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ON THE COVER Walls finished with cement mortar and simple custom-crafted furniture make for rustic luxury in the Grand Summer house, one of four villas at Acro Suites, a 49-key wellness resort in Agia Pelagia, Greece, by Afoi Orfanaki and CMH Architecture. Photography: Nick Kontostavlakis/Anima Vision.

features 92 ON THE EDGE by Marisa Bartolucci

Afoi Orfanaki and CMH Architecture make the most of a precipitous clifftop site for Acro Suites, a resort near Agia Pelagia on the Greek island of Crete. 100 THE GOLDEN HOUR by Elizabeth Fazzare

It’s always the right time to visit AP House, an exquisitely precise, loft-inspired New York boutique by Bonetti/ Kozerski Architecture for Swiss watchmaker Audemars Piguet. 108 FROM SKÅL TO SLEEP by Jen Renzi

Ghislaine Viñas and a longtime client stir in Swedish inspiration at Andra Hem, a Philadelphia cocktail bar with private guest suites.

116 CIRCLE OF LIFE by Michael Lassell

Greymatters infuses Restaurant Born in Singapore with its owner-chef’s naturebased philosophy of constant rebirth. 124 WELCOME TO WORK by Rebecca Dalzell

Art, amenities, and Rocky Mountain vibes invite tenants into Block 162, a community-minded office tower in Denver by Gensler and MaRS. 132 TASTEFUL ENVIRONMENTS by Georgina McWhirter

Sustainable materials, algorithm-devised patterns, and sunsetlike lighting are some of the design-forward ingredients on the menu at these appealing new eateries.

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special section 41 HOSPITALITY

departments 17 HEADLINERS 21 DESIGNWIRE by Annie Block 26 PINUPS by Lisa Di Venuta 31 MARKET edited by Rebecca Thienes text by Lisa Di Venuta and Jen Renzi 87 CENTERFOLD Transporting Experience by Athena Waligore

The infrastructure of the nation’s capital inspired an interactive installation by Hou de Sousa at the Washington Area Metropolitan Transit Authority. 170 BOOKS by Stanley Abercrombie 171 CONTACTS 173 INTERVENTION by Lauren Jones

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Air tickets be dammed, on the following pages we make great strides—resolute and confident—in hospitality-land. Our industry’s metabolic rate has sped up over the last three years, adapting and moving in new directions through great challenges. Aside from residential, the hottest category for the big “D” of design has indeed been the big “H” of hospitality. We thought that March would be good timing for an appointment with the designers and architects battling it out on this industry breech. Our special hospitality Movers & Shakers section does shake things up by also shining a light on the brands who are shifting and shaping what’s next. We showcased 20 (count ‘em!) brands, from established global player Ennismore— its 14 properties including The Mondrian and The Delano—to newish, coolio companies like Tribe and Joe&Jo. Then we show off yet another outpost of AutoCamp designed by Workshop/APD, this time in the Catskills. I mean, did I ever imagine I would be featuring campsites? Well, it’s a high-design AirStream oasis (trend) with high-end amenities (trend) in the great outdoors (trend) to boot! And it’s particularly exciting to take in the coverage, the how-tos, and the who’s-who in these times of great—and serious—change. By this, I’m referring, naturally, to our great “clean-up” act, where carbon footprint will be the overarching entity to contend with. I already dwelled on this in last month’s note, but I expect there will be a lot more stress on the topic in client meeting briefs, no matter the market segment, no matter how big or small the project. And this new power plant of innovation, so to speak, is by no means limited to our domestic market. It will be far-reaching and global. So, with our international coverage of hospitality, as seen on these pages, and all segments we regularly feature in every issue, we are, of course, ready. We’ve got you covered! xoxo

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Afoi Orfanaki “On the Edge,” page 92

cofounder: Danae Orfanaki. cofounder: Konstantina Orfanaki. firm site: Agia Pelagia, Greece. firm size: Two designers. current projects: A resort in Hersonissos, Greece. honors: Interior Design Best of Year honoree. on the mat: Danae has been practicing yoga for the past 10 years and acknowledges it has transformed her life. in the kitchen: Konstantina, who has a passion for baking, loves experimenting with different recipes.

“Our projects reflect and are guided by an appreciation for nature’s raw and imperfect beauty”

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Ghislaine Viñas “From Skål to Sleep,” page 108 firm site: New York. firm size: 11 architects and designers. current projects: Residences in Tivoli, New York; New Canaan, Connecticut; and Scottsdale, Arizona. honors: Interior Design Best of Year Award; Luxe Interiors + Design Red Award.

Greymatters “Circle of Life,” page 116 founder, creative director: Alan Barr. firm site: Singapore. firm size: 50 architects

country living: Viñas finished renovating an old farmhouse for her family and is turning a barn into a second design studio, on 43 acres in Tivoli. fashion plate: Having just unpacked her sewing machine, she’s embarking on a weekend project stitching pants from vintage textiles. ghislainevinas.com

and designers. current projects:

Shangri-La Singapore; Four Seasons Hanoi in Vietnam; Hyatt Centric Mauritius; Anantara Siam Bangkok Hotel. honors: Interior Design Best of Year honoree; IDCS Design Excellence Award; International Hotel & Property Awards shortlist. big apple: Barr’s early career in hometown New York included more than a decade at Markzeff. lion city: In 2010 he relocated to Singapore, founding Greymatters two years later. grey-matters.com

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domestic: Bonetti and Kozerski met in the 1990’s while working for Peter Marino Architect in Manhattan. international: They each hold an architect’s license in their respective native countries, Italy and the U.K. bonettikozerski.com

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“The Golden Hour,” page 100 partner: Enrico Bonetti, AIA. partner: Dominic Kozerski, AIA. firm site: New York. firm size: 20 architects and designers. current projects: Tod’s flagship in New York; Tokyo Ginza Edition hotel; Benetti Oasis yachts. honors: Interior Design Best of Year Award; DNA Paris Design Award.

MaRS “Welcome to Work,” page 124 partner in charge: Kelie Mayfield, AIA, IIDA. partner in charge: Erick Ragni, AIA, IIDA. firm site: Houston. firm size: 13 architects and designers. current projects: Houston Zoo administrative buildings; Maverick Hotel in San Antonio; T3 RiNo office in Denver. honors: PaperCity Design Awards.

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firm site: Houston. firm size: 192 architect and designers. current projects: Walmart headquarters

in Bentonville, Arkansas; Four106 mixed-use tower in Bellevue, Wash ington; TK Elevator headquarters in Atlanta. honors: Interior Design Best of Year Awards.

loyal: Scasserra was a principal in the Gensler Washington office before transferring to Houston in 2014. links: In his downtime, he enjoys playing golf with his family. gensler.com TOP: JULIE SOEFER

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art world In addition to representing such blue-chip painters as Mary Heilmann, Glenn Ligon, and Amy Sherald, Hauser & Wirth stands out for its art-adjacent initiatives. One such was the Roth Bar, a liquor and coffee bar made from salvaged materials by late artist Dieter Roth’s relatives that had been installed at the gallery’s New York location. It was an early project of Artfarm, the hospitality arm of Iwan and Manuela Wirth’s company that bridges art with gastronomy and community. Other properties include Manuela restaurant in Los Angeles and the Fife Arms, a hotel in Braemar, Scotland. The latest in the Artfarm portfolio is also its first in London: Mount St., a restaurant showcasing over 200 artworks—from paintings and sculptures to chandeliers and dining chairs—amid a series of gallery-esque rooms by Luis Laplace, who worked at Selldorf Architects on Hauser & Wirth outposts before cofounding his firm with Christophe Comoy in Paris in 2004. Naturally, some installations are by H&W artists, a standout being the floor, a magnificent mosaic by Rashid Johnson, but there are also pieces by Lucian Freud, Henry Matisse, and Andy Warhol. “Our hope,” CEO Ewan Venters says, “is that people come away feeling they’ve experienced something special”—food and drink, craftsmanship and culture, and, of course, world-class contemporary art.

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Clockwise from above: At Mount St., a 64-seat London restaurant de signed by Laplace and run by Artfarm, the hospitality arm of Hauser & Wirth, Wash Before Eating, a ceramic fountain by Subodh Gupta, an artist represented by the gallery, welcomes guests. The oil Still Life with White Carbs is by Keith Tyson, another H&W artist. Broken Floor, a commissioned palladiana mosaic by Rashid Johnson, is composed of thousands of marble scraps. Chairs are by Matthew Day Jackson.

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Sure, there are water views from the bulging windows of Lantern House, the upscale residential tower by Thomas Heatherwick on the far west side of downtown Manhattan. But you wouldn’t call it beachy. Yet Cucina Alba, the 2,000-square-foot restaurant occupying part of the building’s ground floor, does evoke a seaside vibe, thanks to pale oak millwork, sandy-toned terrazzo flooring, lemon-yellow ceiling panels, and a run of caned-back barstools. That was GRT Architects’s response to chef Adam Leonti’s request for a “vacation Italian” setting and the restaurant’s name (alba is Italian for sunrise). Additional warmth and exuberance emanate from behind the chef’s counter, where a colorful mural covers an entire wall and a portion of the ceiling. “Overall, the feeling is fun, lighthearted, and confidently simple,” architects and GRT cofounders Tal Schori and RustamMarc Mehta note. Part of that confidence stems from their consistent recipe for success in their hospitality projects: The nearby Don Angie and Dallas’s Georgie by Curtis Stone have both won design awards. The firm is currently at work on Cucina Alba L.A.

Clockwise from right: At Cucina Alba, a New York restaurant by GRT Architects, panels of Tempotest acrylic drape over Marcel Breuer’s Cesca barstools. Flooring is poured on-site terrazzo and millwork is quartered white oak. The mural is by Alex Proba. Quartzite tops the bar. 22

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From left: At Burger Bodega in Houston by Very Handsome Studio, banquette backs are upholstered in a customprinted PVC blend by Contrado. Powder-coated metal mesh encloses neon station signage. Letterset designed the logo. Owner Abbas Dhanani collected dozens of containers to unlabel and rebrand for a New York City bodega effect.

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New York City’s multitude of corner delis are legendary. Where else can you get a tasty egg-and-cheese sandwich and a bottle of Tide detergent at 11 PM? Translating his pop-up concept Burger Bodega into a brick-and-mortar destination, influencer turned restaurant owner Abbas Dhanani looked to re-create the joy he felt among those cramped yet inviting merchandise isles. He turned to interior architects Han Dang and Vy Truong to bring his vision to life inside a 1,600-square-foot, former fire station, but in Houston. Born in Vietnam and University of Houston classmates, the 29-year-old cofounders of Very Handsome Studio (the moniker derived from their first-name initials) fine-tuned their concept through Big Apple visits and social media deep dives. The result combines a palette of “ketchup red, mustard yellow, and bodega blue,” Dang and Truong say, with pop art–inspired branded merchandise, neon, and black-and-white upholstery that nods to both graffiti and Dhanani’s Islamic heritage. It’s an urban, multiculti mélange the VHS duo refers to as “umami design essence—an overall balance of something that cannot be easily explained but can be easily understood.”

