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By John Czarnecki Photography courtesy Andaz Amsterdam on the floor of the observatory atrium is a Delft-blue carpet embroidered with the Dutch East india Company’s map of the world as it was known in the Golden age. Wanders’s own tulip chairs and three bell-shaped lamps with crystal chandeliers inside add to the bespoke nature of the space. 68 contractdesign.com By Sheri Olson Photography by Boone Speed Photography HOSPITALITY By Murrye Bernard Photography by Katie Thurber HOSPITALITY W Seattle andaz amsterdam hospitality april 2013 surfaces: Bastille Metal Works (bar top); Milgo Bufkin (railings, screens). Rugs: Remming Group. Seating: Artistic Frame; A Rudin; Lily Jack; Pearson Company; Royal Custom Design. Tables: Arteriors Contract; Beaufurn; Bolier & Company; Hayes de Fer; Magni; Oly Studio; Powell & Bonnell; Wood Goods. Andaz Amsterdam (page 68) who Interior designer: Marcel Wanders. Architect: Kentie & Partners Architekten. Consultants: Horequip (kitchen); Studio Rublek (lighting). Skylab deftly mingles the city’s diverse culture—from totem poles to grunge music Marcel Wanders incorporates Dutch history and culture in exhuberant interiors A visual sonic boom greets guests in the lobby of Seattle’s W Hotel. Space seemingly explodes outward from a four-story-tall cylindrical fireplace that’s clad in stainless steel tiles set in a radiating pattern to create the illusion of movement and expansion. Banquettes fan out from the fireplace emphasizing this expanding wave of energy. Overhead, the window of the DJ booth looms like a jet cockpit. It’s one of several references to the region’s role in aviation history as Boeing’s home base. This was an early W built in 1999, and Skylab Architecture’s charge in a recent interior renovation of the lobby and public areas was to bring a fresh vision that captures the city’s unique identity. “It was challenging because Seattle has such an eclectic and rich culture,” says Brent Grubb, principal at Skylab who led the design project with Jeff Kovel, a principal and founder of the Portland-based firm. Rather than narrowing down references, the designers embraced them all: the aviation industry, native culture, timber lodges, and the music scene. Located on the picturesque Prinsengracht Canal, the newly opened Andaz Amsterdam is truly a reflection of modern day Dutch beauty and culture. Amsterdam’s own Marcel Wanders designed the sophisticated, imaginative interiors to be a 21st century adaptation of classic Dutch symbolism and iconography from across multiple time periods. The hotel is a significant interior renovation of a nearly 40-yearold public library building. While not originally built as a hotel, this Andaz, which is the 500th Hyatt worldwide, has all of the amenities one would expect in the brand. And it has a distinctively Wanders touch: seemingly surreal interiors that evoke a sense of Alice in Wonderland, a spirit of creativity and nuance that sets the hotel apart from any other Hyatt or Andaz worldwide. Connected to the city and context Wanders not only transformed the interiors but he owns a stake in this Andaz, which is intricately connected to its context. In one of the most beautiful neighborhoods of central Amsterdam, the hotel is just four blocks from the Anne Frank House on the same canal and a short walk to museums such as the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, which will hold a major Wanders exhibition in 2014.‬ In designing the Andaz, where patterns and symbolism overlap, Wanders found inspiration in everything from the Dutch Golden Age to the blue of Delft pottery. With its sense of connection to the city and its people, the hotel holds true to its motto: “arrive a tourist, leave a local.” From the street, one enters the hotel through a narrow corridor with a low ceiling that is plastered in rococo stucco above short walls A custom wallpaper depicts a faux library of album cover spines in the Living Room. Colored rope provides subtle delineation and semi-privacy, as well as a conversation piece. 76 contract W Seattle (page 76) who Architect/interior designer: Skylab Architecture. Project team: Jeff Kovel, AIA (principal); Brent Grubb (project manager); Nathan Cox (project architect). Contractor: J.R. Abbott Construction. Consultants: Esque Design; LIT Workshop; Portland Cement; Lighting Workshop (lighting). Engineering: PAE Consulting Engineers (mechanical); Schutte Consulting Engineers (structural). what Fabric: Maharam (banquettes); Justin David Textiles (banquettes). Equipment: LIT Workshop (fireplace surround). Flooring: Deco Pour Incorporating Pacific Northwestern culture One of the challenges was to build out the space in 90 days while keeping the hotel operational during the slow season. The architects met the accelerated construction timeline by prefabricating as many elements as possible, including the segmented wood column covers that fit over the existing structure. The oblique-shaped wood wraps are split into 3-foot sections and stacked slightly out of alignment allowing places for recessed up-lights. The mahogany wood veneer has a gradated fade of black stain