Boudoir | Parisian Editorial Apartment in DTLA w Fire Escape

About the Space

Bordello 1923 is a Parisian-inspired bohemian artist apartment set within a historic DTLA Beaux Arts building, designed as a fully realized cinematic environment for fashion, portrait, and film production. Soaring ceilings, sculptural furnishings, and shifting natural light combine to create a space that feels instantly composed on camera—transportive, editorial, and intentionally designed for image-making from the moment you enter. An authentic Art Deco rug anchors the main space, while a silk Victorian sofa, a Chinoiserie changing screen and swivel tulip chairs create strong, readable silhouettes. Warehouse-style chicken-wire windows can be opened or closed, revealing gritty views of a graffitied parking structure while delivering textured, muted daylight ideal for natural-light shoots and atmospheric variation. The original commercial proportions and high ceilings support wide compositions, movement, and cinematic blocking with ease. The entryway functions as a built-in styling set, with rich high gloss paint to create reflective depth. A Rococo gilded mirror expands light and space on camera, while sculptural accents—including a signature tulip lamp, designer candlesticks, barware, and a curated art collection—create intentional, ready-made vignettes throughout the frame. The contrast between modern design elements and Old Hollywood deco detailing gives the space a flexible visual language, allowing it to shift seamlessly between timeless editorial, narrative storytelling, and contemporary luxury aesthetics depending on how it is shot. The bedroom offers an especially compelling setting for portrait and fashion work, featuring framed views of the historic Eastern Columbia Building behind a gold crushed velvet curtain, while the headboard—a repurposed storm window sourced from Rockefeller Center in New York—adds architectural character and narrative depth to close-up compositions and lifestyle imagery. Bordello 1923 is designed for creatives who think in images, not just locations. It photographs with clarity, richness, and intention—whether for fashion editorials, portfolio building, test shoots, brand campaigns, or cinematic storytelling. Please note the current sofa is the green silk with floral pattern - the burgundy sofa is no longer with us. LOAD-IN & LOAD-OUT Your reservation time includes all time spent accessing and using the building and studio, including load-in, setup, shooting, breakdown, and load-out. Crews may not begin loading equipment into the building before the start of their reservation or remain in the building after the reservation ends unless additional time has been arranged. If your production requires additional time for equipment load-in or load-out, please include that time when making your booking. Example: If your shoot requires 30 minutes to load in and 30 minutes to load out, we recommend adding one hour to your reservation so that your booked time accommodates the entire production. Early arrival does not guarantee early access to the studio or building. If the guard alerts us you have stayed past your booking time you may be charged for that time. CLEANING: A $50 fee is included with every booking and covers standard post-production cleaning such as vacuuming, light dusting, and glass polishing, and furniture re-arrangement. Guests are expected to leave the studio in substantially the condition in which they found it. Excessive mess, spills, wax, glitter/confetti, food debris, or cleaning re