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wood melbourne Olive-tinged Dirty Martini pairs especially well with retro-pink Boiled Prawn—which is the entire point of Chromablock, the Aussie bath fitting brand’s evocatively hued resin faucet handles. The collection’s 12 shades and two shapes— cubical Corbu and cylindrical Kahn—are designed to comingle on sinks, tubs, and showers. The mix-or-match taps are the brainchild of New York–based, New Zealand–bred Georgina McWhirter, a lover of slightly warped color combos and (did we mention?!) an Interior Design editor whose influences range from Douglas Sirk films to grunge makeup. Efforts to make over her rental apartment inspired McWhirter to prototype colorful faucet handles using nail polish (natch) on wood shapes—yielding plaudits from houseguests and the encouragement to ap proach Wood Melbourne founder Oliver MacLatchy, an artisan unafraid of bringing unexpected materials to wet zones (think timber tub spouts), to manufacture them. After an R&D phase involving buildout of a temperature-controlled production space, Chromablock is now available worldwide. woodmelbourne.com

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The cool-kid Danish company has long since evolved from a hack for IKEA cabinet boxes to a fully fledged kitchen brand. The next step was clear: a New York flagship. Located in Brooklyn’s DUMBO neighborhood and designed by Norm Architects, the showroom signals the company’s expansion into the North American market (another location, in Los Angeles, also opened last month, plus three more are in the pipeline). At the packed NY opening, nibbles were quirkily served in marble sinks, and the brand’s islands and cabinet runs were put to good use, including Jean Nouvel’s Reflect and David Thulstrup’s Plate—both refined riffs on metal. Also on display is Muller Van Severen’s Memphis-esque, color-blocked Match and house line Basis. Gossip on the floor was that more big-name collabs are on the horizon. reformcph.com

“Transport the walls of a bath or kitchen — or anywhere, really — to farm a r k e t kitchen/bath flung climes”

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Jason Oliver Nixon and John Loecke, the effervescent founders of Madcap Cottage, describe their new series of glazed terra-cotta tiles as “a mini vacation for your walls.” Says Nixon, “The patterns, painted by John in our North Carolina studio, are inspired by our trips around the world.” (The couple also offers fabrics and wallpaper to match the Madcap Ceramic collectionʼs 6-inch-square tile.) “We looked to classic bamboo trellis patterns found in the Caribbean, glorious hothouse gardens where exotic flowers are tenderly cultivated, and lattice motifs that are painterly and relaxed.” All thatʼs left to do is reach for a dew-kissed mai tai. countryfloors.com

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New FF&E for the home’s inner sanctum 1. Fuse showerhead attachment for use with Infusions hydrotherapy tablets,

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California Faucets. californiafaucets.com 5. Ghislaine Viñas’s Jungle porcelain wall and floor tile in Concrete

by Imagine Tile. imaginetile.com 6. Yabu Pushelberg’s Sailing bath fittings in Deep Black PVD finish

by Fantini. fantini.it 7. Nubo Verde marble herringbone mosaics by Ann Sacks. annsacks.com 5 4

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“Goodland was created to encourage us to immerse ourselves in the natural world” Typical hot tubs are made of nonrecyclable materials and powered by electricity. Sustainable? Not really. A new Canadian outdoor brand founded by furnituremaker Craig Pearce is determined to change all that with its Wood-Burning Hot Tub. Made entirely of recyclable materials, including marine-grade aluminum and Western red cedar, it marks the first in a series of minimalist, ritual-building products centered around the natural world (an outdoor oven and a birdfeeder are up next). Indeed, the experience is all about connection to the earth: Gather fallen branches or chop wood to feed the fire that heats the water—just an armful warms up the tub in less than 2 hours—before settling in for a leisurely soak en plein air. hellogoodland.com

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Lady Deirdre Dyson of Deirdre Dyson Carpets

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Diane von Furstenberg for The Rug Company

Kelly Wearstler of Kelly Wearstler

product Hover. standout In this handknotted wooland-silk rug from the experimental designer’s Angles collection, over lapping tonal tessellations in a rosy palette convey depth and the illusion of mesmerically suspended shapes.

product Point of Contact. standout Through textiles, the Berlin artisan explores stewardship and storytelling: Her spiral art piece made from fair-trade Nepali wool symbolizes how everyday encounters transform the human perspective.

product Giraffe Dusk. standout A handknotted Tibetan wool rug, its proceeds supporting the World Wildlife Foundation, pays homage to the fashion designer’s iconic wrap dresses via an animalprint motif dug from the archives.

product Avant. standout The prolific Los Angeles designer's Tibetan wool rug inspired by trompe-l’oeil dazzle camouflage comes in standard sizes, of course, but for extra pizzazz it can be custom cut to echo its pattern, as seen here.

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Lars Myren for Fayette Studio

Josephine Akvama Hoffmeyer for Nomad

product Santa Fe. standout From a collection based on the American Southwest, the British designer’s rug—made of Himalayan wool and bamboo silk in a mélange of earthy tones and geometric motifs—takes cues from New Mexico’s state capital. jennifermanners.co.uk

product Plaster. standout The Brooklyn-based architect mashed up luxe looks and gently bohemian references to craft a playfully shaped, Goodweave–certified mohair rug with handwoven jute fringe, part of her debut collection, Parlor. radnor.co

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“The collection was born out of love for Scandinavian rugs from the 1940ʼs and ʼ50ʼs”

christopher farr Five small-scale paintings Commune cofounder Steven Johanknecht made at home during the pandemic lockdown sparked a wave of new products for his studio, includ ing tile and rugs. To create the latter, his individual canvases were repositioned and repeated, making patterns that pay homage to mid-century Swedish and Scandi carpets (the L.A.–based designer is of Swedish descent). Traditional rugs from the region are mostly flatwoven Rollakans or shaggy Ryas, but the Abstrakt collection is produced with a luxurious 4-mm handknotted pile height. In visual contrast to the series’s colorful geometries, the rugs were lovingly photographed in spare surrounds, namely Wright Ranch in Malibu Hills, an incomplete brutalist structure designed by Eric Lloyd Wright (grandson of Frank), made of concrete tinted to match the local terrain.

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Interior designer Fabrice Juan describes himself as an ardent defender of the French art of living. He looked to the work of his Modernist countrymen, such as Pierre Cardin and Jean Dewasne, to create the 14 round and rectangular rugs in his self-titled series for the Studio by Tai Ping. (That’s the Hong Kong company’s “ready-to-wear” line, available in standard sizes and colorways and buyable online.) “I was lucky enough to discover Tai Ping’s work about 10 years ago,” Juan recalls. “I spontaneously presented my sketches to the team, convinced that only they could accurately transcribe the lines and colors I had in mind.” taipingcarpets.com

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ON THE COVER Designed by Various Associates, a series of wovenbamboo canopies shade a poolside lounge at the Beach Club at the Sanya Edition, the Marriott subbrand’s first property in China. Photography: SFAP.

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Born in India, schooled in England, and now based in London, entrepreneur Sharan Pasricha is the founder and CEO of Ennismore, a global hospitality developer and operator. Established in 2011, the company made its first acquisition, the hip Hoxton hotel in the city’s East End, a year later. Pasricha grew the brand across Europe and the U.S. and, in 2015, bought Gleneagles, the Scottish heritage golf resort. After a merger with European hospitality giant Accor in 2021, Ennismore has become the fastest-growing and most diverse lifestyle-hotel company in the industry. Together with Hoxton and Gleneagles, the company now boasts 14 brands, including Mondrian, Delano, 21c, Tribe, 25hours, Jo&Joe, SO/, and Working From_, the last comprising coworking facilities in many of its locations. Now encompassing some 100 properties—plus roughly 140 more in the pipeline, around 30 of which are due to open this year—Ennismore is just as big on the F&B side, with 190 bars and restaurants in operation and up to 60 under development. The Hoxton hotels are known for their serious design chops, and Ennismore has had an in-house interior and graphic design studio since 2016; it was expanded and renamed AIME Studios last year. The 30-person team doesn’t design every hotel the company operates, however, and the portfolio is growing so fast that, as Pasricha jokes, “You sometimes find the operators making design decisions or the designers making food decisions.” In order to provide oversight, maintain quality, and push designers to do innovative work in what is an ultra-competitive field, he has built up a group of external consultants around the world who “work with our owners to make that property the best version of the brand it can be.” We spoke to Pasricha recently about his eye-popping hospitality empire. From top: Spence, the restaurant located in the Gleneagles Townhouse in Edinburgh, Scotland, a new city outpost of the fabled Scottish golf resort, which global hospitality giant Ennismore acquired in 2015. The founder and CEO of the company, in his London office. MARCH.23

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How did you get into the world of hospitality? Sharan Pasricha: I sort of fell into it, really. I didn’t go to Cornell and get the handshake, or work my way up the hospitality career echelons. Most of what I’ve done comes from being a serial entrepreneur, so fairly unemployable, I guess! This is my third business but the one that’s lasted longest because it encapsulates so many of my interests, from design, storytelling, and architecture to behavioral science, consumer trends, hard-core operations, margins, time and motion studies, and labor costs. It’s unusual to have an industry that captures such a gamut where your canvas is beautiful physical spaces. Your first acquisition as Ennismore was the Hoxton in Shoreditch. Why that hotel? SP: I was very attracted to the area, which back then was an outlier with an industrial past and a creative present, where old warehouses and lofts were being converted into uber-cool offices and residential spaces. The hotel had gained a lot of notice thanks to its clever marketing strategies, but it was also underinvested. I saw an opportunity to get the property to reflect the rapidly changing area more, in terms of design, food, and programming and also people and culture. We started investing in those things, and as Shoreditch continued to flourish, so did the hotel. We realized that this could be transported to other exciting neighborhoods that are changing fast.

What is the most important space in a hotel? SP: The public spaces may be beautiful but if you don’t have guest rooms that are functional, thoughtful, considered, and considerate, people are not going to come back. So many look great but are wildly impractical—there’s nowhere to leave your suitcase or put your toiletry bag in the bathroom, for example. I think this is where operations, art, and science converge to create something that’s insight-based. One advantage of having

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How highly should design rate in the making of a hotel? SP: For me, no one design discipline should speak more than another. Some of the best spaces are where I am thinking, How has all of this come together so beautifully? The lighting marries with the FF&E, which matches with the curtains and in turn with the uniforms and music. It’s like cultural programming, where you’re taking these talented creators and making sure all of them are in harmony so that nothing is jarring—unless that is done consciously.

