Ware Malcomb, an award-winning international design firm based in Southern California, today announced that construction is complete on Shade, a new luxury boutique hotel located at 655 North Harbor Drive in Redondo Beach, Calif. Ware Malcomb provided architectural design services for the three-story, 50,700 square foot, 54-room hotel and a separate three-story, 11,600 square foot event building. 
Developed by owner and restaurateur Michael Zislis, this is Shade’s second location in one of California’s premier beach communities. The hotel sits on the water’s edge and is located between the marina and the bicycle strand. The original Shade in Manhattan Beach, Calif. is that city’s only luxury boutique hotel and is listed by Condé Nast Traveler as the #6 reason to visit LA.  
Both the hotel and event buildings are wood framed with a smooth plaster finish and frosted glass railings throughout. The design incorporates several Shade signature features including whale-bone fins and high sloping roof elements with stainless steel fascias, as well as a granite entry portal to the hotel. In addition to 54 guest rooms, the hotel includes two meeting rooms and break out spaces, and a roof deck pool. The event building includes a sea level restaurant and lounge, ballroom and roof deck event space.
“This new hotel truly lives up to the extraordinary reputation of the original, while also establishing a distinct presence of its own in Redondo Beach,” said Tom Myers, Principal, Commercial Architecture for Ware Malcomb. “Shade is designed to be a coastal oasis for guests, while also providing an unparalleled special event venue in Southern California.”
The General Contract for the project is Summit DCK.
About Ware Malcomb (waremalcomb.com)
Established in 1972, Ware Malcomb is an international design firm providing planning, architecture, interior design, branding, and civil engineering services to commercial real estate and corporate clients. With 22 office locations throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and Panama, the firm specializes in the design of commercial office, corporate, industrial, science & technology, healthcare, retail, auto, public/educational facilities and renovation projects. Ware Malcomb was among the top 25 architecture/engineering firms in Building Design+Construction magazine’s 2016 Giants 300 ranking and the top 40 interior design firms in Interior Design magazine’s 2017 Top 100 Giants.