MICHAELIS BOYD ASSOCIATES DESIGN NEW WILLIAMSBURG HOTEL, NEW YORK

London-based architects Michaelis Boyd Associates have designed The Williamsburg Hotel, a new build, eleven-storey, 150-room development in New York.

        伦敦的建筑事务所Michaelis Boyd Associates设计了威廉斯堡酒店，这是纽约的一座新建的、拥有十一层楼的150间客房的酒店开发项目。

Located at the prime corner of Wythe Avenue and North 10th Street, Brooklyn, New York, the hotel has been designed as an after-dark hub with a restaurant, rooftop pool, the neighbourhood’s first grand ballroom, and three distinct bars, including one in a replica water tower built to pay homage to the block’s historic, now defunct, wooden water tower factory.

        酒店位于纽约布鲁克林的威斯大街和北十街的重要角落，设计为带有餐厅、屋顶游泳池、该社区第一个大宴会厅和三个独特酒吧的晚装出席的中心，其中包括一个一座“迷你版”的水塔，用于对该街区拥有悠久历史、但现在已经停产的木制水塔工厂的致敬。

The hotel will open in phases: its richly tiled-and-textured guestrooms and cosy lobby bar opened in January 2017, and a restaurant will launch this winter, followed by a rooftop pool, water tower bar, and Brooklyn’s first grand ballroom.

        酒店将分阶段开放：其丰富的瓷砖铺设质感的客房和舒适的大堂酒吧于2017年1月开放，餐厅将在本年度冬季开放，其次是屋顶游泳池、水塔酒吧和布鲁克林第一个大的宴会厅。

In keeping with its neighbourhood, The Williamsburg Hotel has an industrial facade with a creative underbelly. Michaelis Boyd have designed a scheme that features a brick, glass and Corten steel exterior. The interiors feature sophisticated double-height ceilings and natural finishes throughout.

        威廉斯堡酒店与其周边保持着某种联系，拥有一个具有创意“腹部之下”的工业风格大门。Michaelis Boyd设计了一个带有砖、玻璃和Corten钢外观的方案。 内部设有复杂的双层天花板和整装天然木饰面。

Each room at the hotel features a range of bespoke furniture designed by Michaelis Boyd in collaboration with the London-based Bill Amberg studio, which is known for pushing the boundaries of leather-working in new directions.

        酒店的每间客房均配有由Michaelis Boyd设计的各种定制家具，并与伦敦的Bill Amberg工作室合作，该工作室以推动皮革制品在新的发展方向上超越极限而著名。

The hotel is designed to be a destination centre of creativity, and local artists have been commissioned to create unique works for different areas within the building.

        该酒店旨在成为创意的目的地中心，并且委托当地艺术家为酒店的不同区域创造独特的艺术作品。

The hotel entrance leads guests down a dramatic, cascading external terrace into the cellar floor level in the heart of the hotel.

        酒店入口引导客人沿着一个充满戏剧性的层叠式外部露台进入酒店中心的地下室。

Hotel Exterior／酒店室外

The terrace is heavily planted, with architectural lighting to highlight the organic shape of curved concrete banquettes. The banquettes are covered in soft bohemian cushions to create a vibrant and yet relaxed atmosphere for warm summer nights. Local artists were commissioned to provide colourful artwork on the brick walls surrounding the terrace.

A striking bar dominates the cellar floor. Created from antique picture frames laid in a chevron pattern, the bar includes a vibrant installation made up of thousands of coloured threads designed by a local street artist Eric Rieger. The bar is flanked with cosy seating areas, luxurious banquettes and armchairs, and a large fireplace in one corner.

        一个醒目的酒吧称为地下室的主宰。由复古的人字纹相框组成，酒吧还包括由当地街头艺术家Eric Rieger打造的数以千计彩色线条组成的充满活力的艺术装置。酒吧的两侧设有舒适的休息区，豪华的长条形软座和扶手椅，另外一个角落设有大壁炉。

The reception is tucked away to the left of the cellar floor, brightly lit with neon signs and colourful knitted textiles, and a shop full of quirky artefacts. Other design highlights include custom toile-inspired wallpaper designed by Beastie Boy, Mike Diamond featuring quintessential Brooklyn scenes.

        接待区“藏”在地下室的左边，亮着霓虹灯和五颜六色的针织品，货架上装满了稀奇古怪的文物。设计亮点还包括由Beastie Boy定制设计的受一种麻布启发的壁纸，Mike Diamond以布鲁克林风格为特色。

The restaurant which opens this winter, is located further into the cellar level, and it is like a bronze jewel set in a large industrial brick room. The space is full of bold colours and intricate mosaic flooring, lit with a mix of candles and beautiful light fittings.

Guestrooms／客房

The guestrooms start on the 2nd floor, each room having floor-to-ceiling windows framing views of Manhattan as well as Brooklyn and the East River. 

        客房位于二楼，每间客房均设有落地窗，享有曼哈顿以及布鲁克林和东河的景色。

Many of the rooms feature private balconies and each room is unique - some have whitewashed timber panelled walls, whereas others have a dark grey distressed plaster finishes, with bespoke leather, brass, marble, and textured details.

        许多客房设有私人阳台，每个房间都是独一无二的—有些带白色镶木地板的墙壁，而另外一些房间则有深灰色的灰泥，配有定制的皮革、黄铜、大理石和有质感的细节。

Some rooms have glazed screens to the bathrooms, opening up the bathrooms to the views while others are more private.  

Ballroom／宴会厅

Opening later in 2017, an incredible ornate ballroom has been designed with 30-foot ceilings that can accommodate 400 guests.

        2017年下半年开幕，设计了一个不可思议的华丽宴会厅，有30英尺高的天花板，可容纳400位客人。

The 3,500 square foot space is surrounded by tall steel arched windows and distressed plastered walls. Each of the windows are lit from behind to give a sense of daylight, with luxurious velvet drapes across the front of each opening. The idea is to reflect the derelict buildings of Detroit but adding in a modern insertion. The bright red modern elements of the perimeter catwalk and sweeping staircases and the extravagant bright red chandeliers lift the whole space to create a unique backdrop for any wedding, concert or fashion show. 

       3,500平方英尺的空间被高高的钢制拱形窗户和做旧的抹灰墙包围。每个窗户从后面照亮，给人一种白天的感觉，每个开口的前面都配有豪华的天鹅绒窗帘。这样的设计是反映底特律被遗弃的建筑物，但增加了现代感。四周围绕的T形台、大的楼梯和奢华明亮的红色吊灯共同表现出来的明朗红艳的元素顿时提升了整个空间的质感，为婚礼、音乐会或时装秀创造了独特的背景。

Rooftop and Watertower Bar／屋顶水塔酒吧

Later in the year, the entire roof will open up to reveal a 40-foot outdoor pool, landscaped roof garden, café and the Watertower Bar. The Watertower Bar is set to be an iconic bar overlooking Brooklyn’s skyline. It will be constructed of charred timber boards externally and steel panels internally, and will incorporate a series of coloured glazed panels to bring in shards of coloured light into this double height space. The bar will have large, glazed openings around the perimeter of the ground floor, raised 136 feet above Williamsburg with panoramic views of Manhattan.

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设计公司：Michaelis Boyd Associates

项目地：美国，纽约

完工时间：2017年1月

摄影师：Annie Schlechter

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