A new, Frank Gehry-designed restaurant, opens in the Philadelphia Art Museum today, marking the first major completion of the famous architect’s master plan for the museum.
The rooms at this hotel are inside Airstream trailers on the roof of the building
Created out of a need to fill the space at an urban rooftop car park, James Fry came up with Notel, a unique boutique hotel made of six vintage Airstreams in an up and coming part of Melbourne, Australia.
Each Airstream was gutted and redesigned by Edwards Moore Architects, FMSA Architecture and artist Ash Keating.
Keating was also responsible for the painted wall behind the trailers. He used pressurized fire extinguishers full of paint to create the massive installation in colors that compliment those used throughout the interiors of the air streams.
The Gray, Chicago, USA
Nobody could ever accuse the Kimpton group of not throwing its weight behind Chicago. Located in the former New York Life Insurance Building – now practically dwarfed by the surrounding skyscrapers – the newly opened The Gray is the San Francisco-based outfit’s fifth property in the Windy City, and the eighth in the Midwest alone.
Interior designers Beleco have been respectful in its reimagining of William le Baron Jenney’s 1894 pile. While the brick and terracotta façade retains its elegant symmetry, the interiors pay subtle homages to Chicago, past and present – the blues in each of the 293 guestrooms hint of the city’s flag, the public spaces are sprinkled with artwork by local artists, and the original Georgia Gray marble in the lobby still glimmers.
Virgin Hotel at 1205-27 Broadway to Redefine Manhattan's NoMad District
Following the recent demolition of a series of structures between 1205-27 Broadway, work has begun on what will soon be known as the Virgin Hotel, a 38-storey, 460-room tower from the LAM Group that is set to redefine the local streetscape. Rising on an entire block that was purchased for a combined $88 million along the iconic avenue from West 29th to West 30th Street, the VOA Associates-designed Virgin Hotel will soar 476 feet above ground level to become one of the tallest new structures in Manhattan's NoMad district.
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Generator, Stockholm, Sweden
Right on schedule, the Generator brand has landed in Stockholm. In many ways, the arrival of the casually hip hostel in the Swedish capital is long overdue, especially since Generator’s CEO Fredrik Korallus is, himself, a Swede.
Ham Yard Hotel, London
If boutique hotels of late have been falling into a formulaic, stale template as they expand, Ham Yard is a true gem for the jaded traveler who's seen it all. Forthrightly eschewing minimalism, it's a kaleidoscopic treasure chest of surprise. Every nook and cranny—from the drawing room's chandelier made of crystal-studded ships to the color-blocked elevators—surprises the eyes with unexpected artwork, design objets, and souvenirs from travels. Done haphazardly, this would be a nightmare visit to grandmother's, but Kit Kemp (who designs each property) makes Ham Yard feel anything but kitsch. There's a sense that everything has been placed carefully with purpose, creating a charged energy. Who else could pull off a vintage pipe organ as a seating divider in the ground floor restaurant, or a neon silk thread installation by young artist Hermione Skye O’Hea in the lobby?