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Whether it's a subtle facelift or an identity
crisis resolved, today's coolest redos make
their own rules.
BY ORIANA LERNER
ExpEctINg thE unexpected is par for the course for any
designer working to remake an existing building. But nowadays,
that doesn't just extend to the nitty-gritty of electrical outlet
placement and outdated HVAC. The parameters for a "typical"
renovation have been shattered. A building that was already a
hostel can be reimagined as thoroughly as any adaptive reuse. A
1930s ocean-inspired landmark hotel might be just fine as is.
Maybe there's extant detail to celebrate-or maybe it's just time
to gut the insides. This pair of hotels showcase the contrasts that
are bringing new life to renovation work.
SafeStay london
Holland park
1 A pixelated portrait of Queen
Elizabeth II edges up Safestay
London Holland Park's pool room
and complements the geometric
chic of the striped carpeting.
JAMES BARDWELL
ANY fORMER glory was a distant memory for a Jacobean
mansion in London's Holland Park. Its most recent incarnation
was as an aging Youth Hostelling Association property. Marian
Predovnik, founder, Black Box Interiors Ltd. and the team at
hostel brand Safestay were cool with that-and with trying to
meld its rundown but spacious look with a 1950s building that
was to house the rest of the new hostel. "The older building was
stripped of all its original features in the interior, so we decided to
embrace that," she says.
Turning that blank slate to her advantage also gave Predovnik
a free hand to leave the restoration component out of her rethink
(though, as she says, restoration wasn't in the financial cards
anyway). Yes, there were some constraints, since it is a listed
building (a U.K. designation for historical structures that limits
what renovations can be done) but they didn't extend to
preserving much of the interiors, since so little original detail was
left to begin with.
Since there were virtually no "have-to's" about keeping historical elements or a Jacobean feel, finding ways to add as many
beds as the client wanted let her play with the raw volume of the
rooms. Triple bunk beds in Safestay's signature berry shade take
advantage of high ceilings and large windows. The vertical
expanse of the walls also provided a space for an eye-catching
striped detail that doubles as backdrop and focal point.
Predovnik brought that same radical redo mentality to the
public spaces. A total circulation revamp was needed to take out a
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Boutique Design - April 2016
Contents
From The Editor
In This Issue
The Buzz
Wall Power
Q+A: Steam Punk Dynamo
Hit Refresh
White Paper
Products: Bath + Spa
Products: Textiles
Exit Interview
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