Constructed on the former headquarters of the Greenville News, the AC Hotel Greenville’s design draws from the site’s history, as well as the energy of the art and theater-district neighborhood, the surrounding nature, and the textile mills of the area. The overarching theme of the interiors references a European modern print-house in homage to the Greenville News. In the public spaces, a use of stone references the area’s mountainous backdrop of the Blue Ridge Mountains while a palette of ink blue, black, and white ties to the site’s former printing press. Alternatively, the bar takes on a more theatrical flair in reference to the neighboring Peace Center, a local performing arts venue located across the street from the hotel. Awash in warm hues, copper tones, and mixed metals, the bar’s standout is a decorative drape of metal mesh material that brings a sense of human scale to the space, which boasts 19-foot-tall ceilings.