Gray bricks carefully stacked on top of each other form layer after layer of circles evolving into a six story tower. The tower is topped with a large lamp whose cogs and spools are rusted. Above the lamp is a copper green stained roof. Fastened to the side of building are bright gold painted pieces of aluminum decorations. These geometric cascading shapes most often triangular and sharp, closely resemble the Art Deco architecture of the 1920s.
The red and white stripes of the lighthouse were repainted in colors best to compliment the cheap golden decorations, various blues with the occasional maroon and orange flourishes. The bottom floor extends out the back to create a large hall with glass ceilings. The whole look of the place is much of a disappointment. so much time and energy went to the remodel for it to look like a clash of conflicting themes and ideas. The modern sharp shapes clashing with he soft and dim nautical shell. This made it very uncanny and oddly disturbing to look at.
The lighthouse resides at the edge of a city, but barely located within the district to still claim to be apart of the sprawling metropolis. The lack of any body of water all the more contributed to the uncanny feeling. Only obscure historians and geologist know of the sea that it used to watch over. For much of the buildings life it shepherd ships through this perilous passage. Even though the sea has dried up the weather is still just as cruel and cold. The inhabitants of the Phare de L'hotel get only a handful reprieves from the rain, not that they would notice nor care. Due to the constant rain the bricks are on the outside are covered in moss and orchid like plants that bloom all year around.
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