Opposite, from top: A colorful installation by SOFTlab in the lobby of the 21c Museum Hotel Lexington in Kentucky, renovated by Deborah Berke Partners. Menu graphics for Seabird, a rooftop restaurant at the Hoxton Southwark, London. Plush seating in the lobby of the nearby Hoxton Holborn. Clockwise from top: Painted suitcases surrounding reception at the 25hours Hotel Piazza San Paolino in Florence, Italy, by Paola Navone’s Otto Studio. Housed in a former city administrative building renovated by David Chipperfield Architects, the SO/ Paris, Ennismore’s 100th property when opened in September 2022. Marcel Wanders marrying local culture with modern aesthetics in the Mondrian Doha, Qatar.

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an in-house design team is they can conceive stunning spaces and then sit with the housekeepers to get feedback on what works and what doesn’t. In 2021, you entered into a joint venture with Accor, the largest hospitality company in Europe. Why? SP: Again, I never had this in my grand plan. What was apparent to me was that there was an amazing opportunity to build a company that, frankly, doesn’t exist because nobody is in that intersection of scale and authentic storytelling. If you want to be a fast-paced, dynamic global hospitality company, you need a partner to be able to deliver on that scale.

What are your key future markets and openings? SP: Our business is biggest in Europe but growing in the Middle East and Asia, and substantial in the Americas, where I think there’s a huge opportunity for us. In terms of openings, the Maison Delano Paris opens this month; the first Mondrian in Southeast Asia launches in Singapore in spring, followed by the 21c Museum Hotel St. Louis, the SO/Uptown Dubai, and the Hoxton Charlottenburg in Berlin, which is on a beautiful tree-lined residential street. Since we’re a brand-first organization, we’re only as good as the neighborhoods we’re in.

Clockwise from top right: Keycards for Working From_, Ennismore’s branded coworking spaces. About to launch, Maison Delano Paris, housed in an 18th-century hôtel particulier with interiors by Lázaro Rosa-Violán Studio. A beachy vibe, courtesy of design firm Penson, at Jo&Joe Hossegor, a 70-room seaside property in France. In London, the bar at Tribe Canary Wharf, a 320-room hotel opened last year with interiors by AIME Studios, Ennismore’s in-house team. 50

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Self-care is big business in 2023, as evidenced by a surge in health-conscious travel. Catering to that phenomenon is Joali Being, billed as the world’s first dedicated private-island wellness resort. Located on Bodufushi Island, the retreat is the sister property of the more art-focused Joali Maldives, both conceived by Turkish entrepreneur Esin Güral Argat. There’s no bottlepopping of Dom Pérignon here; the resort is largely alcoholfree, barring select biodynamic wines. Instead, the property defines indulgence as the luxury to focus on the self in a slowpaced and mindful environment: Practice breathwork on the over-water meditation deck, play instruments set between palm trees, make a custom tincture with the resident herb ologist. Stays are tailored to goals such as antiaging, gut reset, weight management, and stress reduction, aided by profes sionals including naturopaths, sound healers, nutritionists, and Ayurvedic practitioners. 56

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As conceived by Seyhan Özdemir Sarper and Sefer Çağlar, cofounders of Istanbul-based Autoban, the resort, encompassing about 300,000 square feet, is rooted in biophilia. “Being in or around nature is when we feel true oneness,” Çağlar asserts. The architecture/interiors firm worked with Atölye4n on the master plan, building around old-growth trees to leave the island’s forest untouched. Guests arrive by seaplane, docking at an arrival jetty with a pavilion—actually a site-specific artwork by sculptor Seçkin Pirim—its organic shape representing the dissolution of the ego. Further in, the 68 villas and other structures are reminiscent of temples, with Indonesian alang-alang thatched roofs. “The design aims to deliver a sense of relief, of being stripped of excess,” Sarper says. “Every corner is imbued with the resort’s philosophy of weightlessness, endeavoring to make guests feel lighter, freer.” Canopies fold like paper, angling softly to envelop spaces lit by clusters of rattan pendant fixtures. Stucco walls depict traces of waves in sand. Perhaps most intriguingly, each of the 39 treatment rooms resonates with a signature sound mapped to planetary frequencies. —Georgina McWhirter

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“For each venue, color and pattern are the main components to allow the spaces to have freshness and vitality”

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How do you bring the welcome idiosyncrasy of boutique hotels to bear on a multinational hospitality chain? For Hyatt, it’s via the Unbound Collection, a portfolio of franchised, independent properties. The smart arrangement gives owners the freedom to focus on what makes their property distinct while still benefitting from a global distribution network and loyalty program. The first New York destination under the Unbound umbrella is the 296-key Grayson Hotel (developed by owner/operator the Fortuna Hotel Collection), located steps away from Bryant Park in a crisp ground-up building by MarceLLO Pozzi Architecture and Design. The Grayson’s four F&B spaces were conceived by hospitality group Apicii and designed by branding and interiors firm Dutch East Design. Cofounders Dieter Cartwright, Larah Moravek, and William Oberlin leveraged their collective experience working at hospitalityforward firms such as Clodagh, Markzeff, and Yabu Pushelberg to create a series of spaces with narrative panache. There’s Harta, a loosely Mediterranean brasserie with patio dining; Bar Harta, a greenhouse wine bar accessed by a spiral stair; and Bar Cima, a rooftop tequila and mezcal bar in saturated colors that play on the palette of Luis Barragán. (A secret garden taquería, Tacelle, opens later this spring.) Nature-inspired elements support the indooroutdoor flow throughout. Harta, the primary restaurant, emphasizes tactile handmade materials, such as the dimensional terra-cotta datum, tricolor hex-shape parquet flooring, and the patio’s mural of an abstract Mediterranean sunset. At Bar Harta, timber trellises, canvas lanterns, and a feature wall of handmade glazed ceramic tile create a plein-air feel. And at Bar Cima, on the 28th floor, jewel tones prevail inside, and one bold move anchors the terrace: the back wall clad in pattered tile by Nathalie Du Pasquier, a founding member of Memphis. “At each venue, we aimed for immersive design that transports guests away from the bustle of Midtown,” Moravek says. It’s all in keeping with what Dutch East Design sees as the future of hospitality: bold expressions from passionate proprietors. It’s a description that fits Hyatt’s Unbound Collection, too. —Georgina McWhirter SEAMUS PAYNE

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In addition to the 12th-century Edinburgh castle and the three-week performing-arts extravaganza that is Festival Fringe, the Scottish capital now also boasts another major draw: the newly opened outpost of Virgin Hotels, the brand’s first in Europe and seventh overall. (Sign of a recent expansion, three more are in development for nearby Glasgow as well as Miami and Denver.) Situated in the heart of Old Town and located within the 19th-century complex of India Buildings connected to Greyfriars Hall, all UNESCO World Heritage sites, this 222-key property portrays a mash-up of Victoriana and the con temporary tropes expected of Sir Richard Branson’s 2010–launched brand. Developed by real-estate investment company Flemyn, the hotel is a collaboration between ICA Architects and Four-By-Two, with the latter’s design director, Karen Maxwell, taking charge of interiors. (Furniture in the restaurant and the rooftop terrace, meanwhile, are by Joelle Interiors.) Standouts abound, starting with the main entry sequence featuring vaulted ceilings, a grand staircase, and a domed rotunda. Amenities include Greyfriars, an erstwhile medieval church newly transformed into an events space; the red-on-red Scarlet Lounge; and the Commons Club lounge and restaurant, a Virgin standard, with an exquisitely crafted millwork bar. Stellar art is a unifier. Note the commissioned painting by Alan Macdonald hanging over the bar’s mantle and KAREN MAXWELL Arthur Mamou-Mani’s 10-foot-wide, 3D-printed chandelier illuminating a former nave. Curated works feature prominently in the calm and composed guest rooms, too, kitted out with custom timber paneling and Moroccan rugs woven by women’s cooperatives in the Atlas Mountains. —Edie Cohen

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With its siren call to nature and unique, tied-to-place hospitality experiences, AutoCamp exemplifies the concept of glamping, offering guests access to customized Airstreams, modern cabins, and luxury yurts. By year’s end, the brand, founded in 2013 by Neil Dipaola, an outdoors man and real estate developer, will boast nine locations—all specifically situated within a three-hour drive from a major metropolis. Most recent to open is a 37-acre property in Saugerties, New York, masterminded by Workshop/APD, the inter disciplinary studio behind AutoCamp’s first East Coast location, on Cape Cod, launched in 2021. The Catskill Mountains landscape provided ample inspiration, firm principals and cofounders Matt Berman and Andrew Kotchen explain. “The site, with its agrarian roots and industrial vibe, spoke to us from the beginning,” Kotchen enthuses. Serving the site’s 65 Airstreams, 10 cabins, and 10 “base camps”—a combo of luxury tent and Airstream—is the clubhouse, a gathering space for convivial community and food service. The 5,000-square-foot building, with an exposed post-and-beam structure and a standing-seam dark-metal gabled roof, takes cues from the farm vernacular. Skylights flood the interior with sunshine, a retractable wall separates meeting and lounge areas, and the predominant materials are plywood and concrete masonry block. Furnishings—a bit vintage, a bit hippie, mostly modern—are by regional makers and pay homage to the area’s connection to art, craft, and music (Woodstock is just 10 miles away). One wall sports a mandala of cobalt camping-ware by Elizabeth Schnurstein; near the entry hangs a timber artwork by Amanda Whitworth, who also created the circular piece overlooking the firepit, another brand signature. Warming up the lounge are rugs by none other than Workshop/APD, now busy at work on another AutoCamp property to come.

