When space meets body,
When body meets space.



Comme des Garçons Boutique Hotel



CDG Boutique Hotel: Facade



Redefine the relationship between space and
body: space reacts and connects with body.
The facade is layered aluminum mesh reflecting
the sky of West Hollywood.



CDG Boutique Hotel: Program



The CDG Boutique Hotel is a four-floor building
with 20 guestrooms.



Comme des Garçons Boutique Hotel



The City of West Hollywood is at the forefront of fashion, art and multi-cultural enterprise.
-<West Hollywood Lifestyle Magazine>



About the brand



CDG is a Japanese fashion label founded by and
headed by Rei Kawakubo. The label was established as a company Comme des Garçons Co. Ltd in 1973.



History



The company has over the years recurrently
associated itself with the arts and cultural
projects internationally.



1997: Fashion X Choreography



The 1997 spring-summer collection, often
referred to the "lumps and bumps" collection,
which contained fabric in bulk and balls on the
garments. This led to a collaboration between Rei Kawakubo and New York-based choreographer Merce Cunningham called "Scenario".



Design Concept



Taking inspiration from the significant expression "When body meets dress, dress meets body", my
concept for CDG Boutique Hotel is "When body meets space, space meets body".



In this case, space become transformable and interactive with body.



CDG Boutique Hotel



Concept Video



Location



Sitting at the heart of West Hollywood, CDG hotel
attracts city explorers who enjoys art,music,and
willing to explore the under layers of the city.



Sun Study of the Site



The facade of the hotel has a beautiful sunset
view facing Canon Drive.



Facade Development: Lumps&Bumps



The North-West side of the facade is made up of
twisted panels from individual rooms, which
represents how individual "body" effect the
overall "space".



RENDERINGS



Exploded Axon



The hotel is divided into four floors. The first floor is public lounge while the upper floors are for guestrooms.



Entrance



Entering through the glass door, the entrance is a round hallway lit up with acrylic tubes. Subtle lights coming down the concrete wall. A mysterious journey will be waiting for you.



Projection Floor



Light dots projecting on the floor interact with people. It disappears when you step on the dot. Translucent curved panels are creating layers before you reach the bar



Central Bar



Sitting at the center of layered panels, the bar is made of mirrored glass and serving multiple alcohol for customers. A projected “flower” is “blooming” slowly to attract customers to gather at the center and have a glass of drink.



Lounge



The lounge is a bright opening space with beautiful Beverly street view at sunset. It is divided into multiple “ripples” and each “ripple” becomes an individual island. Felt couches (Néolivingstones) are laying around and people can see through the floor.



Furniture



The furniture selected for the lounge are very organic and soft, expressing the liveliness of human body.



Guestroom



Entrance of Guestroom



The guestroom starts with a mini living room space and becomes more private as you walk in.



Guestroom: Interactive Panels



The guestroom has twisted rotatable panels around the bed and an open view. The panels are made from translucent fibers and soft framing, which allows customers to control the panels to be closed or half opened depending on their current needs.



Guestroom: City Night & Bath



Facing on the North-west side, guests could enjoy their bath time with the Beverly skyline.





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