Lawrence Group is a building design and development firm headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Hotel Ignacio, to be housed in the erstwhile Interiors Unlimited building on Olive Street, is expected to be unveiled in early 2011.
The lobby area of the hotel will feature rotating displays of art from university collections. The artwork will help connect the hotel and the Grand Center arts district, as stated by Peter Pierotti, director of real estate at SLU. Hotel Ignacio will feature a business center and spa and a landscaped parking area as part of a new main entrance.
Triumph Grill, a restaurant project by Lawrence Group, will adjoin the building. These two buildings are linked to allow the restaurant to provide the hotel’s food service.
The 1905-built Interiors Unlimited building has been vacant for years. SLU bought it and other properties in the area to construct an arena in Grand Center. The hotel is named after St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Jesuit order that runs SLU.