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rise and shine There’s nothing sleepy about these experiential global properties, which invite guests to commune with nature—and each other

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various associates project Beach Club at the Sanya Edition, Marriott site China keys 501 standout At the first property in this country by Marriott’s edgy-sophisticated sub-brand, a poolside lounge (with full bar) sited to nestle among existing trees is sheltered by a series of woven-bamboo canopies that act as sunshades by day and dramatic light reflectors during nighttime festivities. various-associates.com SFAP

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inc architecture & design and rottet studio project The Morrow, Hilton Curio Collection site Washington keys 203 standout The hotel’s guest accommodations by Rottet offer serenity and escape while its myriad INC-designed gathering spots convey a communal vibe—note the greenhouse-esque glass-enclosed lobby, the encompassing seating of Michelin-starred chef Nicholas Stefanelli’s brasserie-style Le Clou restaurant, and the snugly sociable midnight-blue Vesper cocktail lounge. inc.nyc;

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“The hotel staff are trained in all jobs, from receptionist to bartender, meaning guests are never asked to speak to someone else when they need help”

gensler and concrete project citizenM site Miami keys 351 standout The international brand’s second location in the city, at the $4 billion mixed-use Miami Worldcenter, celebrates affordable luxury—concepts not mutually exclusive here. Among the property’s draws are a rooftop pool inspired by a cruise ship, seating nooks that look like beach chairs, and a living room–like lobby filled with Vitra furnishings and—in a demonstration of regionalism—quirky art and accessories sourced via an open call to locals. COURTESY OF CITIZENM

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“We wanted to create a cozy space where you can curl up after a day of hiking or skiing and just relax”

project Eastwind Oliverea Valley site Big Indian, New York keys 27 standout The third property from this glamping-minded boutique brand founded by a trio of hospitality veterans—chef/restaurateur Dan Cipriani and husband/wife duo Björn Boyer and design director Julija Stoliarova— boasts hygge-infused rustic-luxe suites and A-frame cabins with mini malist, mid century–furnished interiors. Wood-barrel saunas, a firepit, and hammocks invite even more connection to the surrounding Catskills. eastwindhotels.com 80

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“The hotel attracts an eclectic mix seeking connection with community and nature in all its glory”

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project Hotel Riomar, Tribute Portfolio site Ibiza, Spain keys 116 standout This beachfront hotel captures (and exudes) the island’s sexy, laid-back vibe by way of an indoor-outdoor lobby, its wow moments being a porcelain-tile mural of nude beachgoers (painted by Portuguese artisans) and a terrace for daytime sun-worshipping and evening revelries. Crisply modern guest rooms offer expansive views of either the Mediterranean Sea, the rural landscape, or a 16th-century church. estudiovila13.com

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“The hotel is driven by the ‘4S’ concept: speed, sleep, social, and surprise”

project Yiche Atour Automobile Concept Hotel site Shenzhen, China standout An experience-based destination aimed at young travelers, the hotel is car-themed—from the front facade’s metal grilles and neon arrows reminiscent of traffic signals to reception’s scrap-parts installation and model cars and racing games in the guest rooms. Worth a drive-by is the giant circuit-board sculpture in the lobby and the retail setting with open shelving and circular fixtures. zhanfangdesign.com —Edie Cohen

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transporting experience The infrastructure of the nation’s capital inspired an interactive installation by Hou de Sousa at the Washington Area Metropolitan Transit Authority 2

1. A rendering of Aura, a ceiling installation, is part of WMATA Triptych by Hou de Sousa, a permanent commission for the government agency’s headquarters. 2. It required laser-cutting 32 steel modules, which were welded to gether, painted with a satin automotive paint, and threaded with colorful rope. 3. The modules were assembled at the Indianapolis studio of fabricator Ignition Arts before being shipped to Washington. 4. Installers on a pair of scissor lifts attached the modules to the lobby ceiling inside the WMATA headquarters. 5. Back in Indianapolis, large steel plates were welded together to form the base of and seating cavity for Hooray, an outdoor sculpture with an integrated perch. 6. Smaller steel plates were welded into the piece, the result echoing Washington’s street grid, and then primed and painted.

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3 1. The base of the tram stop, which is located in the art-centric Prague 7 district, is UHPC that has been robotically milled with graceful arches. 2. Panels of laser-etched Plexiglas form the backrest for the bench and cap the 9-foot-high canopy, both of which are made of tinted, 3-D printed UHPC that’s been robotically cut. 3. Furthering the project’s sustainability, electronic displays showing timetables for the city’s 38 tram routes are solar-powered, all helping to encourage the use of public transportation instead of cars.

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1. To install the nearly 20-foot-tall Hooray in a small public courtyard in front of the WMATA headquarters, a crane hoisted the 8,200-pound sculpture off a truck bed onto a concrete pedestal, which is supported by preembedded anchor rods. 2. Nearby is the third piece of the triptych, the 12-foot-long Pebble in hand-forged and laser-cut steel that doubles as a public bench. 3. The installation’s colors were based on those of the WMATA metro lines. 4. The artworks celebrate Washington’s history of urban planning, transit, and infrastructure, from Pierre L’Enfant’s concept for the district to Harry Weiss’s iconic vaulted stations, and their addition to the headquarters was part of its comprehensive renovation by Studios Architecture.

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on the edge Afoi Orfanaki and CMH Architecture make the most of a precipitous clifftop site for Acro Suites, a resort near Agia Pelagia on the Greek island of Crete text: marisa bartolucci photography: nick kontostavlakis/anima vision

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Nearly 4,000 years ago, on the Greek island of Crete, the Minoans, one of the few societies believed to have been matriarchal, birthed the first advanced civilization in Europe. It’s an achievement worth mulling over when savoring a glass of kotsifali, a red wine made from grapes native to the island, and looking out onto the Sea of Crete from the terrace of the bar at Acro Suites, a new wellness resort near the fishing village of Agia Pelagia. While the stunning property, conceived by two local sisters, Danae and Konstantina Orfanaki, may not represent the birth of a more advanced civilization, it surely heralds the dawn of a more enlightened and environmentally responsible approach to Aegean hospitality design. The siblings, cofounders of the firm Afoi Orfanaki, have hospitality in their blood. They grew up at their parent’s nearby resort, learning the business while developing ideas about what a next-gen Cretan destination should be. After studying hospitality management and interning at top hotels abroad, the two young women returned home and set about renovating a few sections of the family property to show off their novel ideas. Impressed, their father gave them free reign at a new hotel venture he was developing on 20 clifftop acres above Mononafatis Bay. Orfanaki Sr. and local architect Stavros Peppas, who had already begun the project, envisioned “a small Santorini with all-white buildings,” Danae says. “But that’s not what we had in mind. Our desire was to promote the site’s raw, natural beauty with a design that was as organic as we could make it.” This new vision required modifying the partly built resort where possible—a task the sisters assigned Alexandros Kolovos, copartner, with civil engineer Vassiliki Exarchou, of Athens-based CMH Architecture, a firm known for its respect for nature. Sensitive to both the privileged setting and the island’s ecology, the completed hotel comprises a stepped chain of one- and two-story structures—45 suites, four villas, a wellness center, restaurant, and the terraced bar— perched along the cliff. Constructed of local timber and stone, some of it excavated on-site, the earth-toned complex blends in with its rugged surroundings. Although rustic in appearance, the property is powered

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Previous spread: Walls finished with cement mortar and simple custom-crafted furniture make for rustic luxury in the Grand Summer house, one of four villas at Acro Suites, a 49-key wellness resort in Agia Pelagia, Greece, by Afoi Orfanaki and CMH Architecture. Top, from left: The two-story Acroterra villa, another of the four, is screened by stone walls. Paola Navone’s pendant fixtures complement the custom reception desk fashioned from Cor-Ten and local oak planks. Bottom, from left: Carved into the cliff face’s living rock, a Cave suite offers its own private saltwater pool and Sea of Crete vistas; photography: Giorgos Sfakianakis. The suite’s interior is smoothly plastered with cement mortar while flooring is marble from ancient Phaistos; photography: Giorgos Sfakianakis.

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Top, from left: Elisa Ossino’s gunmetal shower fit tings in a Gaia suite bathroom. Acroterra’s moatlike pool. Center, from left: A custom sunbed on a Loft suite’s terrace; photography: Giorgos Sfakianakis. A bamboo pendant fixture and a custom sofa in a Gaia lounge area. Bottom, from left: Vintage stone sinks and custom forged-iron mirrors in a Grand Summer house bathroom. A sconce from the Orfanaki family’s personal collection in a Cave suite; photography: Giorgos Sfakianakis. Opposite top: One of four bedrooms in the Grand Summer house features a custom platform bed with a raw-silk cover. Opposite bottom: The villa sits at the western end of Acro Suites’s clifftop site (the Greek akros means on the edge).

by a geothermal system and a photovoltaic park, and guest facilities incorporate smart technologies to reduce electricity consumption wherever possible. It took about four years to develop the final form of Acro Suites, the name being a play on the Greek akros, meaning on the edge, a nod to the way the hotel hugs the bluff, affording spectacular views of the jagged rocks and roiling surf below. “Standing on those cliffs, I felt like a seagull nesting on the rocky slope,” Kolovos says. “The views from the rooms were to give that exact same feeling.” Along with those panoramic vistas, each suite and villa boast an extended terrace and private saltwater pool. The suites encompass four typologies—Loft, Wave, Gaia, and Cave—the most remarkable being the last, which are carved out of the cliff face, their craggy open mouths framing the splendid seascape. Floor-to-ceiling glass fronts let light into the grottolike spaces, the walls a mix of exposed and plaster-covered living rock face, the furniture and millwork rendered in local timber, stone, and marble from ancient Phaistos. Being subterranean naturally modulates these suites’ interior temperature, reducing the need for heating or air-conditioning. “If the resort layout hadn’t already been established, we would have made the whole thing underground,” Danae admits. “But Alexandros topped the buildings with arches and domes to simulate the landscape.” When Greece went into COVID lockdown, Kolovos had already determined the accommodations’ floor plans but not yet their decor. With travel to the island impossible, the two sisters took on the challenge themselves. In addition to collaborating with Crete’s gifted artisans and craftspeople on many of the furnishings, they also selected a scattering of international designer pieces and fixtures that were in keeping with the architect’s pared-down wabi-sabi aesthetic. While the room typologies are distinct, they all share one thing in common: textiles made locally from organic materials, with raw-silk bedcovers adding a touch of luxury. 96

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Top, from left: A Bitta stool by Soloni, Grande, Revesz joins custom furniture in a Wave suite; photography: Giorgos Sfakianakis. A custom barrel-vault canopy encloses the yoga shala, part of the wellness center; photography: Jim Kalligas. Bottom, from left: The bathhouse incorporates a rocky, planted atrium that washes the amenity with natural light; photography: Giorgos Sfakianakis. Nearby is a concrete whirlpool tub; photography: Giorgos Sfakianakis.

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Konstantina, a former gymnast who studies fitness with a passion, guided the development of Acro’s wellness component, playing on the concepts of harmony and balance, ancient ritual, and the union of earth, sea, sky, and self. She and Danae collaborated with Athens-based Utopia Hotel Design on the bathhouse that, along with the fitness facilities, constitutes the resort’s wellness center. Based on a traditional oval hammam, the bathhouse is fashioned from the same natural materials as the rest of the hotel but makes dramatic use of filtered natural light from an atrium to envelope the curvaceous whirlpool tubs and marble hot baths in an atmosphere that’s as sensuous as it is timeless and serene. The fitness amenities, which are housed in a long barrel-vault pavilion made of timber and bamboo, feature a yoga shala that looks out to the limitless blue horizon. The Orfanaki sisters are already at work on a new ecologically minded Cretan destination. “It’s impossible to make a resort that is 100 percent sustainable, but we want the next one to take it to the max, while still being luxurious,” Danae says, before adding, “It’s going to take some years.” Until then, for planet-loving sybarites, there is Acro Suites. PROJECT TEAM ANASTASIOS TSERPELIS: UTOPIA HOTEL DESIGN. PEPPAS N ARCHITECTS: ARCHITECT OF RECORD. DIMITRIS KARAMERIS: LANDSCAPE CONSULTANT. MANOS KYPRITIDIS: GRAPHICS CONSULTANT. WOODLINE: WOODWORK. EDIFICE: STRUCTURAL ENGINEER. REGEON RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS: MEP. PROJECT SOURCES FROM FRONT GERVASONI: PENDANT FIXTURES (RECEPTION). FIORI: VASE (RECEPTION), BASKETS (BATHHOUSE). FANTINI RUBINETTI: SHOWER FITTINGS (GAIA BATHROOM). VASILIS PEROGAMVRAKIS: CUSTOM MIRROR (ACROTERRA BATHROOM). FABBRICA: CUSTOM SOFA (GAIA LOUNGE). RIVA 1920: STOOL (WAVE). PLATAKIS: STONE SINKS (BATHHOUSE). CRETA PERGOLA: CANOPY (YOGA). THROUGHOUT TSAKIRELIS: PENDANT FIXTURE SHADES. LINEA INTERIORS: SHEETS, BLANKETS, CURTAINS. SIMMONS: MATTRESSES. KOPIDAKIS: SUNBEDS, SOFAS. HOME & HOTEL DECO: SOFA PILLOWS. TECHNOART: ROCK. GENITSARIDIS MARBLE: CUSTOM COFFEE TABLES. ARTGLASS NEOPOULOS: WINDOWS. NOVAMIX: PAINT.

