The Westin St. Francis in San Francisco's Union Square has completed its largest renovation in more than a century with a two-year, $40 million transformation. The redesign showcases the hotel's 1906 architecture, marked by curved high ceilings, ornate moldings, and crystal chandeliers. Kevin Joyce Design of San Francisco redeveloped the 614 guestrooms, which incorporate custom-designed, classic, dark wood furniture topped with gold and silver granite, bronze-patterned carpeting, light-colored wallcoverings with a unique hammered appearance, velvety chaise lounges, and contemporary abstract artwork. Hallways and common areas, meanwhile, juxtapose contemporary furniture with black and white photography of the hotel and the city.

For the penthouse level on the 31st floor of the Tower Building, which houses six signature suites, Kevin Joyce Design collaborated with designer Vera Za'Arour. New York City design firm Champalimaud Design transformed two signature suites in the Main Building. Measuring 2,500 sq. ft., the two-level Chairman's Suite features three bedrooms, a large living room, a spacious entrance hall, and a dining room with a full kitchen. The State Suite has the ambiance of a sophisticated urban apartment, featuring a sauna, Jacuzzi, grand piano, formal dining area, and views of downtown San Francisco.

Rockwell Group of New York City updated the Main Lobby while retaining and restoring original features, such as the signature pink marble stairs. Shades of chocolate brown and cream serve as a backdrop for reproductions of the lobby's four original beaded globe chandeliers. Hexagonal patterned carpeting complements the original wood-carved ceiling. The lobby remodel also marks the return of the Great Magenta Clock, which debuted at the hotel in 1907. Rockwell Group also designed the adjacent Clock Bar, outfitted with rosewood walls, black burned wood floors, and rich leather banquettes and lounge chairs in blue and chocolate brown. The centerpiece of the space is two columns clad in hand-blown champagne- and amber-colored glass with ticker clocks showing the time in cities around the world.

At Caruso's in the Tower Lobby, cream and brown wingback chairs, tall lamps with golden shades, red leather lounge chairs, and bronze tables adorned in silver and gold granite define the space. Cascading embroidered silk drapes frame the main wall. The Elizabethan, Georgian, California, and Colonial function spaces have undergone more than $1.5 million in upgrades to include new carpet and paint, new lighting, contemporary artwork, and new decorative wallcoverings. In addition, Bill White, curator for San Francisco's de Young Museum, has designed six museum-quality display cases in the Tower Lobby to showcase historic photos, menus, china, and guest ledgers. www.westinstfrancis.com
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