Locally based architecture firm Trapolin-Peer Architects has been commissioned to renovate a landmark building in downtown New Orleans as Nolaluna, an entertainment and dining development. Solomon Group, also located in New Orleans, will provide the project with technical design and integration services.
Situated adjacent to the forthcoming Ace Hotel, the property will be located in the Lafayette Historic District, near the French Quarter, the Warehouse District, Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, and the South Market District—a mixed-use development to open in 2017.
Nolaluna will open this November following an $8 million renovation of the historic Scottish Rite Temple building, which debuted as the First Methodist Church in 1853. An example of Early Greek Revival architecture, the structure was later home to the Freemasons of New Orleans in 1905 before its renovation by local architect Sam Stone in 1910.
The building’s upper floor contains a main theater, where intimate interiors will seat an estimated 300 guests during a four-course dining experience highlighted by cabaret– and vaudeville-style performances with circus artists, singers, musicians, variety acts, and comedians. The Temple Bar will be located on the ground floor.