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the golden hour It’s always the right time to visit AP House, an exquisitely precise, loft-inspired New York boutique by Bonetti/Kozerski Architecture for Swiss watchmaker Audemars Piguet

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Stepping into AP House in New York is like entering the intricately detailed mechanism of an Audemars Piguet timepiece: Each part placed just so creates something truly out of the ordinary. Here, in the city’s Meatpacking District, a former industrial area turned high-style shopping district, the expectation is yet another luxury boutique. How ever, what Bonetti/Kozerski Architecture has instead formulated for the Swiss watch company is a showroom that redefines the traditional bounds—and experience—of retail. “We started with a question: What if Jules Louis Audemars and Edward Auguste Piguet had an apartment, and you could go visit?” architect Enrico Bonetti recalls of the concept for the 5,100-square-foot boutique, one of 13 AP Houses around the world. That home, as Bonetti and cofounder Dominic Kozerski have envisioned it, would be open-plan, relaxed, and dedicated to indoor-outdoor entertaining. It also would be an ideal envi ronment to admire and showcase their craft: men’s and women’s watches, which sell for between four and six figures. Occupying the second floor of a landmarked 19th-century brick building, AP House feels like the spacious living quarters of a lounge-loving friend. Dinner parties can be imagined with guests gathered around the nearly 17-foot-long solid-sapele dining table, a custom piece by Bonetti/Kozerski that was installed by New York City firemen, sitting on an equally impressive bench or supple armchairs by Umberto Asnago. Gossip could be swapped over coffee at the quartz-topped bar or while sunk back deep into the semicircular sofas set around the 1970’s Charlotte Perriand cocktail table, while someone fingers the keys of the Steinway & Sons baby grand piano in the corner. On a sunny summer day, alfresco entertaining would be an easy sell on the 2,800-square-foot terrace that is furnished with outdoor pieces by Bonetti/Kozerski’s collection for Sutherland.

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Previous spread: At AP House, a hospitality-focused boutique in New York by Bonetti/Kozerski Architecture for Swiss watchmaker Audemars Piguet, the elliptical heritage room centers on an exploded watch mechanism encased in brass. Top, from left: The 7,900-square-foot project occupies the second floor of a Meatpacking District brick building, its landmarked 19th-century facade updated with new steel windows and hand-painted Audemars Piguet signage. Gold-painted steel mesh wraps the curved walls in the heritage room, which is dedicated to the nearly 150-year history of Audemars Piguet. Bottom, from left: Custom cases in laminated glass, brushed stainless steel, and polished brass display antique timepieces on loan from the brand’s museum in Le Brassus, Switzerland. The exploded caliber allows visitors close examination. Custom pendant fixtures cast warm and cold light to create an optimal environment for viewing watches. The heritage room moves visitors from the gallerylike entry to the showroom, a flow inspired by residential design.

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In all these locations at AP House, such activi ties are possible. To give the client the flexibility to offer multidisciplinary hospitality experiences, the firm equipped the space with a state-of-theart chef’s kitchen and all the necessary back-ofhouse functions for special events. In all these locations, too, watches are sold. Watches are, after all, the stars of this shop, and visitors are surrounded by them, whether at first obvious or not. Bonetti and Kozerski tapped their expertise in gallery design (a few blocks north is the Pace Gallery headquarters, the ar chitects’ most recent effort), and partnered with an Italian exhibition-case specialist to create museum-quality displays for Audemars and Piguet’s raison d’etre. From the oak-paneled entry-cum-gallery, curated with rotating art work, one steps into an oval, golden jewel box where historic Audemars Piguet timepieces (the brand was founded in 1875) loaned from its dedicated museum in Le Brassus, Switzerland, are on view in a series of sleek half-dome vi trines. They all stand to attention around a cen tral installation of an exploded watch caliber. In the main space, the drama continues: Custom individual timepiece vitrines set into the walls have been cleverly devised as twoway mirrors. “When the lights inside the box are off, the vitrine is a mirror. When the lights in the box are on, the watch is revealed,” Kozerski explains of the unique glass displays, each with a curving upholstered backdrop and individual spotlights. It is rare that all the boxes are full, as demand often outsells supply, and the effect is an intriguing checkerboard of the precious products on offer. This solution was inspired by Audemars Piguet’s headquarters. “In Switzerland, the watches are kept in a vault and displayed individually in open boxes,” says Bonetti. “This is a variation on that idea,” designed to a more intimate context, with the security of digitally activated keys. Lighting is also a crucial element throughout AP House because, as Bonetti continues, time pieces are best seen in both warm and cool tones. While natural illumination streams in from the glass-faced terrace doors that span the length of the main room’s back wall, the Top: A nearly 17-foot-long, ebonized-sapele table flanked by a bench, both custom, and Umberto Asnago armchairs, paired with the project’s chef’s kitchen and back-of-house functions, can operate as a dining area for special events. Center: The private elevator opens onto a flexible gallery space, currently outfitted with a Peter Liversidge sculpture and a custom bench. Bottom: Gounot & Jahnke’s Classique V chandelier oversees custom chenille-upholstered sofas and a Charlotte Perriand Rio table in the lounge. Opposite: Doorways at either end of the heritage room provide sight lines through AP House.

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Top, from left: Conceptually, the project was conceived as if it were a residence for founders Jules Louis Audemars and Edward Auguste Piguet. AP House includes a 2,800-square-foot terrace furnished with the teak Plateau collection by Bonetti/Kozerski. Bottom, from left: Thomas Hayes Studio’s Basic stools line the cus tom bar, faced in smoked oak with a Cambria quartz top. The displays double-function: When the lights are on, the watch is revealed; when off, the vitrine is a mirror. Chairs by Gerrit Rietveld and Christian Liaigre ring a Massimo Castagna table in a sitting area, backed by displays of watches for sale. Concrete pavers join steel pergolas and lush landscaping by Bonetti/Kozerski on the terrace, which encourages an indoor-outdoor retail experience.

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recessed overhead fixtures were a careful collaboration with specialist L’Observatoire International to ensure that potential buyers could view the watches and their precious details optimally. Elsewhere, above the communal table is a run of dual-glass pendant fixtures, both decorative and functional, and a statement chandelier sets the conversation sofas aglow well into the night. Hidden LEDs glimmer softly around the perimeter, where brick walls hung with Audemars Piguet–curated art are an homage to the street-front facade. “When we first visited the site, we were struck by the historical brick facade and the overall horizontality that flowed out to the terrace,” Kozerski says of the former industrial space that once played host to a market. “So, our initial approach was to take those elements and amplify them.” Some exposed steel H-beams have been lacquered black, and the front wall’s original arched windows add a handsome, quirky sense of proportion. Like any good New York loft, hints of former grit are visible among the glamour. Here that glamour just happens to be a work of art one wears on their wrist. PROJECT TEAM LORENZO BELLACCI; MAT TARCZYNSKI; NATHALIE COPPENS; STEPHANIE PO; NANXI SU; CAROLINA HASBUN: BONETTI/ KOZERSKI ARCHITECTURE. L’OBSERVATOIRE INTERNATIONAL: LIGHTING DESIGNER. DERIVE ENGINEERS: MEP. ARCHSTONE BUILDERS: GENERAL CONTRACTOR. PRODUCT SOURCES FROM FRONT CRAZ WOODWORKING: CUSTOM TABLE, CUSTOM BENCH (DINING AREA), CONSOLE (LOUNGE). LASVIT: CUSTOM PENDANT FIXTURES (DINING AREA). GIORGETTI: CHAIRS (DINING AREA). SACCO CARPET: CUSTOM RUG. IK STUDIOS: CUSTOM BENCH (GALLERY). OZONE LIGHT: CHANDELIER (LOUNGE). I 4 MARIANI: SOFAS. DEDAR: SOFA FABRIC (LOUNGE), CHAIR FABRIC (SITTING AREA). CASSINA: COCKTAIL TABLE (LOUNGE), BLUE ARMCHAIRS (SITTING AREA). SUTHERLAND FURNITURE: OUTDOOR FURNITURE (TERRACE). PERENNIALS: SEATING UPHOLSTERY. GANDIA BLASCO: PERGOLAS. THOMAS HAYES STUDIO: STOOLS (BAR). LIAIGRE: BEIGE CHAIRS, FLOOR LAMP (SITTING AREA). HENGE: COCKTAIL TABLE. THROUGHOUT GOPPION: CUSTOM DISPLAYS. SECCO SISTEMI: STOREFRONT, WINDOWS. MARC PHILLIPS: CUSTOM RUGS. PROMOTECH: VITRINE FIXTURES. PUREEDGE; VIABIZZUNO: LIGHTING.

