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One of Joie de Vivres newer hotels is one of Palo Altos older buildings. In April, JDV opened The Epiphany Hotel, whose structure was originally constructed in the 1970s. Now, under the design direction of Los Angeles-based Steinberg Architects and New York-based McCartan, the transformed building still pays homage to its former self: the new façade retains the original six-story-tall mosaic portrait of El Palo Alto, the 1,000-year-old coastal redwood that gave the city its name.
With the visual impression of wood, metal Reynobond panels engulf the seven-story exterior of the building and extend over the roof to create an overhang.
The overall design of the hotel was guided by five directional words, as Colum McCartan explained: curious, optimistic, vital, tapped-in and entrepreneurial. Naturally, its Silicon Valley, after all. "The brief was to connect and inspire curious minds. To create a personality that is innovative, connected, dialed-in, thoughtful, clever, artistic and extraverted," McCartan, whose firm...