The hotel and ‘unique ethos’ of Adams Morgan
Click on image for large view. See end note on source. The columns and long steps leading up the old Church of Christ Scientist in Adams Morgan give it the feeling of a federal building. The plan to convert it into a hotel , part of a new line of boutique hotels, Edition , designed by Ian Schrager, will preserve the columns, steps and general outline of the church. The 179 rooms will be in a new 10-story structure. In the rendering above, the former church space will serve as the hotel’s main lobby. It shows plans for two bars and a restaurant. It’s a large space, and it’s not hard to imagine areas of dramatic light and height. Schrager’s Edition hotels are being built with a design philosophy that calls for “rare individuality” in each property along with an “unique ethos” that “will reflect the best of the cultural and social milieu of its location and of the time. “ But how will Schrager interpret the “unique ethos” of Adams Morgan? Will the former churc...