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from skål to sleep Ghislaine Viñas and a longtime client stir in Swedish inspiration at Andra Hem, a Philadelphia cocktail bar with private guest suites

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If you can survive the 2-hour line to get into Andra Hem, Philadelphia’s chicest new night spot, you’re in for a rather delicious cocktail. The recipe: An ounce of hotel, a teaspoon of art, a twist of bar, a shot of lounge. Shake vigorously! Pour over ice and garnish with honey from the rooftop bee farm. Who is the crafty mixologist behind this spirited typological concoction? Why, it’s New York designer Ghislaine Viñas, teaming with her longtime friend and client/ muse, art collector and dealer Paige West. The creative partners in crime have collaborated on too-many-to-count endeavors over just as many years. “Paige and I have been working together forever,” Viñas happily affirms. “One day we’re gonna be little old ladies, still designing projects.” Let’s hope so! Each joint effort gets more intriguing. This 7,700-square-foot, four-story property, for instance, encompasses an intimate bilevel bar and, above, two one-bedroom floor-through suites. Although Andra Hem is the pair’s first full-on hospitality venture, the typology is not entirely without precedent: West makes an art form of giving her houseguests the hotel treatment. “It’s how Paige hosts friends and family,” Viñas notes of the Philadelphia native. “There’s always a minibar in the guest bedroom, a signature cocktail, branded towels, and things like that. It’s what spins her wheels.” West initially purchased the Rittenhouse Square site, a quaint but derelict former apartment building with a groundfloor restaurant, intending to convert it into an exhibition space, but ultimately realized it was too small to house the program she’d envisioned. She secured another spot in the city for that purpose and hatched the idea to use this edifice as a kind of artsy micro B&B—albeit with booze instead of breakfast—maybe for rental, maybe just for use by acquaintances (so far, it’s been only the latter). In search of a strong concept, designer and client dove into Philly history, and discovered that Swedes were among the first settlers. Honoring that Scandinavian heritage made sense on a personal

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Previous spread: The ground floor of Andra Hem in Philadelphia by Ghislaine Viñas houses a bilevel cocktail bar with an 1800’s painting embellished by artist Mark Mulroney that serves as the mascot of the four-story prop erty, which has a second bar as well as two private guest suites on the upper levels. Opposite top: In the upstairs bar, vinyl uphol stery dresses a banquette, serviced by marbletop tables, all custom. Opposite bottom: Back downstairs, custom paneling is based on a his toric design Viñas saw in a Stockholm eatery. Top, from left: Vintage pendant fixtures from Sweden and miniature portraits painted on crushed beer cans by Philadelphia artist Kim Alsbrooks animate a corner of the upstairs bar, with a mohair-covered banquette. Hot dog– shape cutouts create graphic pattern play in the partition alongside the staircase connect ing the two bars. Bottom: A globe sconce and a mirror-polished brass plaque, both custom, announce the Rittenhouse Square property.

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Top: The grout in the bathroom of the fourthfloor suite coordinates with the mirrors and the ceramic floor tile, all custom. Center: A mural by Mulroney brings verve to the bar’s restroom. Bottom: Josef Frank’s Hawai linen covers the ceiling and upper walls of the fourth-floor suite’s bedroom, lit by a cluster of Established & Sons Torch pendants. Opposite: Bentwood strips encircle David Trubridge’s pendant globes in the upper bar; ottomans in both bars are the velvetupholstered Fresno.

level, too, given that West is of Danish ancestry. The venue’s name came first: “Andra hem means second home in Swedish,” Viñas explains. “It sounded like a lady’s name, so we conceived this as her residence.” The duo embarked on a tour of Stockholm for inspiration, but ultimately decided to be more irreverent than culturally slavish. “It’s not supposed to be a Swedish establishment at all,” Viñas emphasizes. “If you come here expecting traditional Swedish food, you’re going to be disappointed! It’s more about ripping off ingredients and classics and creating something new.” That goes for the décor as well, starting with the artwork that hangs behind the ground-floor bar, an 1800’s portrait from West’s private collection that lacked provenance so had minimal market value. The two had the canvas doctored with a layer of paintedon iconography—a bee, flowers, stylized waves—by Mark Mulroney, another frequent collaborator. (His quirkily surrealist murals also embellish the bar’s restrooms.) That retro-meets-futurist mashup encapsulates the entire project. “We juxtaposed a very traditional Swedish architecture layer with these wacky elements that tie into the overall narrative,” Viñas explains. Firmly in the trad column is the custom wall paneling, a concentric-square relief pattern based on one they’d encountered in an ancient Stockholm restaurant. In the wacky column, meanwhile, is Kim Alsbrooks’s framed miniature portraits painted on crushed beer cans. Lying somewhere in between classic and wack-tastic are David Trubridge’s swirly bentwood pendant globe upstairs, which call to mind barber poles or maybe sinister hard candy. “I get butterflies when I see those lights,” Viñas says. “Something about them ties back to a childhood memory I can’t quite place. I have a very beautiful emotional connection to these.”

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Top, from left: A custom wallpaper pattern incorporating Native American iconography graces the lobby. In the entry of the thirdfloor suite, a custom lacquered console features a scallop design inspired by historic Swedish shelters. Bottom: Its living area has a custom desk accessorized with a 1930’s typewriter. Opposite top: A Do Not Disturb sofa bed and a custom dining table flank ottomans uphol stered in Frank’s Anakreon linen. Opposite bottom: Its bedroom has Frank’s Paradiset wallpaper and a Verner Panton pendant.

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The two floors of the bar are a pas de deux of similarity and difference. Viñas used the same furniture, paneling, and floral wallpaper on both levels, but altered the color palette (peacock-blue downstairs, mustard-and-black upstairs). She performed the same sleight of hand in the stacked suites, which share an identical layout and furniture plan but feature different fabrics—all bowl-you-over botanicals by mid-century Swedish icon Josef Frank. The trippy DayGlo-toned linen tenting the fourthfloor suite’s bedroom is Viñas’s favorite. “I could just stare at it all day; it’s so vibrant and exquisite.” The riot of color and pattern that unifies the petite property is both a constant in Vinas’s work yet something of a departure. “I love when things clash, especially in small rooms,” she says. “Here, I really pushed for things to live together that shouldn’t, which was hard for me to do, because my design is so much about control.” It was worth it, she adds. “I loved being pushed outside my comfort zone.” All in the interest of putting guests into theirs, of course. PROJECT TEAM JENNA PINO; JAIME VIÑAS; LAUREN MERCURI; ASHIKA AMARNATH: GHISLAINE VIÑAS. STOKES ARCHITECTURE + DESIGN: ARCHITECT OF RECORD. BOLD LIGHTING: LIGHTING DESIGN. WEST COLLECTION: ART CONSULTANT. HARMONY CONTRACT FURNITURE: CUSTOM FURNITURE WORKSHOP. PRODUCT SOURCES FROM FRONT COIL + DRIFT: GLASS PENDANT FIXTURES (BLUE BAR). VESCOM: CURTAIN FABRIC. FLAVOR PAPER: WALLPAPER. SCHUMACHER: BANQUETTE FABRIC. COLLECTOR: CUSTOM TABLES (BARS). JOSS & MAIN: OTTOMANS. AMAZON: TABLE LAMPS (YELLOW/BLACK BAR). CONTARDI: FABRIC PENDANT FIXTURES (BLUE BAR), BEDSIDE LAMPS (SUITES). LUMEN 8: CUSTOM SCONCE (EXTERIOR). SIGNS VISUAL INDUSTRIES: CUSTOM PLAQUE. IMAGINE TILE: CUSTOM TILE (BATH ROOM). GROUT 360: CUSTOM GROUT. KJARTAN OSKARSSON STUDIO: CUSTOM MIRRORS. FANTINI: SINK FITTINGS. SCHOOLHOUSE: CABINET HARDWARE. P.E. GUERIN: SINK FITTINGS (RESTROOM). ESTABLISHED & SONS: YELLOW PENDANT FIXTURES (SUITE). DAVID TRUBRIDGE: PENDANT GLOBES (YELLOW/BLACK BAR). WOLF-GORDON: CUSTOM WALLPAPER (LOBBY). GEORGIA LACEY INTERIORS: CUSTOM DESK (SUITE). THROUGH 1STDIBS: DESK LAMP. LIGNE ROSET: SOFA. BLU DOT: COFFEE TABLE. KARDIEL: OTTOMANS. KASTHALL: CUSTOM RUG. DESIGN PUBLIC GROUP: WHITE PENDANT FIXTURE. 57ST. DESIGN: CUSTOM NIGHTSTANDS, CUSTOM MEDIA CONSOLE (SUITES). SVENSKT TENN: WALLCOVERING, OTTOMAN FABRIC. THROUGHOUT BENJAMIN MOORE & CO.: PAINT. DESIGNTEX; HBF TEXTILES: SEATING FABRIC. BEAUTIFUL BED COMPANY: BEDS.

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circle of life Greymatters infuses Restaurant Born in Singapore with its owner-chef’s nature-based philosophy of constant rebirth text: michael lassell photography: owen raggett

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Restaurant Born, one of the starriest recent additions to Singapore’s already dazzling fine-dining firmament, is the first solo outing for chef Zor Tan, a young master of contemporary fusion cuisine that marries Chinese traditions to classic French techniques. Adding to Born’s allure is its historic location, the Jinrikisha Station, built in 1903 for the licensing and inspection of the city’s rickshaws, which numbered more than 20,000 at the time. After the iconic vehicles were banned for humanitarian reasons in 1947, the handsome, two-story brick edifice served other municipal functions until 1989 when, its envelope protected by conservation ordinances, it was sold to developers and has since housed a variety of businesses. Zor, who grew up in a fishing village in Malaysia, chose the venue for its architecture, location, and history. “Rickshaw operators worked hard,” he says. “For someone who also started from humble beginnings, I saw the building as a platform for hard work and dreams.” Since entering the restaurant business at 17, he has made his way up to become one of the most accomplished culinary talents in the region. Having spent more than a decade working for Taiwanese super chef André Chiang, Zor is known for plates that are as appealing to the eye as to the palate. To set an appropriate stage for his venture, he hired New York-born designer Alan Barr whose firm, Greymatters, specializes in hospitality, including a string of Michelin-starred eateries throughout Asia.

Previous spread: A sculptural installation made of pulped paper by Dutch artist Peter Gentenaar billows overhead in the main dining room at Restaurant Born in Singapore by Greymatters. Top, from left: Comprising a steelribbed frame sheathed in molded plywood and hand-applied plaster, an amoeba-shape structure co coons the bar at one end, the re ception desk at the other. A mural, digitally printed on reflective mica, provides an atmospheric backdrop for the custom furniture in one of two cigar rooms. Bottom, from left: Lined with blackened steel and edged with cove lighting, the 120-year-old building’s original arches create a dramatic entry to the double-height dining room. Fluting on the custom compositemarble reception desk is echoed in the twisted ribbons of polished stainless steel that clad the en closing shell.

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Opposite top: Sergey Gravchikov chairs face another custom mural in the coffee shop. Opposite bottom: A custom concrete sink serves the men’s bathroom. Above: Custom velvet-upholstered chairs face a concrete-plastered structural column, on which little stainless-steel airplane silhouettes are mounted and backlit.

