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6. A rendering of the
wood and brass-filled
Lionfish inside the
upcoming Pendry.
7. Craft & Commerce
resembles a cabin, with
century-old taxidermy
and bookshelves full of
classic novels lining the
walls.

8. Kindred's backlit
coffered ceiling presides
over the 35-foot-long
marble bar and pinkpatterned wallpaper by
illustrator Dane Danner.

Photo by PAUL BODY

a tête-à-tête seating installation. But the major
conversation starter is a massive, wall-mounted
black four-eyed wolf with snake horns created
by LA sculptor Brandon Kihl.

Mission Valley

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look thanks to 80 custom pillows made from
tapestries, Old World art pieces, and bold plant
arrangements; and Blue Bridge Hospitality's
Mess Hall. Courtesy of Fitch and OBR
Architecture, the restaurant-which serves food
made from the various artisans at the market-
is filled with wood, communal tables, and pops
of green. Visitors can also take in a movie or bite
to eat at the LOT, the second iteration (the first
opened last year in La Jolla) of the combination
upscale cinema and glass-enclosed restaurant,
bar, and café. "Walking into the LOT feels more
like walking into a luxury boutique hotel than a
movie theater," says managing director Carlos
Wellman, who says the venue's design relied on
partnerships with local artists and craftspeople,
especially for the preservation of the former
Luce Auditorium's original oak stage.

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Located further inland, Kindred, a cocktail bar
and vegan eatery by restaurateur Kory Stetina,
is lined with cheeky and irreverent elements by
locally based BASILE Studio. The firm is also
behind North County San Diego's specialty beercentric Stone Hotel from Untitled Hospitality,
slated for early 2018, and the redo of Little Italy
restaurant Craft & Commerce. For Kindred, "We
wanted to create a disarming and approachable
establishment that didn't scream vegan by
offering a space with death metal and French
Rococo-induced design elements," says principal
Paul Basile of the space, fashioned with a
mirrored backlit coffered ceiling, a 35-foot-long
marble bar, and baby pink-hued toile wallpaper
by illustrator Dane Danner. Basile points to
standout custom pieces such as Gothic flip
windows, hanging rotating liquor shelving, and

Town and Country Resort & Convention Center
from Two Roads Hospitality (the recently
merged Destination Hotels and Commune
Hotels + Resorts) is currently undergoing a
sweeping $80 million renovation set to debut
early next year, with 668 updated guestrooms
by LA-based HFS Concepts 4 and public
spaces from Gensler's San Diego office. The
39-acre property features a river park, a
revamped 7,500-square-foot lobby, and a new
22,000-square-foot resort pool deck complete
with raised cabanas with retractable tops and
sides, multiple firepits, and a secret garden.
"Large volume, open air spaces will seamlessly
transition from indoor to outdoor areas, [while]
lush landscaping and natural materials evoke
a casual California aesthetic," explains Todd
Majcher, vice president of resort development
and design at local development company Lowe
Enterprises. "Simple gestures tie new and old
architecture together and refine the language of
the resort aesthetic. This includes using specific
materials and geometry, such as wood and
wood-like tones, to provide a sense of warmth
and informality." hd

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