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      Ten interiors that use innovative room dividers instead of walls

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      A pastel-pink wardrobe and a theatrical silver curtain feature in our latest lookbook, which highlights 10 creative ways to split a space into different sections by using room dividers.

      Whether they’re lightweight and movable such as screens, fixed yet adjustable like curtains, or built into the framework of a building like a shelving unit, room dividers can be a practical and inexpensive solution to break up a space and provide more privacy.
      The interiors in this lookbook, which range from homes in Spain and Australia to hotel rooms in Japan and exhibition spaces in Brasil and the US, showcase innovative solutions for how to partition a large room.
      This is the latest in our series of lookbooks providing curated visual inspiration from Dezeen’s image archive. For more inspiration see previous lookbooks showcasing homes with parquet flooring, compact bedrooms and self-designed studios by architects and designers.
      Photo is by Luis Díaz DíazReady-made Home, Spain, by Azab

      Pale blue curtains slice through the middle of this whimsical home in Bilbao, designed by architecture studio Azab.
      Challenged with a floor plan in the shape of a semi-circle, the studio decided to section off the two bedrooms and the bathroom using sheathes of the vibrant fabric, injecting a playful element into the apartment.
      Other colourful features include a pink extraction hood above the cooking stove, a yellow lacquered steel storage unit and an exposed wall.
      Find out more about Ready-made Home ›
      Photo is by Denilson Machado of MCA EstudioCasa Alma, Brasil, by Studio Melina Romano
      This exhibition space looks more like a cosy apartment than a traditional exhibition hall, thanks to an array of homely features including gauzy curtains, low-slung coffee tables and mossy gardens.
      Brasilian practice Studio Melina Romano hoped to create a sensorial atmosphere by using rounded elements and tactile materials for attendees of Casacor, São Paulo’s annual festival of architecture and interior design.
      Find out more about Casa Alma ›
      Photo is by Elsa YoungMetamporhic Wardrobe, UK, by Studiomama
      East London-based design studio Studiomama devised a pastel-coloured wardrobe called Metamorphic, which has a set of large doors that open out into a partition.
      The closet features a rail to hang clothes on, drawers in varying sizes and a set of doors that can be unfurled into a screen. The design showcases how room dividers made from furniture can be used as an innovative solution for creating private spaces in open-plan interiors.
      Find out more about Metamorphic Wardrobe ›
      Photo is by Yikin HyoK5 Tokyo Hotel, Japan, by Claesson Koivisto Rune
      A converted bank building in Tokyo, which survived bombing during world war two, was turned into a boutique hotel by Swedish studio Claesson Koivisto Rune. The practice aimed to transform the lodging into a warm, cosy place to stay by adding bespoke elements and furniture in deep brown hues.
      In each of the 20 rooms, delicate blue ombre curtains surround a wooden desk and cabinet, which guests can use as a private space for personal activities. Similar hand-dyed curtains in blue and white colours also frame the beds.
      Find out more about K5 Tokyo Hotel ›
      Photo is by José HeviaCasa A12, Spain, by Lucas y Hernández-Gil
      An indoor courtyard, bright orange furniture and a series of shiny silver curtains are some of the quirky features that Spanish studio Lucas y Hernández-Gil added to enliven the basement of this Madrid apartment.
      In an effort to counter the lack of light and space on the lower level, the studio painted the walls white and used dramatic full-height curtains that can be pulled back to seal off the bedroom suite.
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      The Standard to open design-led Asia flagship hotel in Bangkok

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      Promotion: hotel brand The Standard is set to open a Bangkok outpost in King Power Mahanakhon, featuring bright interiors by Spanish designer Jaime Hayon and The Standard’s in-house design team.

      Named The Standard, Bangkok Mahanakhon, the design-led lifestyle hotel in Thailand will open in May 2022 and become The Standard’s Asia flagship.
      The Standard is opening a hotel in Bangkok’s King Power Mahanakhon skyscraperThe 155-room hotel is being developed in the pixelated King Power Mahanakhon.
      Its interiors, which are being designed by Hayon in collaboration with the brand’s in-house designers, are hoped to encapsulate the “unmistakable energy of the Thai capital”.
      Its interiors are being designed by Jaime Hayon”There is nothing in Bangkok, or the entire region, like what we have created here,” said The Standard’s executive chairman Amar Lalvani.

