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    Patricia Urquiola and Keiji Ashizawa among judges to decide Dezeen Awards 2024 winners

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    Eighteen leading architects and designers met this week to decide the winners of Dezeen Awards 2024, which will be revealed at the Dezeen Awards 2024 party in November.

    The Dezeen Awards master jury took place at the One Hundred Shoreditch hotel in London and included architect Keiji Ashizawa and designers Patricia Urquiola and Lee Broom.
    Designers Peter Mabeo and Pilar Zeta, as well as interior designer Claudia Afshar and architect Alexandra Hagen also joined to finalise the 46 award winners.
    A dedicated panel of industry experts including Mina Hasman and Pooran Desai met to determine the winner of the Bentley Lighthouse Award, a special award supported by Bentley that rewards an individual whose work has had an overwhelmingly beneficial impact on social and environmental sustainability.
    Winners will be announced in November 

    Winners will be announced at the end of November at the Dezeen Awards 2024 party in London with shortlist announcements made in October. Guests at the party will be the first to find out who has won the prestigious project of the year awards across architecture, interiors, design and sustainability.
    Also unveiled at the ceremony will be this year’s Designers of the Year, where we asked readers to put forward designers for consideration who have been finally shortlisted and selected by Dezeen’s editorial team.
    White Arkitekter CEO Alexandra Hagen was on the architecture master jury panelThe master jury discussed 225 shortlisted entries selected from 4,000 projects from just under 100 countries around the globe.
    Joining Ashizawa and Hagen on the architecture master jury panel were Saudi-based architect Sumaya Dabbagh, Spacon & X co-founder Nikoline Dyrup Carlsen and Reddymade founder Suchi Reddy.
    Hagen was joined by Japanese architect Keiji Ashizawa”Design is a powerful tool to achieve change and it’s clear much of the creativity in architecture today is directed towards building more sustainable societies,” said Hagen.
    “It gives me hope for the future.”
    Patricia Urquiola was one of the master jury judgesUrquiola and Afshar were joined by Carolina Maluhy + Partners founder Carolina Maluhy, and Bentley head of design collaborations Chris Cooke.
    On judging the interiors winners, Urquiola remarked “we were all connected to interior design but with very different perspectives”.
    “Yet, in the end, there was a shared sensitivity”, she continued, “it confirmed that we are a community with diverse ways of exploring, driven by a shared vision, even where our approaches differ.”
    Lee Broom discussing a design project with Pilar ZetaBritish industrial designer Tej Chauhan, who was part of the panel to decide the winners of the design categories, concurred.
    “Evaluating the unique sensitivities of each was incredibly interesting,” he said. “While our perspectives differed at times, we all came to a joint decision on very deserving winners.”
    “A really enjoyable day of judging”
    Chauhan continued, “we had to wrap our minds around some exceptional projects across a wide range of sectors. It was a really enjoyable day of judging projects that ultimately left us feeling nourished and inspired.”
    Deliberating alongside Chauhan to decide the winners of the design categories were Broom, Mabeo and Zeta and Parisian designer Inga Sempé.
    Botswana-based designer Peter Mabeo joined the design master jury panelHenrik Taudorf Lorensen, founder and CEO of Copenhagen-based furniture design studio Takt, and Malin Orebäck, design strategist and senior advisor at the Research Institutes of Sweden’s (RISE) Circular Business Lab, were on the sustainability panel alongside Hasman and Desai.
    “The imagination this year’s entries embody is truly an inspiration,” said Desai.
    “It is exactly what we need to put our society back on a track to build a better world for us all.”
    Dezeen Awards judge Alessio Nardi and Human Nature chief impact officer Joanna Yarrow, joined for dinnerFollowing the day of judging, an exclusive drinks reception and dinner took place on the night of the master jury day in the One Hundred Room at One Hundred Shoreditch, where the master jury was joined by the Dezeen Awards community including judges past and present.
    These included product designer Jasper Morrison, Design, Bitches co-founder Rebecca Rudolph and multidisciplinary designer Bethan Laura Wood.
    Dezeen Awards winners’ party tickets on sale
    Following the shortlist announcements in October, the next big date in the Dezeen Awards calendar is the pinnacle of this year’s programme – the Dezeen Awards winners’ party, which will take place on Tuesday 26 November at Hackney Church in London.
    The event will be a chance for everyone who entered this year’s Dezeen Awards to celebrate their achievements alongside fellow nominees, winners and our esteemed Dezeen Awards judges. We also invite the wider architecture and design community to join us for this special occasion.
    Guests will be treated to a night of drinks, food, live entertainment and music, and Dezeen Awards winners will be able to collect their trophies and certificates on stage.
    Tickets are available at a 20 per cent discounted rate of £216 for all studios that entered this year’s Dezeen Awards, and £270 for everyone else. Plus, save an additional 10 per cent on the standard ticket price when you book a package of five or more tickets. Subscribe to the Dezeen Awards newsletter to keep up to date with the latest announcements on the party.
    The photography is by Mark Cocksedge.
    Dezeen Awards 2024 in partnership with Bentley
    Dezeen Awards is the ultimate accolade for architects and designers across the globe. The seventh edition of the annual awards programme is in partnership with Bentley as part of a wider collaboration to inspire, support and champion design excellence and showcase innovation that creates a better and more sustainable world. This ambition complements Bentley’s architecture and design business initiatives, including the Bentley Home range of furnishings and real estate projects around the world. More

