AC HOTEL BY MARRIOTT LITTLE ROCK DOWNTOWN

This gem of the National Capitol-Main Historic District has two unique components. Both the five-story historic Hall and three-story Davidson buildings were re-purposed into an AC by Marriott hotel. Featuring a bar, buffet, lounge, media salon, and fitness center, the hotel retained existing historic finishes, including white marble walls and intricate crown molding throughout the library and elevator lobby spaces. The interior of the Hall building underwent extensive restoration to showcase the original historic elements, while the exterior was preserved to its original grandeur. Campo provided Architecture, Interior Design and Historic Tax Credit services for this project.

The design concepts for the AC Little Rock are centered on the juxtaposition between old and new. Campo’s design team also drew inspiration from the environment, which is itself a mixture of old and new: rusty bridges over winding rivers, the contemporary Clinton Presidential Library, new shops next to historic structures. The design of each space seeks to reflect the key values of purposeful, simplistic, and elegant design. Each item is selected for a purpose, high quality finishes have been incorporated in simplistic applications to showcase their natural beauty, and elegant pieces have been incorporated throughout the hotel to give guests a truly welcoming experience which can be felt from the large scale down to the details.