      “We love the energy, style and culture Bangkok offers and couldn’t be more proud to partner with King Power to open our flagship for the region in this awe-inspiring building, in this incredible city.”
      The 155 guest rooms will vary in sizeThe 78-storey King Power Mahanakhon was chosen as the host building for the hotel in recognition of its iconic architectural design and setting within Bangkok’s central business district.
      It is also in close proximity to Bangkok’s Old Town, which the brand said: “has recently become the chosen enclave for the city’s dynamic creative community”.
      Finishes will be bright and colourfulThe interiors of the hotel will be distinguished by bright colours and fluid shapes. There will also be a mix of art installations and greenery.
      These finishes have been developed by Hayon to challenge the usual aesthetic of other luxury hotels in Bangkok.
      Greenery will feature throughoutHotel rooms will range in size from 40-square-metre guest rooms to a spacious 144-square-metre penthouse.
      In addition to the hotel rooms will be a meeting and events room, as well as shops and a gym that will be open to the local community.
      Like all other hotels by The Standard, there will also be an outdoor terrace pool and a mix of restaurant, lounge, bar and nightlife venues.
      The terrace, described by The Standard as “the highest alfresco sky beach in Bangkok” will have sweeping views of the city.
      The hotel aims to encapsulate the “unmistakable energy of the Thai capital”The Standard was established in 1999. It is known for its design-led approach to hotels.
      Its Bangkok outpost joins the US and European flagships, named The Standard, High Line, and The Standard, London, as well as waterside retreats in Miami, the Maldives, and Hua Hin. The Standard, Ibiza is also opening this spring.
      The hotel will feature a roof terrace and poolTo celebrate the opening of The Standard, Bangkok Mahanakhon, the brand is offering a pre-opening discount of 25 per cent on bookings until 31 Jul 2022 for stays until 28 Feb 2023.
      For more information on The Standard, Bangkok Mahanakhon, and its opening, visit its website.
      The imagery is courtesy of The Standard.
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      Vipp sets up one-room hotel inside ex-pencil factory in Copenhagen

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      A factory that once made Denmark’s classic Viking school pencils now contains a one-room hotel conceived by homeware brand Vipp.

      The 90-square-metre hotel – which is aptly called Vipp Pencil Case – is situated on the factory’s ground floor and accessed via a sun-dappled courtyard.
      The hotel room is arranged around an open living and dining areaThis is one of six hospitality spaces that Vipp has established for design-conscious travellers – others include Vipp Shelter, a pre-fab cabin nestled along the shores of Lake Immeln in Sweden, and Vipp Farmhouse, an 18th-century dwelling located in a rural pocket of Denmark’s Lolland island.
      The interiors of Vipp Pencil Case is the work of Danish designer Julie Cloos Mølsgaard, who spent a year curating a neutral yet warm space that she felt sat comfortably within the industrial setting.
      Guests can gather around a large oak and stone dining tableAt the heart of the hotel room is a light-filled living and dining area. To one side lies a powder-grey edition of Vipp’s V1 kitchen suite, where guests are invited to rustle up their own meals.

      To the other side of the space is a large oak dining table with a Jura stone countertop, and a number of storage cabinets that hold extra crockery and cookware.
      The bedroom lies behind sliding doorsWoven baskets, ceramic vases and contemporary artworks have been dotted throughout as decoration.
      “Vipp Pencil Case is not your average hotel room – more like a studio or atelier, it elicits an artistic ambience and holds a rare quietude in the heart of the Danish capital”, explained Mølsgaard.
      Paintings on the walls give the hotel an artsy studio feelA set of tall sliding doors can be pushed back to reveal the bedroom, which has been dressed with a couple of marble-topped side tables and a plump white seating pouf.
      Light streaming through the building’s expansive crittal-style windows is dampened by floor-to-ceiling Kvadrat curtains.

      Vipp converts former pencil factory in Copenhagen into supper club venue

      The wooden floorboards that feature here and throughout the rest of the hotel room are meant to nod to the materiality of Viking pencils, and the fact that the building also once served as a showroom for wooden flooring brand Dinesen.
      The room also includes a sleek shower room that’s been almost entirely clad with jet-black tiles.
      A bathroom is clad in jet-black tilesViking’s former factory is located across the water from central Copenhagen on Island Brygge. This is not Vipp’s first intervention on site – late last year, the brand transformed another part of the factory into a supper club where chefs from around the world can host intimate dining experiences.
      Its interiors were also designed by Mølsgaard, who filled the space with wooden furnishings and tactile rugs and cushions.
      The photography is by Rasmus Hjortshøj.