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      Patricia Urquiola converts historic palazzo into Six Senses Rome hotel

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      Milan-based designer Patricia Urquiola has converted a palazzo in Rome into a hotel and spa, filled with circular elements and traditional Italian materials.

      The Six Senses Rome is located within the Palazzo Salviati Cesi Mellini, close to historic sites like the Pantheon and the Trevi Fountain in the city centre.
      The lobby of the Six Senses Rome is an open social space with multiple seating areasAdjacent to the Church of San Marcello al Corso, the building was first constructed in the 15th century before being updated in the 18th-century baroque style by architect Tomaso De Marchis.
      An impressive central staircase and the building’s main UNESCO-listed facade, which overlooks the bustling Via del Corso, are among the period details that were restored during the renovation works led by Studio Urquiola.
      The Bivium restaurant connected to the lobby offers all-day diningThe entrance to the Six Senses Rome from Piazza di San Marcello leads into an open lobby and social area, furnished with a variety of sofas and lounge chairs from Urquiola’s oeuvre alongside classic Italian designs.

      These are positioned in groupings with tables and decorative objects on circular rugs, between potted plants spread across the travertine floors.
      Circular elements appear throughout the hotel, including rugs and tables in the lobby”At every turn, the craftsmanship, the finishes, the materials and the graphics create a union with nature while staying true to both Roman classicism and Palazzo Salviati Cesi Mellini’s rich history,” said Urquiola.
      A curved green marble bar is positioned near the windows, forming an incomplete circle with the matching counters in the courtyard, which are visible through the glazing and follow the shape of earth-toned steelwork overhead.
      In the courtyard, a green marble bar counter continues from insideThe courtyard also features benches built into planters along the back wall and additional seating, where diners can enjoy food and drinks from the trattoria-style Bivium restaurant.
      Circular forms and motifs continue throughout the hotel, including in the Six Senses Spa and Roman baths on the first floor.
      The spa waiting area features seating within sheer curtain enclosuresHere, sheer curtains encircle small seating areas for those waiting for treatments or preparing to enter the travertine-lined bathhouse, which offers multiple pools for soaking and relaxing.
      Bedrooms across the central levels have “quirky” layouts and a soft neutral decor, including tambour panelling, patterned rugs and a variety of spherical light fixtures.
      Travertine lines the walls and ceiling inside the spa and Roman bathsSeveral of Six Senses Rome’s 96 guest rooms and suites have balconies, and all enjoy either a courtyard or city view.
      Plasterwork in the rooms is made from an ancient Roman material known as cocciopesto, which comprises fragments of earthenware or brick mixed with lime and sand.

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      “The legacy of antiquity is also honoured with the choice of cocciopesto, which decorates the plaster of the rooms and gives a nod to Roman architect Vitruvius,” said the studio.
      The hotel also features a roof terrace and bar called Notos that offers views across the city and serves botanical cocktails and light bites.
      The bedrooms at the Six Senses Rome have a soft neutral decorArtworks such as watercolours, sculptures, textile works and canvases throughout the interior are curated by art advisor Federica Sala and are all unique to the hotel.
      Six Senses Rome is shortlisted in the hotel and short stay interior category of Dezeen Awards 2023, while Studio Urquiola is shortlisted for interior designer of the year.
      Plasterwork in the bedrooms and suites is made from cocciopestoOriginally from Spain, Urquiola is one of Europe’s most sought-after designers and has released furniture and product collections with brands like Moroso, Cassina, Kettal and Boffi among many more.
      Other hotels designed by her studio include the Haworth Hotel in Michigan, the Hotel Il Sereno on the shores of Lake Como and the Room Mate Giulia in Milan.
      The photography is by Luca Rotondo.
      Project credits:
      General contractor: CDS HoldingArchitecture: Starching and professor Paolo MicalizziInterior design: Patricia Urquiola

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      Dezeen Awards 2023 interiors longlist revealed

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      Dezeen has announced the 150 projects longlisted for this year’s Dezeen Awards in the interior categories, including interiors by studios Olson Kundig, Neri&Hu, Patricia Urquiola and Morris+Company.

