The Lumen, A Kimpton Hotel

Dallas, Texas

BOKA Powell provided complete architectural design and interior design services for the expansion of the Hotel Lumen in the upscale enclave of University Park, Texas. Directly adjacent to Southern Methodist University, this full-service hotel, operated by Kimpton Hotels, provides exceptional service and convenient support for out-of-town guests, Park Cities residents, and SMU staff, faculty, students and their families. The three-story expansion adjoins the existing hotel, adding 36 new guest rooms and amenities that include a casual, elegant restaurant and bar, a lushly landscaped outdoor pool and deck, and a rooftop terrace with stunning views of downtown Dallas and the SMU campus. The design vision for the expansion was to capture the scale of the existing minimalist structure and accentuate its concept of “framed views” by maximizing windows in rooms and creating formal apertures with repetitive cube forms. The resulting open plan ground floor integrates the existing and new buildings with pavilions that flow together, linked by view corridors. The new common areas and guest rooms are finished in a sophisticated style with elegant modern furnishings.