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      Lore Group opens “grown-up” One Hundred Shoreditch hotel

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      Hospitality chain Lore Group has completed the One Hundred Shoreditch hotel in the building that formerly housed Ace Hotel’s London outpost.

      The rebranded hotel recently opened following a thorough refurbishment, which included the addition of new oriel windows on the building’s facade.
      New oriel windows were added to the building’s exteriorThe hotel was designed by Lore Group creative director Jacu Strauss, who aimed to build on the foundation of the Ace Hotel London Shoreditch.
      Designed by London-based Universal Design Studio, the Ace Hotel opened in 2013, but was shuttered in 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic and never reopened.
      Wooden totems in the lobby were crafted by Jan Hedzel Studio”People were sentimental about what it was before and while we never wanted to drastically change that, we wanted to reflect the new, more grown-up Shoreditch,” Strauss told Dezeen.

      “And we hope that the energy that people loved in the former property is even more present now.”
      The lobby table from the Ace Hotel was kept and refinishedOne Hundred Shoreditch has 258 rooms as well as three bars, a coffee shop and a restaurant named Goddard & Gibbs, which has a giant yellow rock sculpture as its centrepiece.
      In the revamped lobby area, timber totem sculptures designed by Strauss and crafted by London-based Jan Hedzel Studio have been put in place, as well as a giant mirror.
      A large red paper sculpture is behind the lobby barIn the interest of reducing waste, Lore Group said it tried to keep materials from the old hotel where possible.
      The wooden floor in the entrance area remains the same, while a long wooden table has been refinished to give it a lighter tone, with the corners sanded into curves.

      Ace Hotel Shoreditch by Universal Design Studio

      Cork wall panelling has been dotted throughout, while the existing cork ceiling was replaced with an acoustically insulated combination of timber strips backed by black felt to soften the disco music prescribed by Strauss.
      An arrangement of giant scarlet paper flowers behind the counter distinguishes the lobby bar.
      What was previously a nightclub has been replaced with a lounge-style cocktail barOn the basement level, what was previously a nightclub has been replaced by a lounge-style cocktail bar named Seed Library.
      The bar’s design was informed by the films of director Stanley Kubrick with table lamps reminiscent of 1960s science fiction, juxtaposed with playful flourishes such as wooden wall panels fixed using metal racks taken from an office shelving unit.
      Pink tiles and terrazzo tabletops characterise the rooftop barIn the rooftop bar, powdery pink tiles matched with vivid pink terrazzo tabletops are intended to catch the sunlight, while green plants hang down from the ceiling in a concealed planter.
      Also on the top level is a multipurpose events space where a colourful second-hand parachute has been attached to the wall.
      A vintage parachute is fastened to the wall of the top floor events spaceStrauss sought to add intrigue to other communal spaces with artworks, including pieces painted in-situ personally by him inside the lifts and tapestries in the corridors.
      The rooms were designed to have a more laid back atmosphere with a mainly neutral palette.
      “When you enter the bedrooms you need to shift your energy,” explained Strauss. “The room should be a sanctuary – this is the place where you need calm.”
      The vivid hues of the rest of the hotel give way to a more neutral palette inside the roomsIn the bedrooms Berber carpets have been combined with a bed designed by Strauss with a shrunken base to create the illusion of floating.
      Large artworks adorn the walls to provide colour, with playful slinky-like vases are filled with eucalyptus to scent the rooms.
      Each oriel window has a unique furniture arrangementLore Group also operates Sea Containers, a hotel on London’s Southbank, as well as the Pulitzer in Amsterdam and the Riggs and Lyle hotels, both in Washington DC.
      Strauss led on the interiors for Sea Containers while a senior director at Tom Dixon’s Design Research Studio.
      The images are courtesy of Lore Group.

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      Ten plant-filled hotel interiors that feel close to nature

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      A greenhouse-cum-dining room and a miniature forest in a skyscraper are among the verdant hotel interiors featured in our latest lookbook.

