Miami - South Beach: Colony Hotel
The Colony Hotel, at 736 Ocean Drive, was designed by Henry Hohauser and opened in 1935. One of the most photographed Art Deco hotels along South Beach, the façade of the Colony Hotel is synonymous with the Art Deco roots and influences of Ocean Drive architecture of the 1930’s. The Hotel has been renovated and remodeled extensively over the years without compromising the integrity of the original building.
Hohauser's design--one of his first--features banded teal stripes that separate three floors of large glass windows. The center of the hotel boasts baby blue and navy blue detailing that frame the hotel's large black-on-lilac neon sign, which emphasizes the vertical dimension, even though this is only a three-story hotel.V erticality and horizontality are at odds since the sign is countered by joined ribbon windows on the side bays and continuous eyebrows, both dividing the facade into clear horizontal registers.
The Miami Beach Architectural District, also known as Old Miami Beach Historic District, or the more common, Miami Beach Art Deco District, is roughly bounded by the Atlantic Ocean, Alton Road and Collins Canal/Dade Boulevard and 5th Street. With 960 vibrantly colored historic buildings, it contains the largest concentration of 1920s and 1930s resort architecture in the United States.
Miami Beach Architectural District #79000667 (1979)
Miami - South Beach: Colony Hotel
The Colony Hotel, at 736 Ocean Drive, was designed by Henry Hohauser and opened in 1935. One of the most photographed Art Deco hotels along South Beach, the façade of the Colony Hotel is synonymous with the Art Deco roots and influences of Ocean Drive architecture of the 1930’s. The Hotel has been renovated and remodeled extensively over the years without compromising the integrity of the original building.
Hohauser's design--one of his first--features banded teal stripes that separate three floors of large glass windows. The center of the hotel boasts baby blue and navy blue detailing that frame the hotel's large black-on-lilac neon sign, which emphasizes the vertical dimension, even though this is only a three-story hotel.V erticality and horizontality are at odds since the sign is countered by joined ribbon windows on the side bays and continuous eyebrows, both dividing the facade into clear horizontal registers.
The Miami Beach Architectural District, also known as Old Miami Beach Historic District, or the more common, Miami Beach Art Deco District, is roughly bounded by the Atlantic Ocean, Alton Road and Collins Canal/Dade Boulevard and 5th Street. With 960 vibrantly colored historic buildings, it contains the largest concentration of 1920s and 1930s resort architecture in the United States.
Miami Beach Architectural District #79000667 (1979)