1 Hotel West Hollywood

WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA

At 1 Hotel West Hollywood, the landscape helps shape a more immersive relationship between hospitality and nature. Planting was used to soften the building’s harder surfaces and to carry a warmer, more grounded character through entries, terraces, and interior-adjacent spaces. The result is an environment that feels layered, relaxed, and closely tied to the context and hotel’s overall material palette.

Outdoor patio with various potted plants and greenery, large glass windows reflecting trees, and a covered seating area, with a modern building in the background.
An outdoor rooftop swimming pool area with potted plants along the edge, including small trees, succulents, and flowering plants. There are lounge chairs with rolled-up towels and a large blue and white striped umbrella providing shade. A glass barri
An outdoor patio with potted plants, a woman sitting on a cushioned wooden lounge chair, and a woman with blonde hair sitting on a chair, using her phone, surrounded by plants and modern architecture.

Rather than treating landscape as a separate element, the project integrates planting into the broader guest experience. Wood, clay, and other natural materials are paired with abundant foliage to create a setting that feels textured, informal, and distinctly rooted in Southern California. Peter Emerson was responsible for design and development while employed with RIOS.

Photography Credit: Hunter Kerhart

Modern house with large glass windows, surrounded by lush greenery, a pathway leading to the house, a citrus orchard edge with pool beyond and landscaped plants including trees and flowers.

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