      Whether tiny succulents or fully-grown trees, plants can help connect an interior to its surroundings, provide an oasis of calm away from city life, or act as living space-dividers to break up an open-plan interior.
      These ten hotel interiors from the Dezeen archive show how adding greenery to public spaces can help give them a friendlier, more organic feel.
      This is the latest in our series of lookbooks providing curated visual inspiration from Dezeen’s image archive. For more inspiration see previous lookbooks showcasing bedrooms with clever storage solutions, escapist holiday homes and interiors by Ukranian designers.
      Photo is by Katsumasa TanakaShiroiya Hotel, Japan, by Sou Fujimoto

      Tiled floors, wooden furnishings and a plethora of plants create a piazza-like feel in the skylit atrium of this hotel in Maebashi (top and above), which serves as a reception, restaurant and lounge.
      To create the giant four-storey space, Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto dismantled all of the walls and floors of the original 1970s building, while a number of new guest suites and a Finnish sauna are housed in a grass-covered extension.
      Find out more about Shiroiya Hotel ›
      Photo is by Edmund DabneyBermonds Locke, UK, by Holloway Li
      Interiors studio Holloway Li drew on the sun-scorched landscapes of California when designing this London hotel, in order to provide guests with a sense of escapism.
      Mirrored ceilings in the reception create the impression of shimmering desert mirages, while huge planters filled with cacti and succulents separate the co-working area from the cocktail bar and restaurant.
      Find out more about Bermonds Locke ›
      Photo is by Feng ShaoIntercontinental Chongqing Raffles City, China, by CL3
      Located on level 42 of a 250-metre tall skyscraper complex, the lobby lounge of Chongqing’s Intercontinental hotel was designed to resemble a “mountain landscape in the sky”.
      Here, guests can take in views of the surrounding city from a number of curved wooden seating boots, nestled amongst the trees sprouting up from the glossy stone floor.
      Find out more about Intercontinental Chongqing Raffles City ›
      Photo is by Chase DanielLine Austin, USA, by Sean Knibb and Michael Hsu
      Architect Michael Hsu and interior designer Sean Knibb turned a mid-century tower in Austin into a modern hotel by stripping the structure back to its bones and opening it up to views of the nearby Colorado River.
      In the lobby, hanging plants are suspended from the ceiling in golden vessels and help to reinforce this connection to the outdoors, while walls and furnishings are finished in muted hues of duck egg blue and ballet-slipper pink.
      Find out more about The Line Austin ›
      Photo is by Simon UptonNoMad London, UK, by Roman and Williams
      The first international outpost from American hospitality chain NoMad is set in a former magistrates court and police station in London’s Covent Garden.
      A former yard at the centre of the building was transformed into a glass-domed restaurant, filled with freestanding trees and climbing plants that wind their way down two tiers of columns.
      Find out more about NoMad London ›
      Photo is by Spencer LowellDurham Hotel, USA, by Commune Design
      LA studio Commune Design drew on wide-ranging references when designing the retro interiors of this North Carolina hotel, ranging from the work of Bauhaus designers Josef and Anni Albers to the arts and crafts aesthetic of the state’s pioneering art school Black Mountain College.
      The converted mid-century bank now houses 54 guest suites, a rooftop lounge and an eponymous restaurant, where towering greenery surrounds leather-upholstered banquet seats.
      Find out more about the Durham Hotel ›
      Photo is by Adel FerreiraBabylonstoren, South Africa, by Malherbe Rust Architects
      Cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and turmeric are among the aromatic plants found in the greenhouse-cum-dining hall of the Babylonstoren farmhouse hotel in South Africa’s Cape Winelands.
      An eight-metre-long granite dining table with water running down its centre takes up the centre of the space, where guests can sample foods infused with different spices while learning about their historical value.
      Find out more about Babylonstoren ›
      Image courtesy of Kelly WearstlerDowntown LA Proper, USA, by Kelly Wearstler
      Guest enter the Proper hotel in Downtown LA via an ornate archway, which is flanked by column-like cacti in rustic pots and decorated with a hand-painted mural designed by local artist Abel Macias that draws on the flora and fauna of Latin American folktales.
      The 148-room hotel combines 136 different kinds of tiles and an eclectic mix of stylistic references, informed by Mexican, Moroccan, Spanish and Portuguese design.
      Find out more about Downtown LA Proper ›
      Photo is by Philip VileHotel Castello di Reschio, Italy, by Benedikt Bolza
      Count Benedikt Bolza and his family lived in a 1,000-year-old castle in the Umbrian countryside for a decade while working to convert it into a sprawling hotel and creating custom furniture for its 36 suites.
      The verdant Palm Court is a new structural addition modelled on iron-and-glass Victorian conservatories, which is intended as a space for reading and conversation.
      Find out more about Castello di Reschio ›
      Photo is by Brooke ShanesyPalm Heights, Cayman Islands, by Gabriella Khalil
      Flea market finds from Paris, Los Angeles and Mexico populate this boutique hotel in Grand Cayman, including collectible design pieces like Mario Bellini sofas, Ingo Maurer lights and an Ettore Sottsass rug.
      The interior is styled to look like a 1970s-era Caribbean mansion, with verdant palm trees and other foliage brought inside in a nod to its location on the well-known white-sand Seven Mile Beach.
      Find out more about Palm Heights ›
      This is the latest in our series of lookbooks providing curated visual inspiration from Dezeen’s image archive. For more inspiration see previous lookbooks showcasing bedrooms with clever storage solutions, escapist holiday homes and interiors by Ukranian designers.

