The Pendry Hotel and Residences Seeks to Reactivate the Sunset Strip
The Sunset Strip is a street of stories and legends. From the famed Chateau Marmont near its eastern gateway, to The Edition designed by John Pawson that opened closer to the western edge in 2019, the hotels that dot this part of Sunset Boulevard are hospitality venues as well as ever-evolving repositories of local and cultural history. So, when the team that included Culver City-based Ehrlich Yanai Rhee Chaney (EYRC) Architects; Martin Brudnizki Design Studio London; and Cuningham, who served as architects of record, took on the task of designing the ground-up Pendry Hotel and Residences in West Hollywood, the local environment offered both inspiration and a challenge.
Early on in the design process for the 149-room hotel and a separate stepped tower containing 40 luxury condominium residences, the development leadership set out to “create this singular unique work that’s hyper aware of context and history, but also very aware of its need and desire to create its own history. It would be nothing less than its own new landmark,” says Mathew Chaney, EYRC partner and principal-in-charge of the project.