“The floating installation was inspired by a dragon, the traditional Chinese symbol of strength, good luck, and hope”

After college, Barr worked in residential and corporate projects in his hometown until, in 1999, he had the opportunity to tackle his first restaurant, the Red Cat, a come-as-you-are Manhattan boîte popular with the city’s creative class. It whet his appetite for the F&B sector and drew the attention of a recruiter for an Asian firm that was starting a hospitality division. “I wasn’t looking for a job,” Barr says, “but I flew to Singapore and a month later was living there.” Today, Greymatters has offices there and in Bangkok. What Zor asked of the firm was simple and complex at the same time: a warm, sophisticated space that felt like home. “He sought a neutral color palette and natural materials, as well as accents of lush green” and subtle references to China, Barr recalls. The complexity lay in capturing the chef’s nature-based circle-of-life philosophy, which informs his cooking as well as his conduct and, as Zor point out, is reflected in the name of his restaurant: “‘Born’ encapsulates feelings of happiness, excitement, and great anticipation—the emotions of waiting for the arrival of a baby,” the father of two young children explains. “You can say it represents the birth of a brand-new me, the decision to leave my mentor chef, and the momentous step to start my own venture.” No less complicated were the physical challenges presented by the site, a 4,300-square-foot triangle located at the prow of the wedge-shape building. By the time Barr began working on the project, the station’s interior details had long since disappeared, but the structural bones remained, including a double-height, glass-roofed atrium with galleries of handsome arches running along two sides. “We wanted to embrace the vaulted architecture but also create the cozy intimacy chef Zor requested,” says Barr, who covered “ugly” upper internal windows with more decorative arches. The glazed ceiling let in too much direct sunlight, so he installed another layer of frosted glass below it, which also helps mute the often-overwhelming sound of heavy tropical rain. Light-filled and airy, the peaceful space, which has the ambiance of an open, arcaded courtyard, serves as the 27-seat main dining room, with banquettes and tables tucked into its arched niches. A couple of theatrical touches enliven the pervasive calm, however. The first, floating overhead, is an enormous paper sculpture by the Dutch artist Peter Gentenaar. Inspired by a dragon—the traditional Chinese symbol of strength, good luck, and hope—the roiling form also evokes clouds, swirling leaves, or sea creatures. “For me, it suggests that all things in nature connect to one another,” Zor says of the installation’s showstopping effect, which is Opposite top: Above the open kitchen’s hot line, Chinese art deco–inspired bas-relief panels hide exhaust ducts. Opposite bottom: Circular forms define the private dining room, where, above the custom table and chairs, a mirrored ceiling insert reflects the oil on canvas by Steve Cross. Top: A pair of Cross canvases and a custom banquette outfit an arched niche in the main dining room. Bottom: Made of white oak, the private dining room table has built-in cutlery drawers, requested by the chef and owner Zor Tan. MARCH.23

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Top, from left: Suspended be tween the dining room’s glass ceiling and paper installation, a square of smoked gray mirror creates space-expanding reflec tions. A calligraphic artwork by Kobe Sek features the Chinese character for “home” or “family,” a nod to the restaurant’s circleof-life theme. Bottom, from left: Custom sliding doors of laminated glass separate the two dining spaces, which both have vinyl floor tile treated to look like antique oak. The upper arches were added to cover unattractive original internal windows.

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amplified by a smoked gray mirror hanging above it. Theatrics of another kind are offered by the open kitchen, which occupies the room’s third wall, its lower ceramic tile–clad portion acting as a giant backsplash for the chefs’ hot line. The upper wall is covered with white-lacquered panels embossed with a large-scale bas-relief inspired by Chinese art deco design. Along with its decorative function, the paneling hides exhaust ducting. The art deco motif is echoed in reception’s fluted cast-stone desk and the custom artwork in the 10-seat private dining room. Other intimate areas include a small bar cocooned by a sculptural canopy, a six-seat lounge, and a pair of side-by-side cigar rooms that cleverly split a two-door archway between them, one half for each. All the restaurant’s quietly sumptuous furniture and fittings are Greymatter’s custom designs fabricated locally. Comfortable yet elegant, the chairs, sofas, tables, and cabinetry no less than the architecture, cuisine, and service embody chef Zor’s hope that, for his customers, Born is an acronym for “the best of right now.” PROJECT TEAM WOOKIE PARK; SOFIA SILVA; KEN CHAK: GREYMATTERS. YANG AH KANG AND SONS: CUSTOM FURNITURE WORKSHOP. FOUNDRY K: GENERAL CONTRACTOR. PROJECT SOURCES FROM FRONT: CARLISLE AND CO.: MURAL (CIGAR ROOM). FLORIM: WALL TILE (MAIN DINING). APAISER: CUSTOM DESK (RECEPTION). GOODRICH GLOBAL: RUG (PRIVATE DINING). SYNERGRAPHIC DESIGN: CUSTOM SLIDING DOORS. THROUGHOUT CAESARSTONE: SOLID SURFACING. PIERRE FREY: UPHOLSTERY FABRIC, CURTAIN FABRIC. INTERFACE: FLOOR TILE. DULUX: PAINT.

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welcome to work Art, amenities, and Rocky Mountain vibes invite tenants into Block 162, a community-minded office tower in Denver by Gensler and MaRS text: rebecca dalzell photography: eric laignel

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Hospitality-inspired workplaces have been popular for years. We can all remember when lounges with ping-pong tables and kombucha and beer on tap started making their way into the corporate interiors of tech companies and other sectors. But the trend hasn’t fully extended to the office building itself. Lobbies can be drab and lack seating; shared gyms can feel like an afterthought. But a developer in Denver is upending that model: Patrinely Group believes the commercial real estate market demands a more elegant, considered approach. In 2015, it hired Gensler to design Block 162, a 30-story tower that would attract high-end tenants with a distinctive lobby and an amenity floor. Later, Patrinely brought on MaRS to collaborate on the common areas, which include a fitness center, coworking spaces, meeting rooms, and a terrace. The firms shared an interest in creating a unified aesthetic that spoke to the location and brought people together. Block 162 occupies what was previously an empty lot between the Colorado Convention Center and the 16th Street Mall, a pedestrian corridor. The site was sure to get foot traffic, and architect Raffael Scasserra, principal and design director at Gensler Houston, hoped to draw passersby inside. “We saw an opportunity to invigorate the street, invite people into the lobby, and turn it into a community space for the neigh borhood,” Scasserra says. “The building itself should also have a sense of community.” He began by considering the local context, taking inspiration from the Rocky Mountains and the city’s outdoor-oriented culture. The exterior architecture evokes an eroding rock face, with a crevice in the top corner that splits the glass building in two. The 8,500-square-foot lobby continues the mountain theme. Faceted exposed-concrete columns and an angled gypsum ceiling crisscrossed with recessed linear LEDs bring a rugged note to the sleek marble-floored space. “It’s a place where the user can pause, reflect, and enjoy their surroundings,” says Scasserra. “It’s a hospitality-type environment that welcomes people in.” The main attraction is Cedar Point Reeds, a 30foot-long kinetic sculpture by New York’s Breakfast Studio, conceived in collaboration with MaRS partners in charge Kelie Mayfield and Erick Ragni. Mayfield and Ragni both studied art history in college and have curated artwork for many clients since founding their Houston-based firm in 2010. “We think of art and architecture holistically,” Ragni says. “Each project starts with a narrative, and the art responds to it.” For Block 162, the narrative was based on early site visits, when they explored the River 126

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Previous spread: In the lobby of Block 162, an office tower in Denver by Gensler and MaRS, the facets of the exposed-concrete columns and painted-gypsum ceiling evoke the nearby Rocky Mountains. Opposite top: Cedar Point Reeds, a kinetic sculpture by Breakfast Studio, is made of 400 mechanical acrylic posts that sway based on real-time wind speeds in eastern Colorado and movements of passersby. Opposite bottom: The erosion of mountain rocks inspired the architecture of the 30-story glass-and-steel building by Gensler. Below, from left: Its top corner splits like a rock crevice. In the lobby, walnut chairs by Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance flank custom wool and vegan-leather ottomans by MaRS. Bottom: Walls are walnut and travertine, flooring is Statuario Altissimo marble, and the recessed linear LEDs draw eyes to the angular ceiling plane.

North Arts District, walked through downtown after a snowstorm, and snapped photos of shimmering icicles on a fence. The pair sees the latter echoed in the Breakfast sculpture’s glowing acrylic rods, though viewers also compare it to blowing wheat fields; the piece moves based on current wind speeds in eastern Colorado and responds to people nearby as well. David Haltom, senior vice president at Patrinely, says it’s been a hit with the neighborhood: “We see nose prints on the glass.” While engaging pedestrians and animating the cavernous lobby, Cedar Point Reeds also establishes the building’s emphasis on art. MaRS commissioned multiple contemporary artworks, mostly by local talent, for the 12,400-square-foot amenity deck that occupies much of the building’s 11th floor. There’s a long, lenticular mural by Frank T. Martinez backdropping the coworking area; stained book pages in Pam Fortner’s

“Materials and furnishings lend a residential feel, access to fresh air a priority” mixed-media works hanging in the lounge; and a trippy graffitiesque mural by Anna Charney in the gym. “We reinterpreted the street art we saw in the RiNo District in a sophisticated way,” Mayfield notes. The amenity space also reflects Denver’s laid-back culture. “We tried to make it approachable to reflect how people here interact,” Ragni says. He and Mayfield selected materials and furnishings that lend a warm residential feel, like wood-look floor tiles, a leather-wrapped coffee table, and a fireplace framed in panels of brushed bronze and fumed eucalyptus. Though MaRS began the design in 2019, the result anticipated the COVID-era mood. Mayfield has noticed that employees today want to gather in a safe, sophisticated environment with some of the comforts of home. “It’s not about providing kitschy things. People want experiences that create community,” she says, akin to having coffee in a neighbor’s kitchen.

Top: Tenant amenities such as a gym, lounge, and library are on the building’s 11th floor, where a 20-foot-long lenticular mural by Denver artist Frank T. Martinez forms the coworking area’s feature wall. Center: Beyond the lightbox by Collin Parson, another local artist, an aluminumframed door system reminiscent of historic Denver storefronts leads to the gym. Bottom: On the terrace of concrete-composite pavers, Patricia Urquiola’s black Maia chairs face a firepit. Opposite top: Mason chairs line MaRS’s custom communal coworking table, which can be easily dissembled to make room for tenant events. Opposite bottom: Modular Piero Lissoni sofas, Giuliano and Gabriele Cappelletti armchairs, and Rodolfo Dordoni side tables furnish the lounge, where operable glass walls open onto the terrace; flooring is wood-look porcelain tile.

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Block 162 was ahead of other post-pandemic trends, too, like the desire for smaller workplaces. The amenities are open to anyone who works in the building, and tenants can reserve them for town hall meetings, cocktail parties, or conferences. (All the furniture is modular and can be broken down and moved easily.) Companies don’t need private function rooms and can lease fewer square feet upstairs. Gensler also prioritized access to fresh air: The lounge, gym, and coworking area all have operable glass walls that open onto a large terrace. “The building plays off the outdoors culture and connects inside and outside,” Scasserra explains. There’s even an alfresco conference room with views of the mountains. Halton says that though the tenants come from multiple industries, many see their company culture reflected in the building’s design. “It’s authentically of a place—not cartoonishly of a place,” he observes. “It brings in the local flavor without elk heads on the wall.” And like any good host, Block 162 makes everyone feel at home.

