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EDITED BY MAT THEW HALL

Founded 46 years ago in London, Foster + Partners
had never worked on a hotel project in its home
city—until now. Debuting last month was ME
London, a 157-key luxury lifestyle hotel that the
firm designed on a triangular site that once housed
a historic theater.
In addition to being Foster + Partners’ first hotel
in its hometown, it’s also the first flagship hotel in
which the architecture/design firm created everything from the building shell to the bathroom
fittings. “By designing the hotel inside and out,
down to the last detail, we were able to maintain
a high level of quality and continuity,” notes F+P
partner Giles Robinson.
The new Meliá Hotels International property
is clad in Portland stone, and features an elliptical
tower whose base serves as its main entrance. That
tower is topped by a glass cupola that houses a penthouse suite offering 360-degree views of the city.
Designers also used the building’s height to dramatic
effect in its lobby, which is housed within a ninestory high pyramidal space clad in white marble.
The guest floors, meantime, offer a yin-and-yang
experience, with black marble corridors counterbalanced by guest rooms dominated by shades of
white. Other on-site amenities include two dining
destinations (an STK steakhouse and a Cucina
Asellina Italian restaurant), a rooftop bar, meeting
rooms, a health center and a luxury 25-seat
screening room—a nod to the Gaiety Theatre that
occupied the site from 1903 to 1958.
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Boutique Design - April 2013
Contents
From the Editor
In This Issue
The Buzz
Design Deconstructed
Creative Class
Before and After
Blanche Slate
Products: BDwest Exhibitors, Part 2
Products: Wall Coverings + Surfaces
Last Detail
Boutique Design - April 2013 - Intro
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Boutique Design - April 2013 - From the Editor
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Boutique Design - April 2013 - In This Issue
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Boutique Design - April 2013 - The Buzz
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