Amid a suite of heritage and inter-war buildings in Sydney’s Surry Hills, Paramount House Hotel occupies a 3-storey 1930s brick corner warehouse, adjacent to the historic Paramount House (c.1940s). Completing an irregular city block that was associated with film industry pioneers Paramount Pictures Studio and 20th Century Fox Film Association, the hotel embraces the historical significance of the site and its surrounding context.
Arrival at Paramount House Hotel is enveloped by the activity of hospitality and creative ventures sharing residence at Paramount House. The reception lounge lies at its heart in a hidden, light filled atrium - the former film vault that now anchors the new hotel to the historic narrative of the site. Time and change are marked by the traces of former walls, rough and imperfect against the new adornments - copper cabinetry, custom artwork, concrete furnishing, greenery and crisp chevron patterned screens.
Paramount House Hotel is locally responsive and truly unique. Each of the 29 rooms are completely unique. It is about expressing everything that was old and true, honest and raw, about the existing warehouse. It captures the spirit and excitement of the golden era of film.