Wire maps handmade by Paul Smotrys in Industry City, Brooklyn, appear in the lobby and throughout the hotel. Photography by Adrian Gaut.
A trendy 200-room hotel on the Lower East Side isnt so unusual. And neither is it being fitted with gleaming cherrywood details. Classy and tasteful, check and check. But tranquil in-room services in partnership with the Headspace guided-meditation app? Alobby sound installation that creates music based on the weather? Original, hand-stamped Isamu Noguchi lanterns? All starting at $150 a night? Now were talking unique, and thats the vibe at Sister City, the 80,000-square-foot property on the Bowery from Atelier Ace, the creative agency that launched the game-changingAce Hotel in Seattle in 1999 thats grown to a chainlet of nine sites worldwide.
Kelly Sawdon, chief brand officer and partner at Atelier Ace/Ace Hotel Group, calls the ethos of the new spin-off brands first location mindful design, and says that its the logical conclusion of the Japanese-Scandinavian inspired less, but better movement. She adds, It lives at the intersection of simplicity and beauty, inspired by design thats purposeful, minimal, and authentically crafted.
Much of the work in the century-old tenement building, formerly used by the Salvation Army and expanded by Ace Hotel Group from 10 to 14 floors, is custom, from the terrazzo vanities and handy valets in roomswhich range from a tidy 120 square feet to 200to the built-in furnishings, which are also on display in the rooftop bar, Last Light, and the ground-level restaurant, Floret. Vintage furniture is peppered in for just the right amount of personality.
Forward-thinking touches include communal corridor pantries with refillable water stations and truly self-service, mobile check-in kiosks. Butlikely people will be talking the mostabout the Lobby Score concept, acollaboration with composer Julianna Barwick that came to life with Microsofts AI technology. We were listening to Brian Enos Ambient 1: Music for Airports and were inspired by the site-specific songs, Sawdon says. Then we wondered what music for hotels could sound like. Now guests will hear an electronic version of the snow, pigeons, and anything else thats captured by the next-generation camera up on the roof.
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Resources: Wausau Tile: Custom Floor Tile (Lobby, Restaurant). Driade: Armchair (Lobby). Kartell: Side Chairs. Alba Woodworking: Custom Bunk Bed (Guest Room). Rich Brilliant Willing: Custom Sconces. Contardi: Mirror. Signature Plumbing: Sink Fittings. Glen-Gery: Brick (Exterior). Moroso: Barstools (Bar). Line Studio Detroit: Custom Bar Counter. Omnia Group: Bar Tile. Lite Brite: Custom Linear Fixtures. Allied Maker Through Manhattan Lights: Pendant Fixtures. Exquisite Surfaces: Wall Tile. Mandy Li: Custom Benches (Bar), Custom Sofa (Lobby). Gauge NYC: Custom Wire Map (Lobby). Cowtan & Tout: Wall Covering (Guest Room). Uhuru: Custom Stool. Throughout: Through Pamono: Vintage Furniture. Haks: Architect Of Record. AV-LV: Audiovisual Consultant. Engineering Group Associates: Structural Engineer. Ettinger Engineering Associates: MEP. Cerami Associates: Acoustical Consultant. Ciani Arredamenti; Ferrante Manufacturing Company: Woodwork. CMG Services: General Contractor.
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