READERS' CHOICE MOST EXPERIMENTAL HOSPITALITY PROJECTS THE ALEXANDER Serving as the centerpiece of this Genslerdesigned hotel in downtown Indianapolis is a 50-piece art collection in its public spaces curated by the local contemporary art museum. The result, designers say, is an energizing environment with a distinct sense of place. NYLO's third Dallas-area hotel features interiors reflecting a heavily industrial aesthetic created by 5G Studio that reflects its building's former life as the home to a coffin factory. Making good use of the structure's "bones," designers intermixed raw and contemporary items to create a unique experience. ME LONDON This is architecture/design firm Foster + Partners' first hotel project in its hometown. Created for Melia Hotels International, the hotel sits on a triangular site and features a ninestory pyramidal lobby space, along with a yin-and-yang experience on its guest floors, where black-marble corridors are counterbalanced by rooms dominated by white. 70 boutiquedesign.com NOVEMBER 2013 COUR TE S Y OF ME LONDON (ME); COUR TE S Y OF 5G S TU DIO (NYLO); ANDRE W BOR DWIN ( THE ALE X ANDER) NYLO DALLAS SOUTH SIDEhttp://www.boutiquedesign.com