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      Lore Group creates seafood restaurant with “playful sense of nostalgia” within One Hundred Shoreditch hotel

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      Hospitality chain Lore Group has opened the Goddard & Gibbs seafood restaurant within the One Hundred Shoreditch hotel, which occupies the former Ace Hotel London Shoreditch building.

      Lore Group’s creative director Jacu Strauss designed the restaurant within the recently opened hotel on Shoreditch High Street, London, to evoke the seaside to be in keeping with its seafood menu.
      A yellow rock sculpture and sandy artworks give the restaurant a beachy feelA gigantic yellow sculpture, created from a sketch drawn by Strauss, stands on a table at the centre of the restaurant.
      “The sculpture is based on my memories of trips to the seaside as a child and making towers from piles of rocks on the beach,” Strauss said.
      “I wanted the space to have a playful sense of nostalgia to which our guests could relate.”

      The central sculpture is based on the designer’s childhood trips to the seasideContinuing the theme, wood-panelled walls of the restaurant were adorned with “sandscape” artworks made from sand that have been painted yellow and framed.
      Parasol-like pendant lights from Herman Miller hang from the ceiling, alongside pearly spherical bulbs.
      Angled mirrors run the perimeter of the restaurantAngled mirrors around the top of the wall panelling direct attention back onto the central sculpture.
      Another bright yellow boulder is stationed in the corner of the room, while seaweed-green banquettes are interspersed among the seating.
      The walls are clad in a strip-textured wood panellingThe tabletops are fashioned from black and white aggregate terrazzo, with hexagonal tiles making up the floor.
      At the entrance to the restaurant from the street, what was formerly a flower shop has been converted into a wine bar characterised by terracotta tiles.
      A wine bar area has been set up in the street entranceThe restaurant’s dishes are intended to reference the fishing villages and seaside towns of the British coastline, with a focus on ethically sourced ingredients.
      Goddard & Gibbs opened last week as part of the One Hundred Shoreditch hotel.
      Terrazzo table tops are used throughout the restaurantOne Hundred Shoreditch occupies the same building as Ace Hotel’s London outpost, which closed in 2020 having been initially shuttered as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
      Lore Group also operates Sea Containers, a hotel on London’s Southbank with interiors designed by Tom Dixon, as well as the Pulitzer in Amsterdam and the Riggs and Lyle hotels, both in Washington DC.
      With One Hundred Shoreditch it hopes to mirror Shoreditch’s “new, grown-up feel while retaining the buzz and vibrance synonymous with the area”.
      Lore Group has opened the restaurant as part of its new One Hundred Shoreditch hotelOther recently opened hotels in London include Buckle Street Studios, designed by Grzywinksi+Pons and a Room2 outpost in Chiswick designed by Project Orange, which is claimed to be the world’s first whole-life net-zero hotel.
      The images are courtesy of One Hundred Shoreditch.

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      Patricia Urquiola turns Michigan’s Haworth Hotel into a “design showcase”

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      European brands intermingle with furniture from US company Haworth in a Michigan hotel that has been reimagined by Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola.

      The Haworth Hotel is housed within a multi-level brick building in downtown Holland, a small city along Lake Macatawa. The hotel sits within the campus of the private school Hope College.
      The historic Haworth Hotel in Michigan was renovated by Patricia UrquiolaThe renovation was backed by the Haworth family, which owns the office furniture brand by the same name. The hotel is meant to accommodate visitors to the company’s global headquarters in Holland, along with visitors to the college.
      “The hotel was completely redone as part of a large initiative to turn a campus hotel into a design showcase while enhancing the guest experience,” the company said.
      The staircase is made of bent metal and oakTo revitalise the hotel, the company turned to Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola, who runs a studio in Milan. Urquiola has created several products for Haworth, including a sofa and pouf, and has a knack for balancing “warmth, playfulness, sophistication and multiple brand experiences”.