      The 150 longlisted projects, which are in the running for awards in nine different interior project categories, are by studios located across 32 different countries including India, Slovakia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark and Latvia.
      The top three represented studio countries are the UK, with 27 longlisted entries, followed by the US with 23 and Australia with 15.
      The top project city locations are London, with 18 longlisted entries, followed by Shanghai with seven and Sydney and Paris tied with four each.
      Amongst the longlisted interiors this year are a refurbished 280-year-old courtyard house in Beijing, a textured beige ceramic home interior in Kyiv and a playful red brick-clad rooftop cafe in South Korea’s Gyeonggi-do province.

      Other longlisted projects include a monochromatic office in Barcelona, a restaurant with a curved metal-mesh ceiling in London and a retail space featuring salvaged and biomaterials.
      All Dezeen Awards 2023 longlists revealed this week
      Dezeen Awards 2023, in partnership with Bentley Motors, will reveal all longlisted projects this week. The architecture longlist was published yesterday and the design longlist will be announced tomorrow, followed by the sustainability longlist on Thursday.
      Longlisted projects have been selected from over 4,800 entries from 94 countries for the sixth edition of our awards programme, which celebrates the world’s best architecture, interiors and design, as well as the studios and individuals producing the most outstanding work.

      Above: Sun Dial Apartment by Manuelle Gautrand Architecture. Photo by Gaelle Le Boulicaut. Top: Shiny Gold by Nelly Ben Hayoun Studios. Photo by Vinciane LebrunThe next stage of Dezeen Awards 2023 will see all longlisted projects assessed by our international jury of leading professionals including interior designers Eny Lee Parker, Nick Jones and Tola Ojuolape.
      The judges will determine the projects that feature on the shortlists, which will be announced in October. A further round of judging by our master jury will determine the winners, which will be announced in November.
      One of the nine winners of the interior project categories will then be crowned the overall interior project of the year.
      Read on for the full interiors longlist:
      Union Street House by Prior Barraclough. Photo by Ben HoskingHome Interior
      › WKA Penthouse, Antwerp, Belgium, by Bruno Spaas Architectuur› Leaside Avenue, London, UK, by Emil Eve Architects› Another Seedbed: From Domesticity to Hospitality, New York, USA, by Future Projects› House FC, Taipei City, Taiwan, by Fws_work› Atelier Chabot, Montreal, Canada, by Indee Design› Hiroo Residence, Tokyo, Japan, by Keiji Ashizawa Design› Cape Drive Residence, Hong Kong, China, by Linehouse› Mureli House, Kozyn, Ukraine, by Makhno Studio› Sun Dial Apartment, Paris, France, by Manuelle Gautrand Architecture› Kamoi House, Barcelona, Spain, by Mas-aqui› Hargrave Cottage Paddington, London, UK, by Michiru Higginbotham› Adventures in Space, London UK, by Owl› Union Street House, London, UK, by Prior Barraclough› North London Family Home, London, UK, by Retrouvius› Mexican and Galician influences in Madrid, Spain, by Sierra + Delahiguera› Belgravia Townhouse, London, UK, by State of Craft Limited› Tembo Tembo Lodge, South Africa, by Studio Asaï› Light House, Singapore, by Studio iF› Villa San Francisco, California, USA, by Studio Mortazavi› A Resolutely Maximalist Mini Loft, Bagnolet, France, by Zyva Studio
      Browse all projects on the home interior longlist page.
      Taproom in the Brewery Tenczynek by Projekt Praga. Photo by ONI StudioRestaurant and bar interior
      › Kiln at Ace Hotel, Sydney, Australia, by Atelier Ace› Frescohallen, Bergen, Norway, by Claesson Koivisto Rune Architects› Nebula, London, UK, by Common Ground Workshop› Dolly, Unley, Australia, by Genesin Studio› Mala Sichuan Bistro, Houston, USA, by Gin Design Group› Beefbar Milan, Italy, by Humbert & Poyet› Chleo, New York, USA, by Islyn Studio› Gaga Coast, Shanghai, by Linehouse› Blue Bottle Zhang Yuan Cafe, Shanghai, by Neri&Hu Design and Research Office› Noma Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan, by OEO Studio› Prime Seafood Palace, Toronto, Canada, by Omar Gandhi Architects› Taproom in the Brewery Tenczynek, Poland, by Projekt Praga› Xokol, Guadalajara, Mexico, by Ruben Valdez Practice› Colemans Deli, Hathersage, UK, by SJW Architects› Cozinha das Flores and Flôr, Porto, Portugal, by Space Copenhagen› AOC Restaurant, Copenhagen, Denmark, by Spacon & X› Ikoyi, London, UK, by David Thulstrup› Light Years Asian Diner, Byron Bay, Australia, by Studio Plenty› Parconido Bakery Cafe, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, by SukChulMok› Saint Hotel, Melbourne, Australia, by Telha Clarke
