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| Among Book Tower's restored features are a grand glass dome, which sits over the lobby's Bar Rotunda. |
The restored Book [Family] Tower in downtown Detroit is open for business. The almost 100 year old neo-classical office structure is now a modern 500,000 square foot mixed-use 36-level success story.
Several restaurants and a hotel have opened within Detroit's historic Book Tower as part of a years-long restoration project undertaken by developers Bedrock, who worked with New York architecture firm ODA.
Method Co was brought on to conceptualise and operate multiple culinary offerings within the building, including Le Suprême brasserie (pictured, above), a classic French brasserie that offers an all-day menu and both indoor and outdoor seating at street level for up to 210 guests.
Among Book Tower's restored features are a grand glass dome, which sits over the lobby's Bar Rotunda.
Located on Washington Boulevard in downtown Detroit, the Book Tower was built for the Book Brothers: J. Burgess, Jr., Herbert and Frank.
Designed by Louis Kamper, who was a prolific and celebrated architect in the city during its Gilded Age (1920s).
On the 14th floor is Kamper's, a rooftop cocktail bar (above) designed with ODA comprising an indoor lounge that opens onto an expansive outdoor terrace via large French doors.
Kamper's cozy interior has exposed brick walls and dark wood accents, complemented by marble mosaic flooring, antiqued mirrors and velvet drapery.
Bar Rotunda sits below the glass dome and acts as an all-day lobby cafe and bar, with 70 seats surrounded by ornate architectural details that recall the grand eateries of early 20th-century Paris. "The space is canopied by a beautifully restored 100-year-old Keppler Glass dome that features more than 7,000 individual jewels and 6,000 glass panels making it an architectural centerpiece," said Method Co, which also worked with ODA on this space.
Also planned to open soon within Book Tower are sake pub Sakazuki, and izakaya and omakase-style dining spot Hiroki-San.
The building's accommodation component, Roost Detroit, (above), is Method Co's latest iteration of its apartment hotel brand, offering short and extended stays within contemporary spaces of various sizes and configurations.
(Above) photography is by Matthew Williams.
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| The Book Tower, Detroit, Redux |
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