An upcoming presentation to the Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council (DLANC) has revealed new information about developer Lizard Capital’s plans for a slim hotel tower at 633 S. Spring Street. The proposed 28-story building, designed by asap/adam sokol architecture practice, would contain 176 guest rooms above a podium featuring approximately 6,000 square feet of restaurant space, 1,500 square feet of retail space, 1,250 square feet of conference space and a 3,300-square-foot rooftop bar. Due to the compact development site, the project would not include any on-site parking accommodations. Instead, the hotel would offer valet service utilizing existing spaces in a nearby garage. According to the DLANC presentation, the tower is designed with two “distinct yet complimentary architectural elements,” which reflect the natural settings of Southern California. A lower facade would be built to the existing street wall height of 150 feet, employing a facade of architectural concrete. Six large columns, in addition to beams at each floor level, would provide the tower with “ a sense of heft and mass not typically found in contemporary structures.” The building’s tower element would feature an “innovative contemporary design,” covered by a metal scrim consisting of a series of thin, linear elements. In addition to providing shade and privacy for the rooftop pool deck and hotel guests, the scrim would allow the building to be “illuminated as a volume rather than as a series of floors.” Construction of the hotel is anticipated to begin in the third quarter of 2016 and finish in the third quarter of 2018.