      For the hotel project – Urquiola’s first in the US – the designer was charged with creating a distinctive space that is both durable and comfy.
      The hotel lobby has furniture brands like CappelliniThe property contains 48 guest rooms, a range of meeting spaces, a fitness centre and a newly added coffeeshop that is open to the public. There also is a ballroom that doubles as a student dining space.
      Guests step into a bright lobby featuring pale wooden flooring and white walls. Daylight streams in through street-facing windows.
      The accent wall of the dining room is clad in white oakA centerpiece of the lobby is a wide, spiral staircase made of bent metal and oak. The stair rises up from a podium with geometric tile designed by Urquiola for Mutina.
      Just off the entrance is a lounge space fitted with furniture from Cappellini, Cassina, Poltrona Frau and Haworth. Underfoot is a grey rug from Gan, a division of Gandia Blasco.

      Palisociety and North 45 Projects return grand Portland hotel to its original use

      Similar brands are featured in other areas of the hotel.
      For instance, a room with powder blue walls is fitted with poufs and stools from Haworth, Cappellini tables made of terrazzo and faux marble, and a modular sofa system designed by Urquiola for Haworth. Affixed to the walls are disc-shaped lighting fixtures from Pablo Designs.
      Meeting rooms were part of the renovation of the Haworth HotelIn a dining area, the designer placed tables and chairs from Cassina and a Big Shadow lamp by Marcel Wanders for Cappellini. An accent wall is clad in white oak.
      Guest rooms are intended to foster relaxation. Furnishings include Haworth poufs and chairs, bedside sconces by Louis Poulsen, and millwork designed by Urquiola and fabricated by Cassina Contract.
      The rooms include millwork designed by Urquiola”The Haworth Hotel is a blend of residential and commercial solutions – durable enough to withstand years of accommodating guests and with a vibe that feels like home,” the team said.
      Other interior design projects by Patricia Urquiola include a Maggie Centre for cancer care in Barcelona that has a bright and homely atmosphere. The building was designed by Benedetta Tagliabue of EMBT.
      The photography is by Haworth Hotel.
      Project credits:
      Interior design: Studio UrquiolaArchitectural design: GMB Architecture + EngineeringGeneral contractor: Owen-Ames-Kimball

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      Nintendo's former HQ to reopen as hotel designed by Tadao Ando

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      Japanese architect Tadao Ando has transformed a building that was once home to video game giant Nintendo into a boutique hotel.

      Due to open on 1 April, Marufukuro Hotel will be located in Kyoto in a building that was occupied by Nintendo between 1933 and 1959, when the company was called Yamauchi Nintendo.
      At the time, the company was a manufacturer of Japanese playing cards called “hanafuda” and Western-style playing cards called “karuta” and “toranpu”.
      The building was home to Nintendo from 1933 to 1959Located in the Kagiyacho neighbourhood, just north of Kyoto railway station, the building has been unoccupied ever since Nintendo vacated it.
      Ando has renovated and extended the old structure, converting it into an 18-room hotel including a restaurant, bar, spa and gym.

      The building’s exterior has remained largely unchanged, retaining elements such as old Yamauchi Nintendo entrance plaques and window grilles patterned with details from the old playing cards.
      Ando’s task was to reimagine the building’s interior but incorporate many of its original 1930s details, which include decorative tiling and art-deco lighting fixtures.
      Art-deco details are retained in the renovationFor the annex, the architect has adopted a more modern approach with floor-to-ceiling windows and elements in raw concrete, the material he is famous for.
      Photos of the completed Marufukuro Hotel have so far been kept under wraps, but the hotel is already taking bookings and has released some visuals showing layout and furniture details in the guest rooms.

      Ace Hotel Kyoto reveals interiors designed by Kengo Kuma and Commune

      Guests can choose to stay in either the old or new parts of the building, in rooms ranging in size between 33 and 79 square metres.
      The project is backed by property developer Plan Do See.
      Tadao Ando converted the existing building into an 18-room hotelAndo is among Japan’s most prolific architects. Awarded the Pritzker Prize in 1995, his best-known projects include Church of the Light and Naoshima Contemporary Art Museum.
      Recent projects include the renovation of the Bourse de Commerce building in Paris, which proved controversial, and art centre Casa Wabi in Mexico.
      It was recently announced that Ando is designing a Palm Springs home for reality TV star Kim Kardashian.

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