      Browse all projects on the restaurant and bar longlist page.
      SABI by Grounded Living. Photo by Lean TimmsHotel and short-stay interior
      › Birch (Selsdon), London, UK, by A-nrd studio› Drift Hotel, California, USA, by Anacapa Architecture› Ace Hotel Toronto, Canada, by Atelier Ace› Ember Locke, London, UK, by Atelier Ochre & House of Dré› Capella, Sydney, Australia, by BAR Studio› Bos-Cos Sevilla, Seville, Spain, by Febrero Studio› SABI, Tasmania, Australia, by Grounded Living› Albor Hotel, Tapestry Collection by Hilton, Guanajuato, Mexico, by Héctor Esrawe› Ying’nFlo, Hong Kong, China, by Linehouse› Monasty Hotel, Thessaloniki, Greece, by Not a Number Architects› The Standard, Ibiza, Spain, by Oskar Kohnen Studio› Our Habitas San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, by Our Habitas› Six Senses Rome, Italy, by Patricia Urquiola› Som Land Hostel, Shanghai, by RooMoo› Heymo 1, Espoo, Finland, by Rune & Berg Design Oy› The Standard, Bangkok, Thailand, by Standard International› Hay Boutique Hotel, Polyanytsya, Ukraine, by YOD Group
      Browse all projects on the hotel and short stay longlist page.
      Folk Kombucha by Spacon & X. Photo by Hedda RysstadWorkplace interior (small)
      › The Joint Works, Birmingham, UK, by 2G Design and Build› Lincoln St Workplace, Boston, USA, by Atelier Cho Thompson› Carnaby Club, London, UK, by Buckley Gray Yeoman› Mitsui & Co, Minato-ku, Japan, by Flooat› Studio Reisinger, Barcelona, Spain, by Isern Serra› LAJ Office and Shop, Vancouver, Canada, by Marcela Trejo› Workplace for the preparation of medicine in Riga, Latvia, by MUUD Architects› ScienceIO Headquarters, New York, USA, by Office of Tangible Space› Folk Kombucha, Copenhagen, Denmark, by Spacon & X› The Forest of Knowledge – CCI Library, Mumbai, India, by Studio Hinge› Artis Ventures, San Francisco, USA, by Studio O+A› Alera, Vancouver, Canada, by Studio Roslyn› Terroir Hobart Office, Hobart, Australia, by Terroir› Chief London, London, UK, by Thirdway› WOA Second Home, Ernakulam, India, by Workers of Art
      Browse all projects on the workplace interior (small) longlist page.
      Carlsen Publisher Campus by de Winder Architekten. Photo by Mark SeelenWorkplace interior (large)
      › Government Office, Abu Dhabi, UAE, by Agata Kurzela studio› COX Sydney Studio, Australia, by Cox Architecture› Carlsen Publisher Campus, Hamburg, Germany, by de Winder Architekten› NeueHouse Venice Beach, California, USA, by DesignAgency› Here+Now, Reading, UK, by HawkinsBrown› Sony Music UK HQ, London, UK, by MoreySmith› 215 Mare Street, London, UK, by Morris+Company› 800 Fifth Avenue, Seattle, USA, by Olson Kundig› Dice, London, UK, by Sella Concept› Bay Area Research Company by SkB Architects› Canopy Menlo Park, California, USA, by Studio Mortazavi› Adidas (GOLD, Performance Zone, and RED) campus, Portland, USA, by Studio O+A› World of Klarna, Stockholm, Sweden, by Studio Stockholm› 210 Euston Road, London, UK, by Universal Design Studio› Convene at 22 Bishopsgate, London, UK, by Woods Bagot
      Browse all projects on the workplace interior (large) longlist page.
      Dreams by Adi Goodrich of Sing-Sing. Photo by Adi Goodrich and Ye Rin MokRetail interior (small)
      › Aesop Palisades Village, Los Angeles, USA, by Odami› Big, London, UK, by Nina+Co› Bisque Golf Amsterdam, The Netherlands, by Barde vanVoltt› Buff, Edinburgh, Scotland, by GRAS› Camper Pop-Up Galeries Lafayette, Paris, France, by Penadés office› Chimi Store at NK, Stockholm, Sweden, by Campus› Coachtopia, London, UK, by Studio XAG› Cover Story Paint Studio, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, by Cover Story Paint› Dreams, Los Angeles, USA, by Adi Goodrich of Sing-Sing› Finesse, Melbourne, Australia, by Studio Edwards› Garrett Leight New York, USA, by West of West› Glossier, New York, USA, by Glossier› Mimco Flagship Store, Chadstone, Australia, by Studio Doherty› Net Zero Ecoalf Store, Madrid, Spain, by Medina Varela MVN Arquitectos› SOM Store, Bratislava, Slovakia, by D415› The Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney, Australia, by Akin Atelier