to appear like the uneven charring of a log in a fire. The undulating forms resemble abstract totem poles and together the 20-foot-tall poles define what Skylab calls a “sonic lodge.” The client, Host Hotels, requested an open design, more like a living room, with lots of seating for their weeknight SIP (Socially contractdesign.com APRIL 2013 (living room); Portland Cement Co. (private dining pre-cast tiles); Provenza (porcelain tile). Glass: Sensitile Systems. Lighting: Esque Studio (chandelier, custom); Fontana Arte (pendants); Foscarini (pendants); LIT Workshop (pendants, private dining custom chandelier). Seating: Arper (dining); B&B Italia (lounge); Cappellini (lounge); Gubi Chair (barstools); Moroso; O&G Studio (library); Quality & Co. (ottomans, barstools). Tables: LIT Workshop (library, chessboard coffee); Restoration Hardware (coffee); West Coast Industries (dining). Wallcoverings: Flavor Paper. contract Jelsomino (page 84) who Architect: Giants in the Dirt. Architecture project team: Elizabeth Hardwick. Interior designer: ICRAVE. Interior design project team: Monika Chmielewska (designer); Nick Domitrovich (designer); Najung Kim (designer); Jesse MacDougall (lead designer); Lionel Ohayon (owner); Min Yoo (designer). Contractor: J+M Industries. Consultants: Advanced Audio (A/V); ICRAVE (lighting). Graphics/artwork: Brad Jensen; Creative Evolution; Imuri Project. what Ceiling: Acoustical Surfaces. Fabric: Architex; DLC Demar Leather. Flooring: Sealed A Manhattan club offers an upscale take on the karaoke experience An evening of karaoke provides the unparalleled opportunity to embarrass oneself in the presence of friends or coworkers. One New York nightclub seeks to change that paradigm, creating a karaoke experience in which the performer—vocally gifted or not—feels and sounds like a rockstar, as long as they are willing to pay. Russia-based Ginza Project—a bar and restaurant company— brought their successful karaoke formula stateside with the opening of Jelsomino New York in the basement of the Dream Hotel on West 55th Street. Ginza Project engaged ICRAVE, a bold design and branding firm, to craft an upscale environment. The exclusive vibe begins at the front entrance gate, where a Corten steel sign is very subtly emblazoned with the club’s name. At the foot of a set of stairs stands a tufted red leather door with a slotted opening that evokes a speakeasy feel. Once admitted, patrons check in with the host before heading to one of the club’s three distinct spaces, totaling an intimate 2,500 Marquee-inspired signage illuminates the “Backstage” bar area. 84 contractdesign.com APRIL 2013 Concrete. Glass: Architectural Systems (architectural); Manhattan Shade & Glass (architectural). Metalwork: Trend Manufacturing. Paint: Benjamin Moore. Plumbing fixtures: American Standard. Seating: JC Furniture. Signage: Everyday Art. Tables: Innovative Stone (bar top); JC Furniture (cocktail). Wallcoverings: Innovations; Surface Materials. Walls: Concertex (upholstered); Daltile (tiled); Nappatile (upholstered). Stainless Steel Trash Grommets TM Series Designed especially to line trash waste holes in spas, hotels and restaurants, now widely used in large family kitchens, bathrooms, laboratories and medical offices. Available in Stainless Steel in 4", 6", 8", 10" and 12" diameter in several depths from 1" to 6". Finishes: Polished or Satin Stainless. 6" diameter also available in Black, Walnut Brown, Light Grey, Putty, Hazmat Red, Green, Blue or White plastic. “FINE ARCHITECTURAL HARDWARE FOR YOUR FINE FURNITURE”® w w w . m o c k e t t . c o m • 8 0 0 - 5 2 3 - 12 6 9 Select No. 34 at ContractDesign.com/readerservice contract square feet. The karaoke action takes place within the largest space, dubbed the Main Stage. Banquette seating and tables line the perimeter and accommodate up to 80 for bottle service and food pairings such as caviar, oysters, and exotic fruit. At the center of the room is a small, lit stage where the brave belt out songs to the tune of nearly $30 a pop. Spectator as performer What sets Jelsomino apart from the typical karaoke hall is the fact that the wait staff doubles as backup singers, and many of them are bonafide Broadway performers. A live band, DJ, and lighting engineer further customize experience depending on crowd response. “It’s like karaoke on steroids,” explains ICRAVE owner Lionel Ohayon, who is fascinated with blurring the line between spectator and the performer, a theme that resonates throughout his firm’s work. Jelsomino provides contract http://www.contractdesign.com http://www.contractdesign.com http://www.contractdesign.com http://www.mockett.com http://www.mockett.com http://www.ContractDesign.com/readerservice

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Contract - April 2013

Contract - April 2013
Contents
Editorial
Industry News
Columnist: How Young Practitioners Can Present Themselves As Leaders
Product Focus: Rugs the Right Way
Product Focus: Sitting Pretty
Product Focus: Basking in the Sun
Product Briefs: Hospitality
Das Stue
Carousel Bar
Andaz Amsterdam
W Seattle
Jelsomino
Designers Select: Hospitality
Sources
Ad Index
Installation

Contract - April 2013