1、 这是你首个纽约重点项目，你怎么看待呢？你和当地的团队是否配合的融洽？在这项目中你最喜欢的是？

This is your very first important project in New York, how do you feel about it? Did you work well with the local team? What do you love it the most?

我在纽约工作生活了 20 多年，一直在上东区拥有自己可爱的纽约小窝。 当我决定搬到纽约并投入时间和精力到这座伟大的城市时，正是为了获得（理想）这种类型的荣誉般的项目。 我与优秀的纽约团队一起在纽约私人房产翻新和建设方面积累了丰富的经验，加上我在佛罗里达州房地产开发方面的经验，使我被选中做华尔道夫酒店。 我很感激也很兴奋有机会参与这个项目。 我为纽约华尔道夫酒店注入了极大的热情并投入了大量的精力，希望其成果能为纽约市打开更多的大门。

I have been living in New York part time, over 20 years, having my own lovely New York nest on the Upper East Side all this time.   When I decided to move to New York and to invest time and energy into that great city, it was exactly to get (ideally)this type of trophy project.   My experience in New York private properties renovation and construction prolifically with great New York teams combined with my experience in property development in Florida lead me to be selected to do the Waldorf Astoria.   I am as thankful as I am excited to have the opportunity to work on this project.   I injected a lot of passion and dedicated a huge amount of energy on the Waldorf  Astoria New York and hope the result will open many more New York City doors.

2、 华尔道夫大厦的内部建筑是您设计的吗？ 您在住宅/客房（更大）和公共空间（尤其是公共空间）的改造方面做了哪些努力？ 大厅）？ 与修复后的建筑有何联系？

Did you design the interior architecture of the Waldorf Tower? What efforts have you made in the renovation of residence/guest rooms（which are even bigger）and public spaces（esp. the hall）? What connections are made with the restored building?

在住宅方面，我们没有持久或受保护的建筑元素，我实际上有一个完整的空白页。 因此，我的工作是创造充满华尔道夫 DNA 的功能齐全且梦幻的空间。 我首先设计了一套典型的公寓，首先创建当代装饰艺术风格的室内建筑细节，完全定制定制厨房、主浴室、主衣柜、化妆间和客用浴室。 我的设计中的所有定制都是为了适应和强调每一个独特的待售单元的质量，以便我们在市场上拥有完美的产品，该产品在我的设计中融入了华尔道夫酒店的 DNA，但同时又非常适合任何环境。 共同所有者的个性化。

On the residential side, we had no persevered or protected elements of architecture, I literally had a full blank page. So, my work is to create great functional and dreamy spaces infused with the Waldorf Astoria DNA. I first designed a typical apartment, starting by creating contemporary art deco inspired interior architectural details fully customized with bespoke kitchens, master bathrooms, master closets, powder rooms, and guest baths. All of the customization in my design is meant to adapt and emphasize the quality of every unique unit for sale so that we have a perfect product on the market which is infused with the Waldorf Astoria DNA throughout my design but in the meantime very adaptable to any of the co-owners’ personalization’s.

3、 正如官方视频中提到的，您从头到尾设计了华尔道夫大厦，您首先确立了哪些原则？ 例如，圆弧、曲线和金属元素从何而来？

As mentioned in the official videos, you designed the Waldorf Tower from A to Z.What principles did you establish firstly? For example, where do the arcs, curves and metal elements come from?

我的设计展现了悠闲的富丽堂皇的生活。 在华尔道夫酒店工作时，我逐个区域、逐个房间地开发了一种建筑词汇来讲述一个不断发展的故事，就像在伟大的私人豪宅中一样。 当它是线性几何建筑结构时，我添加了曲线。 这些曲线强调平静的感觉和家的感觉。

My design illustrates nonchalant palatial living. When working on the Waldorf Astoria, I developed, area by area and room by room, an architectural vocabulary to tell a progressing story just like in great private mansions. I added curves when it was linear geometrical building structure. Those curves emphasize the feeling of calmness and feeling of home.

4、 You do value craftsmanship and natural beauty a lot, I suppose it reflected in space and furniture customization.Please take 3-5 furniture as examples to look into the details. 

你很看重工艺和自然美，我想这体现在空间和家具定制上。请以3-5件家具为例研究细节。

纽约华尔道夫酒店 75% 的室内陈设均由我们定制设计，以便在建筑与住户或客人之间讲述一个连续、有凝聚力的故事。 我选择了各种各样的饰面，这些饰面不仅从维护的角度确保了使用寿命，而且还因为它们的吸引力完美地适应了每个区域。 我倾向于根据功能来选择饰面，所以我在池畔使用了竹子和裂纹陶瓷，在冬季花园使用了藤条和藤条，在健身房使用了不锈钢，在主客厅使用了披肩式的镀金木材，鲸鱼王子图案 墙壁和地板上，图书馆里有光滑的胡桃木。 高贵，最重要的是由美国、欧洲和亚洲的伟大工匠制造的优质饰面。

We custom designed 75% of all interior furnishing at the Waldorf Astoria New York so that it tells a continuous, cohesive, story between the architecture and the resident or guest. I selected a large variety of finishes that assure longevity not only from a maintenance perspective but because of their appeal which is perfectly adjusted to each area. I tend to choose finishes according to the functions, so I used bamboo and crackled ceramic on the poolside, rattan and cane in the winter garden, stainless steel in the gym, shawl -like gilded wood in the main living room, Prince of Whales pattern on the walls and floors, and glossy walnut in the library. Being noble, most important of all is the quality finishes manufactured by great craftsmen in the United States, in Europe, just as in Asia.