      Browse all projects on the retail interior (small) longlist page.
      Superseed Concept Store by FOG Architecture. Photo by SFAPRetail interior (large)
      › Harmay Chongqing, China, by Aim Architecture› Maison Special/Prank Project Fukuoka, Japan, by AtMa› Calico Club Cottage, Nistelrode, The Netherlands, by Barde vanVoltt› ToSummer Beijing Guozijian, China, by FOG Architecture› Xiaozhuo Shanghai Boutique, China, by FOG Architecture› Super Seed Concept Store, Hangzhou, China, by FOG Architecture› Freitag Store Shanghai, China, by Freitag Lab› GANT Flagship Store, Stockholm, Sweden, by GANT› Jasmin Black Lounge, Seoul, South Korea, by Hyundai Department Store Group› The Forum, Daegu, South Korea, by Hyundai Department Store Group› GrubStreet Arts Center, Boston, USA, by Merge Architects› XiaoZhuo Flagship Store, Shanghai, by Offhand Practise› Salvatori Showroom, New York, USA, by Salvatori› Cake 0 Emissions US Headquarters, Los Angeles, USA, by Shin Shin› BSTN Store, London, UK, by Sunst Studio› SVRN, Chicago, USA, by WGNB
      Browse all projects on the retail interior (large) longlist page.
      Leisure Area of Pediatric Ward of Hospital São João by ARG studio. Photo by Ivo Tavares StudioHealth and wellbeing interior
      › Eterno Health Hamburg, Germany, by Ahochdrei – Labor für Gestaltung› Leisure Area of Pediatric Ward of Hospital São João, Porto, Portugal, by ARG studio› Insight Body and Mind, Aberfeldie, Australia, by Biasol Studio› Placidus Student Welfare Spaces for Marcellin College, Melbourne, Australia, by Branch Studio Architects› Chi Chi Club, Hamburg, Germany, by Deglan Studios› Hooke London, UK, by Holland Harvey› Gym Town, Hong Kong, China, by MR Studio› Practice Dr. Sell + Dr. Stocker, Nuremberg, Germany, by Markmus Design› Seattle Children’s Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic, USA, by NBBJ› Ocean Cosmetics Clinic, Cottesloe, Australia, by Nickolas Gurtler Office› Paw, Beijing, China, by Office AIO› Symphony Orthodontics, Bristow, Australia, by OLI Architecture› La Maison de Beauté Carita, L’Oréal-Luxe, Paris, France, by Rev/Studio› Paste, Toronto, Canada, by Studio Author› Flow Space, Shanghai, by Super Rice Architects
      Browse all projects on the health and wellbeing longlist page.
      Søylerommet – The Pillars by 2050+. Photo by 2050+Exhibition design (interior)
      › Søylerommet – The Pillars, Oslo, Norway, by 2050+› Objects Of Desire: Surrealism and Design 1924, London, UK, by Alexander Boxill› Plastics: Remaking Our World, Dundee, Scotland, by Asif Khan› Scandinavian Design and the United States, 1890-1980 at LACMA, Los Angeles, USA, by Bestor Architecture› Flow, Milan, Italy, by Daisuke Yamamoto Design Studio› The Golden Age of Grotesque, Hannover, Germany, by Didier Fiuza Faustino / Mesarchitecture› Fashioning Masculinities: The Art of Menswear, London, UK, by JA Projects› Nature. And us?, Lenzburg, Switzerland, by Kossmanndejong & Stapferhaus› BIO27 Super Vernaculars Exhibition Design, Ljubljana, Slovenia, by Medprostor› Batman x Spyscape: Immersive Interactive Experience, New York, USA, by Mona Kim Projects› Shiny Gold, Paris, France, by Nelly Ben Hayoun Studios› Refik Anadol: Unsupervised, New York, USA, by Refik Anadol Studio› Illustration corner, Ljubljana, Slovenia, by Sara&Sara› The Welcome Center, Washington, USA, by Studio Joseph› Flugt Refugee Museum of Denmark, Oksbøl, by Tinker imagineers› Our Time on Earth, London, UK, by Universal Design Studio
      Browse all projects on the exhibition design (interior) longlist page.
      Dezeen Awards 2023
      Dezeen Awards celebrates the world’s best architecture, interiors and design. Now in its sixth year, it has become the ultimate accolade for architects and designers across the globe. The annual awards are in partnership with Bentley Motors, as part of a wider collaboration that will see the brand work with Dezeen to support and inspire the next generation of design talent. More