PROJECT TEAM JON GAMBRILL; TIM VUONG; JONATHAN L A ROCCA; MELINDA UBERA; NICHOLAS MC MUNN; MARIA QI; BLANCA MC GRATH; ARIEL BECKER; MARIA PEREZ; YINGFEI WANG; HARRY SPETNAGEL: GENSLER. LINNEA WINGO; KIM LE; ALISHA GAUBERT; ZOE PITTMAN: MARS. CONFLUENCE; STUDIOINSITE: LANDSCAPING CONSULTANTS. BOS LIGHTING DESIGN: LIGHTING CONSULTANT. NINE DOTS: ART CONSULTANT. IMEG CORP.: STRUCTURAL ENGINEER. M-E ENGINEERS: MEP. KIMLEY-HORN AND ASSOCIATES: CIVIL ENGINEER. HARMON: CURTAIN WALL CONTRACTOR; GLASSWORK. W&W: STRUCTURAL CURTAIN WALL CONTRACTOR. ISEC: MILLWORK. GALLEGOS: STONEWORK. SWINERTON: GENERAL CONTRACTOR. PRODUCT SOURCES FROM FRONT PRUDENTIAL LIGHTING: RECESSED CEILING FIXTURES (LOBBY). BERNHARDT DESIGN: CHAIRS. DECCA: CUSTOM OTTOMANS. PK30: DOOR, WINDOW SYSTEM (GYM). RH: SOFAS, ARMCHAIRS (TERRACE). KETTAL: BLACK CHAIRS. HAN OVER: PAVERS. MEYDA LIGHTING: CUSTOM LAMPS (COWORKING). SUNPAN: BROWN CHAIRS. JAY EDWARDS: CUSTOM TABLES (COWORKING, LIBRARY). RULON INTER NATIONAL: CEILING SYSTEM (LOUNGE). BLOOMSBURG CARPET: CUSTOM RUGS. RIVA 1920: ARMCHAIRS. MINOTTI: SIDE TABLE. LIVING DIVANI: SECTIONALS (LOUNGE, LIBRARY). BRIGHTVIEW: TURF (TERRACE). THROUGHOUT FLORIDA TILE: FLOOR TILE. GEN3: FACADE METAL PANELS. VIRACON: FACADE GLASS. BENJAMIN MOORE & CO.; SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY: PAINT.

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Opposite top: A drone shot captures the canted planes that Gensler installed on the terrace to create outdoor rooms for dining, meetings, and workouts. Opposite bottom: A mural by Denver native Anna Charney enlivens the gym. Below, from left: Another Lissoni sofa and a custom coffee table by MaRS in steel, leather, and oak veneer appoint the library. Canvas prints by Texas artist Kelly O’Neal hang behind a custom oak-veneered table in the conference room. Bottom: The terrace turf hosts fitness classes.

Sustainable materials, algorithm-devised patterns, and sunsetlike lighting are some of the design-forward ingredients on the menu at these appealing new eateries

tasteful environments text: georgina mcwhirter

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See page 144 for Agli Amici 1887, a restaurant in Udine, Italy, by Visual Display. Photography: Alessandro Paderni/Eye Studio.

Shigeru Ban Architects project Ginza Sicilia, Tokyo. standout For an Italian restaurant on the Shibaura Institute of Technology Toyosu campus, the Pritzker Award Prize–winning architect employs his signature simple medium, recycled cardboard tubes, for such elements as the ceiling, partitions, and chairbacks, along with Richlite, a sustainable material made from paper, for tables and counters. photography Jimmy Cohrssen.

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“We balanced contemporary forms and patterns with warmth and familiarity”

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BA Collective project Asterid, Los Angeles. standout Inside the Walt Disney Concert Hall, a lyrical play of light and dark, solid and void emits from the restaurant’s LED-lit MDF feature wall patterned by computational algorithm, a mark of the firm formerly known as Belzberg Architects, while the tactility of the natural oak flooring, furniture, and screens contrast harmo niously with the site’s stainless-steel exterior. photography Yoshihiro Makino.

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M.R. Studio project Cupping Room, Hong Kong. standout A café inside the statuesque Hong Kong Palace Museum—a Rocco Design Architects Associates building clad in curved golden aluminum panels—is anchored by a soaring tiled wall that nods to the double-eave hip roofs of the Forbidden City, its color chosen for the Chinese symbolism that associates black with water, a component essential for coffee making. photography Steven Ko.

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“It’s a modern interpretation of classic Chinese visual and special aesthetics”

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Archihope project Beeer Park, Huicheng, China. standout A black triangle in the shape of a former neighborhood church’s spire and graphic signage on the new aluminum facade followed by an OSB-clad interior with immersive holographic imagery turn an aging commercial building neglected under a torrent of new development into a vibrant all-day bar. photography Vincent Wu.

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“We wanted to revitalize an urban corner that was once full of life”

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“It has become what we call a ‘point of invincibility’— an island of safety and unity”

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Balbek Bureau project Cheese Bakery, Lviv, Ukraine. standout The former factory turned Kivsh co working complex offers a place providing not only pastries but also a bomb shelter and a generator to charge phones during wartime. The restrained envelope of concrete flooring and unearthed origi nal brick is also a neutral backdrop for rotating art exhibits and a children’s play area. photography Andrey Bezuglov.

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Visual Display project Agli Amici 1887, Udine, Italy. standout In an atmospheric deep-blue lounge surveyed by a glowing light-art installation resembling the setting sun, a prep counter hand-troweled with metallic plaster becomes a stage where chefs prepare inventive Michelin–starred fare under the watchful gaze of diners ensconced in Patricia Urquiola’s cosseting Ruff armchairs. photography Alessandro Paderni/Eye Studio.

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“I was inspired by the work of Anish Kapoor, Olafur Eliasson, and Robert Wilson”

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Soul: Interiors by Orlando Diaz-Azcuy by Jorge S. Arango New York: Rizzoli International Publications, $65 304 pages, 157 illustrations

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A native of Cuba, Orlando Diaz-Azcuy earned degrees in architecture at the Catholic University of America in Washington and in landscape architecture from the University of California, Berkeley. He opened his San Francisco office in 1987 and, shortly after, was inducted into the Interior Design Hall of Fame. In addition to 40 years of impeccable interiors, he has designed collections for the likes of Boyd Lighting, HBF, McGuire, Matsuoka, and Steelcase. Here is a large, handsome treasury of his work, its photographs all in color on full pages or even spreads. Perhaps the most intriguing of all is the 35th-floor New York apartment that Diaz-Azcuy shares with his partner John G. Capo. But there’s more than just images of interiors. Captions are mingled with one-page “Notebooks” of considerations such as Light, Openness, Geometry, and Serenity. And there are paragraphs advising such things as “Staying Current Without Trends,” “The Ageless Power of Symmetry,” and “Keep It Neutral!” As for the book’s title, Diaz-Azcuy’s introduction explains, “All clients have a force about them that propels them through life, and the project has to reflect that force. That force is the soul.”

This generously illustrated tome by Poulin, himself the author of several books on design including An Illustrated Handbook of Graphic Design, is a showcase for the work of “Rudy” de Harak, who was born in California in 1924 and died in Maine at 96, his graphic design work beginning in Los Angeles and ending in New York. His many clients included the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Columbia Records, Esquire, McGraw-Hill Publishing, and the Cummins Engine Company, and his influences and friends, we’re told, included Saul Bass, Max Bill, and Laszlo Moholy-Nagy. De Harak’s wide range of design skills was applied to museum exhibitions, book jackets, and music album covers. But, as designer Tom Geismar says in his introduc tion, “In many ways, Rudy was more like an architect than a graphic designer. His feeling for and understanding of materials, recognizing what they could do and how they could be joined, greatly absorbed his interest.”

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“This book articulates, in more academic terms, the value of aesthetics and clarifies how they inform and influence so many aspects of our lives. It has motivated me to begin formulating what the book refers to as a “conceptual brief” for Foley & Cox to use as a tool for team development and focused engagement with creative partners. In chapter seven, Brown clearly defines “The Art of Curation,” explaining a fundamental aspect of how we consistently approach design as a firm. We conceive homes comprehensively and must be highly focused editors to create cohesive interiors that are soothing, comforting, and completely bespoke. Each project reflects the client while incorporating our guiding principles.”

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Aesthetic Intelligence: How to Boost It and Use It in Business and Beyond by Pauline Brown New York: Harper Business, $27 288 pages

DESIGNERS IN SPECIAL FEATURE Archihope (“Tasteful Environments,” page 132), archihope.com. BA Collective (“Tasteful Environments,” page 132), bacollective.com. Shigeru Ban Architects (“Tasteful Environments,” page 132), shigerubanarchitects.com. Balbek Bureau (“Tasteful Environments,” page 132), balbek.com. M.R. Studio (“Tasteful Environments,” page 132), mrstudio.hk. Visual Display (“Tasteful Environments,” page 132), visualdisplay.it.

PHOTOGRAPHERS IN FEATURES Nick Kontostavlakis (“On the Edge,” page 92), Anima Vision, anima-vision.com. Eric Laignel Photography (“The Golden Hour,” page 100; “Welcome to Work,” page 124), ericlaignel.com. Owen Raggett (“Circle of Life,” page 116), owenraggett.com. Giorgos Sfakianakis (“On the Edge,” page 92), giorgossfakianakis.com. Jason Varney (“From Skål to Sleep,” page 108), varneyphoto.com.

DESIGNERS IN HOSPITALITY Autoban (“Joali Being,” page 55), autoban.com. Dutch East Design (“Grayson Hotel,” page 61), dutcheastdesign.com. Four-by-Two (“Virgin Hotels Edinburgh,” page 65), four-by-two.com. Workshop/APD (“Autocamp Catskills,” page 69), workshopapd.com.

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DESIGNER IN CENTERFOLD Hou de Sousa (“Transporting Experience,” page 87), houdesousa.com.

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In addition to being the capital of Canada’s New Brunswick province, the sleepy city of Fredericton (population 100,000) is an under-theradar cultural destination, thanks largely to the Beaverbrook Art Gallery. This world-class nonprofit exhibition space features more than 7,000 paintings, sculptures, and objects by a range of Canadian and international artists, among them J.M.W. Turner, Salvador Dali, and Lucian Freud. Also in its collection are numerous works by indigenous artists, and the institution aims to be inclusive in the broader sense, too. Courtesy of a recently completed addition by Toronto firm KPMB Architects, it can now better fulfill that ambition. The 9,000-square-foot Harrison McCain Pavilion, the final phase of a multipart expansion, is the gallery’s new public face, encompassing an airy lobby with a café, a gift shop, and communal spaces. Its fanned form and precast concrete colonnade reference both the modernist main building it’s grafted onto as well as the classical architecture of the surrounding heritage district (including the landmarked 19th-century Legislative Assembly across the street, visible through floor-to-ceiling glass). The subtly concave facade and arclike slope of the front steps and ramped entrance, which derive from the riverfront site’s curved footprint, combine to create a sort of front porch effect. “It’s like a pair of arms welcoming you,” KPMB founding partner Shirley Blumberg says. Inside the gallery, soft-gray concrete flooring, white walls, and double-height volumes were conceived as a backdrop for art-viewing and conversation alike. —Lauren Jones

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