as an artist’s home. Te studio brought the Spanish roots of the AC brand into conversation with the Hispanic heritage of south California, envisioning the interiors as a creative space for the travelling artist. Guests can find artworks throughout the hotel that aim to present the journey to their suite as a tour of an artist’s studio.


In the Satellite Lobby, there are nods to Spanish architecture in the textured plaster walls. Occupying the building’s 34th floor and offering a 360° view of Los Angeles, the Sky Lobby Check-In introduces guests to the fluency of bespoke, handcrafted artistry found throughout the property. Yabu Pushelberg worked with artisan Dennis Lin to produce custom-made sculptural wooden totems. Five grand hand-carved wooden sculptures stand in place along the perimeter of the space, providing a first glance of the artist’s love to work with wood and natural mediums. A dramatic, black steel fireplace defines the Library Lounge and serves as the heart of the room, surrounded by intimate corner seating. To further define the area, there are coupled round, spherical lounge chairs and L-shaped sofas with contemporary arched floor lamps to line the perimeter of the space.


Stationed adjacent to the Library Lounge, Te Sky Lobby Bar brings the Los Angeles skyline into the space through a windowed wall, reflected in the mirror-clad columns and the large metal pendant over the bar. Te nearby comprises a lounge, outdoor bar and dining area, with further art installations and set in something of a garden retreat.


Te hotel’s guest rooms are ethereal, calming and simple, conceived to be inviting and familiar. Oak lines the space from floor to ceiling, presenting an upscale residential feeling, and artworks feature throughout. Yabu Pushelberg designed custom carpets for the guest rooms that reflect the geometric pattern and colour story found throughout the hotel, while possum birch wood flooring incorporates a cooler tonality appropriate for rest and rejuvenation. yabupushelberg.com


Left A conscientious colour story runs throughout the hotel’s design


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