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      Patricia Urquiola creates lofty showroom for Moroso in Manhattan

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      Moroso has opened a new showroom in Manhattan designed by Patricia Urquiola, marking the 70th anniversary of the Italian brand.

      The 4,300 square-foot showroom (400 square metres) has a double-height space that was previously occupied by an art gallery.
      There are spaces for meetings and officesDespite its scale, Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola sought to replicate the feeling of a home, by setting up the furniture in smaller configurations that could be seen in a living room or another intimate setting.
      The space is located at 105 Madison Avenue, in central Manhattan. It replaces the brand’s previous showroom in the SoHo neighbourhood, which opened in 2007.
      The showroom is located in New York City”The new Moroso showroom in New York transcends the concept of the exhibition space,” said the Italian brand founded in 1952 by Agostino and Diana Moroso.

      “[The showroom] introduces visitors to the company through a series of appealing domestic settings in which interiors in restrained colours heighten the appeal of the furniture on display,” Moroso added.
      Large columns were finished with handmade terracotta tilesThe team refinished the interiors with colourful pink finishes, new wooden floors and curved surfaces rather than corners.
      “The interiors are reinterpreted with an emphasis on their gently curved contours and lack of sharp angles, while particular attention is paid to colour,” said Moroso.
      The inaugural collection includes a sofa that is meant to look like moss-covered rocksLarge columns within the space were finished with shiny, handmade terracotta tiles, complementing the prevailing colour palette.
      Along the walls at the periphery of the space, Studio Urquiola created plant-filled alcoves, which help break up the space into smaller sections.
      Plant-filled alcoves line the walls of the space”Everything is studied in detail, and even the lighting is designed to make the space elegant and welcoming, while plants and niches create focal points in the different rooms,” said Moroso.
      In addition to the main exhibition space, the showroom includes a smaller mezzanine at the back, where the brand can host architects or other design professionals for meetings.

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      The mezzanine space is divided into a lounge area, workstations and a glass structure with meeting rooms and a private office.
      A blue staircase connects this level to the ground floor and to the cellar, which has larger pieces.
      “Studio Urquiola’s architectural design alters the existing structure while maintaining its spatial characteristics, perfecting and emphasizing their soft, enveloping language with warm tones of terracotta and wood,” said Moroso.
      Patricia Urquiola also created furniture for the inaugural connectionThe inaugural collection on display at the showroom includes a sofa that is meant to look like moss-covered rocks by Sofia Lagerkvist and Anna Lindgren of Swedish design studio Front, and a series of colourful furniture that was designed by Patricia Urquiola called Pacific, which is finished in wool upholstery.
      Patricia Urquiola founded her eponymous studio in 2001, with her partner Alberto Zontone. The studio takes on architectural commissions, as well as designing furniture, products, and exhibitions.
      Other projects by the Spanish designer include the Haworth Hotel in Michigan, which was revamped to become a “design showcase” and a table with mix-matched legs for Cassina.
      The photography is by Alex Kroke unless otherwise indicated.

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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.

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      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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