Hotel Design- September 2008 - (Page 58) historic renovation Updating history A series of renovations to a historic city-center landmark created a hip yet classic boutique property in downtown Omaha, Neb. Now, The Omaha Magnolia Hotel brings the Midwestern city into full bloom PHOTOGRAPHY / JEFFREY BEBEE hic, classic, elegant. These may not be the first words that come to mind when thinking of Nebraska, but they certainly are what the team behind The Omaha Magnolia Hotel wants guests to associate with the revitalized downtown property. Before its 2007 renovation, the hotel, built in 1923 as the Aquila Court Building, already had gone through its fair share of changes: It housed 18 shops and 240 offices before becoming the Westin Aquila Hotel in 1995. In 1999, it became the Sheraton Omaha Hotel before Magnolia Hotels purchased it in 2006 and brought in the Magnolia name. But the fix-ups had not yet saved the hotel. “The building was still in use at the time of the renovation,” says Lori Anderson, principal of Omaha design firm Anderson Interiors, “but C its colonial design was in need of a major overhaul, and the structure was very rundown.” When taking on the redesign, the team of designers, architects, lighting specialists and contractors wanted to create more than just another city-center hotel. By using modern materials, furnishings and lighting, they enhanced elements from the hotel’s original architecture and designed the new space after the Bargello Palace, a well-known palaceturned-museum in Florence, Italy, she says. With professionals in offices in Omaha and Denver contributing to the end result, visions could have been muddled. But through e-mail and on-site meetings during the renovation, the team worked together to share images, ideas and concepts. The result was a successful mergence of old Italia and modern design, but it wasn’t smooth sailing from the start. 58 Hotel Design | SEPTEMBER 2008
Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Hotel Design- September 2008 Hotel Design - September 2008 Contents First Word Design Pulse News Briefs Boho Chic in South Beach Bath Trends Waterworks Photography 101 Illuminations First Looks Caribbean Cool Updating History On the Wall Call for Entries Technology Trendlines Form & Function Designer Viewpoint Under the Texan Sun Brand Outlook Call for Submissions Bringing Outside In Facelifts Portfolio People Watch Good Life Up Close & Personal Source List Ad Index Signature Projects Hotel Design- September 2008 Hotel Design- September 2008 - Hotel Design - September 2008 (Page Cover1) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Hotel Design - September 2008 (Page Cover2) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Hotel Design - September 2008 (Page 1) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Contents (Page 2) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Contents (Page 3) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Contents (Page 4) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Contents (Page 5) Hotel Design- September 2008 - First Word (Page 6) Hotel Design- September 2008 - First Word (Page 7) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Design Pulse (Page 8) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Design Pulse (Page 9) Hotel Design- September 2008 - News Briefs (Page 10) Hotel Design- September 2008 - News Briefs (Page 11) Hotel Design- September 2008 - News Briefs (Page 12) Hotel Design- September 2008 - News Briefs (Page 13) Hotel Design- September 2008 - News Briefs (Page 14) Hotel Design- September 2008 - News Briefs (Page 15) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Boho Chic in South Beach (Page 16) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Boho Chic in South Beach (Page 17) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Boho Chic in South Beach (Page 18) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Boho Chic in South Beach (Page 19) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Boho Chic in South Beach (Page 20) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Boho Chic in South Beach (Page 21) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Bath Trends (Page 22) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Bath Trends (Page 23) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Waterworks (Page 24) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Waterworks (Page 25) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Photography 101 (Page 26) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Photography 101 (Page 27) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Photography 101 (Page 28) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Photography 101 (Page 29) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Photography 101 (Page 30) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Photography 101 (Page 31) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Photography 101 (Page 32) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Photography 101 (Page 33) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Illuminations (Page 34) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Illuminations (Page 35) Hotel Design- September 2008 - First Looks (Page 36) Hotel Design- September 2008 - First Looks (Page 37) Hotel Design- September 2008 - First Looks (Page 38) Hotel Design- September 2008 - First Looks (Page 39) Hotel Design- September 2008 - First Looks (Page 40) Hotel Design- September 2008 - First Looks (Page 41) Hotel Design- September 2008 - First Looks (Page 42) Hotel Design- September 2008 - First Looks (Page 43) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Caribbean Cool (Page 44) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Caribbean Cool (Page 45) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Caribbean Cool (Page 46) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Caribbean Cool (Page 47) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Caribbean Cool (Page 48) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Caribbean Cool (Page 49) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Caribbean Cool (Page 50) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Caribbean Cool (Page 51) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Caribbean Cool (Page 52) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Caribbean Cool (Page 53) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Caribbean Cool (Page 54) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Caribbean Cool (Page 55) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Caribbean Cool (Page 56) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Caribbean Cool (Page 57) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Updating History (Page 58) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Updating History (Page 59) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Updating History (Page 60) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Updating History (Page 61) Hotel Design- September 2008 - On the Wall (Page 62) Hotel Design- September 2008 - On the Wall (Page 63) Hotel Design- September 2008 - On the Wall (Page 64) Hotel Design- September 2008 - On the Wall (Page 65) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Call for Entries (Page 66) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Call for Entries (Page 67) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Technology (Page 68) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Technology (Page 69) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Trendlines (Page 70) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Trendlines (Page 71) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Trendlines (Page 72) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Trendlines (Page 73) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Form & Function (Page 74) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Form & Function (Page 75) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Form & Function (Page 76) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Form & Function (Page 77) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Designer Viewpoint (Page 78) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Designer Viewpoint (Page 79) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Designer Viewpoint (Page 80) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Designer Viewpoint (Page 81) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Under the Texan Sun (Page 82) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Under the Texan Sun (Page 83) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Under the Texan Sun (Page 84) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Under the Texan Sun (Page 85) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Under the Texan Sun (Page 86) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Under the Texan Sun (Page 87) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Under the Texan Sun (Page 88) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Under the Texan Sun (Page 89) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Brand Outlook (Page 90) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Brand Outlook (Page 91) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Brand Outlook (Page 92) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Brand Outlook (Page 93) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Call for Submissions (Page 94) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Call for Submissions (Page 95) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Bringing Outside In (Page 96) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Bringing Outside In (Page 97) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Bringing Outside In (Page 98) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Bringing Outside In (Page 99) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Bringing Outside In (Page 100) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Bringing Outside In (Page 101) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Facelifts (Page 102) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Facelifts (Page 103) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Facelifts (Page 104) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Facelifts (Page 105) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Facelifts (Page 106) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Facelifts (Page 107) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Portfolio (Page 108) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Portfolio (Page 109) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Portfolio (Page 110) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Portfolio (Page 111) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Portfolio (Page 112) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Portfolio (Page 113) Hotel Design- September 2008 - People Watch (Page 114) Hotel Design- September 2008 - People Watch (Page 115) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Good Life (Page 116) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Good Life (Page 117) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Up Close & Personal (Page 118) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Up Close & Personal (Page 119) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Up Close & Personal (Page 120) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Up Close & Personal (Page 121) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Source List (Page 122) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Source List (Page 123) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Source List (Page 124) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Source List (Page 125) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Source List (Page 126) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Source List (Page 127) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Source List (Page 128) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Source List (Page 129) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Source List (Page 130) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Ad Index (Page 131) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Ad Index (Page 132) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Ad Index (Page 133) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Ad Index (Page 134) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Ad Index (Page 135) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Signature Projects (Page 136) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Signature Projects (Page Cover3) Hotel Design- September 2008 - Signature Projects (Page Cover4)
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