5、 Waldorf has a long spectacular history, how do you understand those classic Spaces and the significant Events? What do you draw from the original Art Deco style, for example, how do you pay respect to the windows of the building when it was inaugurated in 1931? What do you use to decorate the The Monaco Bar or the President Library? 

华尔道夫有着悠久而壮观的历史，您如何理解那些经典的空间和重大的事件?你从最初的装饰艺术风格中吸取了什么，例如，你如何尊重1931年落成的建筑的窗户?你用什么来装饰Monaco 酒吧或总统图书馆?

首先，我确保所有流通系统都朝向窗户。 然后我们将整栋建筑的所有窗户改回原来的尺寸（多年来所有以前的窗户结构都被保留，一个在另一个之上，减少了玻璃尺寸）。

First, I made sure that all circulations, were systematically towards windows. Then we changed all the windows of the entire building back to their original size ( as over the years all previous window structures were preserved, one on top of the other reducing the glazing size).

就像在酒吧里一样，在图书馆里，我选择了反光的饰面，比如双门上露出钉子头的高光漆，高抛光核桃烟和镜面磨砂和光泽的酒吧。所有这些反射表面的选择都是为了让自然光，就像夜晚的天际线一样，从这些表面反射回来。

In the library just as in the bar, I selected reflective finishes such as high gloss paint with exposed nailheads on the double doors, high polish walnut smoke and mirror frosted and glossy for the bar. All of these reflective finishes were chosen so the natural light, much like the evening skyline, bounces off these surfaces.

6、 请从以下公共空间中选择3个，并介绍最具代表性的公共空间设计：星光泳池/休息室/露台、SPA、帝国俱乐部、冬季花园、舞台银幕剧院、Chrysler、大沙龙……这些空间是什么（比如） 装修前？

Please select 3 of the following public Spaces and introduce the most representative public space design : Starlight Pool/lounge/Terrace, SPA, Empire Club, Winter Garden, Stage&Screen Theater,The Chrysler Room,Grand Salone…and What are those space （like） before the renovation?

华尔道夫酒店以前从来没有游泳池，我想这有两个原因，一是当时人们对裸体问题的顾虑，二是没有人知道如何游泳。所以，我们在一个空舞厅里建了一个很棒的游泳池。有一个空的体量，有漂亮的窗户和一个天窗，这是多年来拍摄的，所以我在3年引入了一个空间布局;一个是喷泉休息区，为那些喜欢在泳池边而不是在泳池里的人准备的，然后我用柱子进一步划分，这样就可以创造出一些区域，这样人们就可以在同一个房间里的小角落里，这样他们就不会觉得太暴露在别人面前;然后我用100英尺长的游泳池创建了中间部分，再次使用一些凹室作为沙发床，以保护人们的隐私感;最后，我创造了冬季花园，让它感觉像一束永恒的、全年的阳光，暗示了一个非常温暖和诱人的绿色房间，一个酒吧，让客人有一个田园般，诗意和悠闲的娱乐区域。

There had never been a pool before at the Waldorf Astoria, and I think that’s for two reasons, 1 being that people had issues with nudity back then, and 2 no one knew how to swim. So, we created that great pool out of an empty ballroom. There was an empty volume with nice windows and a skylight which was shot since many years, so I introduced a layout diving the space in 3; one being a fountain sitting area for those who like to be by the pool without being in the pool then I kind of divided further with columns so it would create areas so people could be in the same room within little nooks so that they don’t feel too exposed to the other; then I created the middle section with the 100 ft long pool, again using some alcoves for daybeds to preserve people’s sense of privacy; and at the end I created the winter garden so that it feels like a forever and year-round ray of sunshine, suggesting that very warm and inviting green room with a bar so that guests have a great bucolic, poetic and laidback entertaining area.

沙龙是一个非常具有挑战性的区域，他们给我的体量在中心有四个巨大的柱子，所以我决定通过创建一系列拱门来利用这些柱子作为资产，这些拱门作为视觉分隔物，并反射安装在每个壁柱底部的光源。在这里，它创造了不同角落的效果，让人们共享同一个房间，同时给人的印象是他们每个人都有自己的专属区域。

The grand salon was a very challenging area, the volume they gave me had four massive pillars right in the center, so I decided to use those pillars as an asset by creating a series of arches which act as visual dividers and reflectors to the source of light installed at the base of each pilaster. Here again, it creates an effect of various nooks so people sharing the same room while having the impression that they each have their own exclusive area.

7、 您为酒店周边独特的景观做了怎样的空间规划?就像Chrysler大楼的房间，你选择了什么元素来呼应它?赫尔姆斯利大厦或中央公园有类似的空间设计吗?

What spatial planning did you do for the unique views around the hotel?Like the Chrysler Building Room, what elements do you pick that echo to it?Is there any similar space design for the Helmsley Building or the Central Park?

对于作为节日餐厅的Chrysler房间，我的出发点是一系列被拆除的区域。 以前是多个房间，窗户的节奏变得非常不均匀，尽管你现在看着Chrysler大楼的壮观景色不会知道这一点。 我决定对房间进行强调水平节奏的处理，以掩盖垂直方向的不均匀性，我使用了一系列各种三明治反光材料，这样在夜间感觉就像一个伟大的童话故事。

For the Chrysler room, which acts as a festive dinning room, the starting point I was given was a series of demolished areas. Having been multiple rooms previously, the rhythm of the windows had become very uneven, although you wouldn’t know it now looking at the spectacular view of the Chrysler building. I decided to treat the room emphasizing a rhythm of horizontals to disguise the unevenness of the verticals, I used series of various sandwich reflective materials so that at nighttime it would feel like a great fairy tale.

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