Emerson College Los Angeles is a 10-story campus facility located in Hollywood. The mixed-used, creative space includes more than 200 dorm rooms, modern classrooms, an audio mixing suite, conference rooms, rehearsal spaces, an executive screening room, computer labs, and many areas for guests and groups. As of the fall, the academic facility is now promoting its creative space for groups as large as 300.
Image Locations recently acquired the south-facing section of the 30th floor at the AT&T Center, opening and operating the SkyStudio venue as of October. The new space has 27-foot windows and a variety of event uses, from photo studio to wedding venue—for which the bride could arrive by way of helipad. There are 4,424 square feet on the south side; the venue works in conjunction with LBA Realty, which manages the north side, still called the AT&T Center Penthouse. Both sides may be booked in combination. Events include 200 parking spaces in the lot across the street. Although the entire building uses Patina as exclusive caterer, it does not handle bookings for the floor.
At a year old, modern Cantonese restaurant Hakkasan Beverly Hills closed for two weeks and reopened with a new look in September. The interior, originally conceptualized by Parisian design firm Gilles & Boissier, has been reimagined to more closely reflect the experience of its flagship restaurant, Hakkasan Hanway Place in London. The enhanced space features a dramatic entrance constructed with clefted ostrich slate paneling, which incorporates intermittent bronze niches filled with delicate red resin candles. The blue backlit glass bar has been expanded to accommodate larger crowds. The restaurant seats 180, including in a lounge and private dining room, or holds 500 for receptions.
Kehoe Designs provided decor for a private reception at the Art Institute of Chicago in winter 2014. The event featured blue spotlights cascading down the wall in a snowy pattern that matched the season.
