ICON - The magazine of the American Society of Interior Designers - (Page 45) New Spaces, New Solutions ELNESS SWENSON GRAHAM ARCHITECTS, INC. The Westin Edina Galleria Hotel and Residences outside of Minneapolis reflect significant trends in urban mixed use developments: incorporating hospitality elements and signature branding, and targeting baby boomer residents. not deviate too far from the design of the Newseum,” she says. “The [museum’s] design theme of transparency, as it related to freedom of the press and government, carried over into the [apartments].” That meant plenty of glass, for one thing. Floor to ceiling glass windows are found in the living rooms, with frosted panels placed to provide privacy and create visual interest. The spectacular views of the nation’s capital, says Voight, were the focal point of the apartments’ design. All units have glass panel sidelights at their entries, and solid cinnamon wood kitchen cabinetry with custom pulls is highlighted with frosted glass panels and glass doors above the sink. Other touches of transparency include glass pendant lighting, shower doors of frameless glass and glass panels above residents’ mailboxes. Lighting and reflective surfaces in the common areas were also used to keep the residential design true to the Newseum’s homage to clarity in ASID ICON | SEP/OCT 2007 45
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