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Group, and Joyce Wang, to translate what
Equinox already does well into a chic, sexy
hospitality concept.
"We are not a wellness hotel, and we
are not a fitness hotel," says Norton. "We
are a lifestyle hotel that supports a highperformance lifestyle on the road that's about
being healthy, strong, and equipped to face
this busy life that all of us lead." Located
on floors 24 through 38 of SOM's 92-story
limestone and glass tower (the club and
spa are on floors 4 and 5, respectively), it's
made up of a series of residentially informed
spaces that play with the ideas of "the body in
motion, reflection, voyeurism, and balance,"
says Rockwell Group partner Greg Keffer.
That concept starts at the ground floor
entrance lobby. Here, guests are greeted with
a wall of undulating stainless steel, the first
of three sandcasted 3D interpretations of silk
fabric photographed while falling through
the air after the body comes to rest by London
artists Based Upon. A second pair, this time
vertical, is found upstairs hanging above the

two-sided spalted walnut-clad fireplace, the
centerpiece of restaurateur Stephen Starr's
Electric Lemon bar and restaurant on the
24th floor (that, of course, serves a healthminded menu). In the lounge, the installation
reflects low-slung velvet and leather furniture,
a black marble bar with swirling gray veining,
and area rugs with a striking pattern evoking
cut stone, all done in a contrasting light and
dark palette of gray, indigo, tan, and black
that nods to the adjacent Hudson River and
the surrounding city. In fact, quality, luxe
materials are the hallmark of the design. "I
don't think there is a painted surface in this
hotel," says Keffer.
A gestural chandelier of luminous rods
connects the buzzing two-story space with the
intimate sky lobby above, where sculptural
reception and concierge pods sit beneath
Venetian plaster ceilings. Because the low
ceiling was not a typical arrival sequence, the
design team was tasked with finding a way
to celebrate the view of Hudson Yards while
bringing that reflectivity inside.

2. The backbar at
Electric Lemon is made
up of a series of rotating
boxes that can flip
between showcasing a
handpainted mirror front
or cordials, so you don't
have to "flirt with the
vodka from last night,"
says Norton.

4. The club's outdoor
pool deck overlooks
the Vessel, a beehiveesque structure made
up of more than 150
interconnected stairs
from designer Thomas
Heatherwick, which is
the art centerpiece of
Hudson Yards.

3. The presidential
suite is made to feel
like a coveted New York
penthouse apartment,
with floor-to-ceiling
windows that look out
onto the Hudson River.

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Hospitality Design - September 2019
Contents
from the editor
behind the design
people: nextgen
people: cityscene: london
sketchbook
interview: influencers
trends: office design
inspiration: artpark9
5 questions for chung-man tam
designer profile: alan strack
art
leather
bath
lighting
beyond hospitality
patrik schumacher
li xiang
michael slosser
margot krasojevic
alda ly
david mccarthy
lumi tan
michael szivos
Projects
solaz los cabos
equinox hudson yards
horizon neighborhood
ad index
back space: michael bolognino and nick spain
Hospitality Design - September 2019 - Intro
Hospitality Design - September 2019 - Hospitality Design - September 2019
Hospitality Design - September 2019 - Cover2
Hospitality Design - September 2019 - 1
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Hospitality Design - September 2019 - Contents
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Hospitality Design - September 2019 - from the editor
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Hospitality Design - September 2019 - behind the design
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Hospitality Design - September 2019 - 5 questions for chung-man tam
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Hospitality Design - September 2019 - designer profile: alan strack
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Hospitality Design - September 2019 - art
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Hospitality Design - September 2019 - leather
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Hospitality Design - September 2019 - bath
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Hospitality Design - September 2019 - beyond hospitality
Hospitality Design - September 2019 - patrik schumacher
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Hospitality Design - September 2019 - li xiang
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Hospitality Design - September 2019 - michael slosser
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Hospitality Design - September 2019 - margot krasojevic
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Hospitality Design - September 2019 - alda ly
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Hospitality Design - September 2019 - david mccarthy
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Hospitality Design - September 2019 - lumi tan
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Hospitality Design - September 2019 - michael szivos
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Hospitality Design - September 2019 - Projects
Hospitality Design - September 2019 - solaz los cabos
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Hospitality Design - September 2019 - horizon neighborhood
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Hospitality Design - September 2019 - ad index
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