Boutique Design - December 2015 - 20

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best lobby luxury
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SOURCES

owner: Library Hotel
Collection; Designer:
Varrodesign: Zoltán Varro,
master interior designer;
archiTecT: Zsolt Szécsí;
pUrchasing: Alexander
Rovt and Robert Izsac;
generaL conTracTor:
Laki; arT: Josef Blecha;
casegooDs: Molton
Brown; fabrics:
JAB Anstoetz;
fLoorcoVerings anD
MaTeriaLs: Marazzi;
ONYX Verona; Porcelanosa;
LighTing: Patinas;
waLLcoVerings anD
MaTeriaLs: JAB Anstoetz

ArIA Hotel
budapest
Designer

Varrodesign, Budapest

The brief Turn a lobby space into the entry to a fantastical musical
wonderland. Incorporate intricate, historically inspired furniture into an
atrium space.
The insiDe sTory "We wanted to make a glass-enclosed music
garden, rather than a lobby" says Zoltán Varro, master interior designer,
Varrodesign. That meant working every angle. Seeding it with witty
musical references like a piano-key-shaped walkway lays the groundwork for an off-kilter interpretation. Spiraling that same piano motif
into curved mirrors makes it appear to wrap up out of the floor. Guests
looking down from their rooms get a bird's eye view of the walkway.
The Takeaway It's show time! Theatrical design is back in a big way.
The key to doing theming right is not knowing when to stop-it's making
sure guests have a legible program in their hands to follow the script. The
walkway becomes the spine of the space. A piano sitting at the end of it
clarifies where the lounge area begins.

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dalian, china
Designer

HBA/Hirsch Bedner Associates, Santa Monica, Calif.

The brief Design a 21st-century version of a medieval castle's
great room. Hit all the architectural high points of a traditional
grand hotel.
The insiDe scoop "One can imagine a Duchess or Duke with
their retinue ascending the stair to attend a ball," says Kathleen
Dauber, partner, HBA/Hirsch Bedner Associates. Gilded light
fixtures and sconces echo the candlelight of elegant soirees.
Wall-size murals flesh out the grand statement. A gleaming black
and cream marble floor completes the detailed vision.

SOURCES

owner: Yifang Hotel Management; operaTor: Starwood Hotels and Resorts; Designer: HBA/Hirsch Bedner
Associates: Kathleen Dauber, partner; Miguel Baeza, partner: archiTecT: WATG; pUrchasing coMpany:
Yifang Hotel Management; generaL conTracTor: China Construction Fifth Engineering Division Corp.; arT:
Canvas Art Consultants; carpeTs anD rUgs: JTJL Carpets Ltd.; Ploy Regen Carpet Design Co. Ltd.; Weihai
Shanghua Carpet Group Co. Ltd.; fLooring: Kangli Stone Co. Ltd.; fUrniTUre: Decca; Shenzhen Gold Phoenix
Furniture Co. Ltd.; LighTing: Ricardo Lighting

boutiquedesign.com december 2015

The Takeaway Speak softly and don't carry a big stick-or a
lot of shtick. Even the most grandiose RFPs require designers to
curate the work. Paring back the palette to black, gold and cream
lightens up the atmosphere. Oversize art limits the number of
visual distractions on the walls. Simple shapes and upholstery
on the chairs counterbalance the ornate golden statues along
the walls.

COURTESY OF LibR aRY HOTEL COLLEC TiON (aRia HOTEL); WiLL PRYCE PHOTOGR aPHY
( THE C a STLE HOTEL); COURTESY OF ROSE WOOD bEiJiNG (ROSE WOOD)

tHe cAstle Hotel,
A luxury collectIoN Hotel

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