The hotel itself is vast, dark and superbly atmospheric thanks to its Spanish-Gothic architecture which defined the city in the 1920s.

BBC: Rediscover Los Angeles

That rule certainly applies to Robin Standefer and Stephen Alesch, the dark-haired New Yorker and blond Californian behind the in-demand architecture-and-design firm Roman and Williams.

WSJ: The Husband-and-Wife Design Duo | Partnership