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Guests transition from busy Healdsburg Avenue to a tranquil entrance court which features “Spoonfall,” a kinetic sculpture created by Ned Kahn from thousands of espresso spoons. The sculpture is powered by rain captured from the living roof and filtered through an underground cistern. From there, guests move to the custom zinc “receptobar,” reception desk/coffee bar by day and cocktail spot by night. The face of the lobby restaurant opens completely to the sidewalk, enlivening the street scene. “It has become the watering hole of choice in the neighborhood,” says Baker. A lounge area, dubbed the “chill space,” sits farther back. It features low-slung Missoni fabric couches and a rotating display of art, objects, books, and games set in a steel display grid. The grid and artwork also visually shield the pool area from the lobby. A chill space needs a crackling fire, and this one is a complete departure from the expected. Instead of a gas fire licking obviously fake ceramic logs, the single flame is surrounded by bound copper Steinway piano wires. The entire piece floats in a steel grid assembled with Japanese-style joinery. The nearby conference room also offers surprises. The floor is made from a basketball court floor reclaimed from a defunct health club. The unstripped boards were reassembled, mosaic-style, revealing a pattern of black, green, and natural wood. Lightfilled and tranquil, the space hosts events, meetings and Sunday morning yoga class.
Rooms feature slick workstations and custom built-in closets designed to fit today’s carry-on rolling luggage (above left). The hotel’s restaurant Spoonbar! and the lobby space open right to the street (top right), enlivening the neighborhood and making it the local watering hole of choice. Backing up to reclaimed Foss Creek, the pool area (above) offers a little slice of luxury. The zinc topped “receptobar” (opposite) works as a reception desk by day, lounge by night.
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Contract - April 2011
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Table of Contents
Editor's Note
Indust ry
Resources: Nature Inspired
Focus: A Difficult Birth
Practice: From the Inside Out
Pure Spirit
Sensory Experience
Market Watch
Sibling Revelry
Screening Sophistication
Winter Wonderland
Full of Grace
Designers Rate
Sources
Ad Index
Perspectives
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