White brick reception desk with an oversized key on display and a table with a red and white striped artwork.
A hotel bar with in green marble with white and tan cushioned barstools.
A hotel dining room with round white tables with tan leather chairs, a wood ceiling and white brick walls.
A lawn with white brick walls and a fence covered in red flowers. A bright blue sky in the background with two palm trees.
A fountain in the middle of a Palm Springs garden with palm trees and agave plants; a white brise soleil in the background.

IN 2003, MR WAS HIRED ALONGSIDE DESIGNER JONATHAN ADLER FOR A MAJOR REDESIGN OF THE FORMER MERV GRIFFIN HOTEL AND GIVENCHY SPA/SOON-TO-BE LE PARKER MERIDIEN (AKA THE PARKER PALM SPRINGS.) WHILE ADLER’S TEAM, LEAD BY DESIGNER DARREN BROWN, WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INTERIOR DESIGN AND DECORATION, MR WAS IN CHARGE OF THE ARCHITECTURE. THE GUT RENOVATION CALLED FOR A COMPLETE OVERHAUL OF GUEST ROOMS, BATHROOMS AND KITCHENETTES. MR’S MOST NOTABLE CONTRIBUTION TO THE PROJECT WAS THE DECORATIVE CONCRETE BLOCK BRISE SOLEIL LOCATED IN FRONT OF THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE HOTEL, WHICH, OVER THE YEARS, HAS BECOME SOMEWHAT OF A PALM SPRINGS ICON, USED IN NATIONAL AUTO ADS AS WELL AS A BACKDROP FOR MILLIONS OF INSTAGRAM POSTS. IN ADDITION TO BEING A STRIKING FOCAL POINT TO WELCOME GUESTS THE STRUCTURE FUNCTIONS AS A SHIELD TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF SUNLIGHT AND SOLAR HEAT ON THE BUILDING.

PHOTOS: FRANCOIS DISCHINGER