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t's an urban oasis, as immersive and cool as a
Mediterranean breeze and just as refreshing.
e Rooftop Park crowning RH West
Hollywood - e Gallery is an eden, complete
with a reproduction of the storied Louvre sculpture
"Winged Victory of Samothrace," which surveys
the City of Angels with some drama.
Working in collaboration with design architect
James Gillam of Backen Gilliam & Kroeger, RH
Chairman and CEO Gary Friedman projected
the flagship, a showpiece of Venetian plaster,
Tucson colonnades and Hellenic touches, straight
onto reinvigorated Melrose Avenue. As described
by Friedman: "e Gallery on Melrose Avenue
is a study and a reflection of human design in
regard to balance, symmetry and proportion,
while respecting the hierarchy and integration
of environment, architecture and humanity to
create a feeling of harmony." More residential
than retail, the stunningly conceptualized
store—40,000 square feet of exquisite interiors,
garden courtyards and outdoor terraces trellised
with climbing vines—opens to the street, raising
the stakes for experiential trade.
To say that the Rooftop Park is the crescendo
of it all is to say quite a lot, but this gift to the
neighborhood is an invitation for exodus, with
graciously appointed green space and a view
that thrills. Conjured in the spirit the Jardin des
Tuileries in Paris, the splendid exterior is flush
with decomposed granite, century-old olive
trees in massive steel planters accented with
waterfalling rosemary, and a centrally installed
trellis festooned with canvas that flaps like
the sails on a boat in calm waters. e Park is
further adorned with a 40-foot-long table made
from reclaimed pine and long low sofas. Aromas
of citrus and French lavender waft through the
air while shimmering chandeliers and cooing
fountains stir an intimacy for showcasing RH
Outdoor collections. With its angelic anchor
presiding over the immediate scene and the
Hollywood Hills beyond, one's impression
comes clear and quick: it's absolutely divine.
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Haven for home and hardware, R H West Holly wood - e Galler y on
Melrose Avenue, is on top in Los Angeles
Rooftop Paradise
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