Wake-up call: Polish hotels embrace design
Scritto da Jaime Heather Schwartz
Berlin, Germania
25.07.19
Check out Poland’s latest hotel projects, where new waves of international business and leisure travellers are checking into their design-led, art-filled establishments.
Raffles Europejski Warsaw, Poland Photo: © Raffles Europejski Warsaw
International business and leisure travellers have woken up to Poland and are visiting its top cities in increasing numbers. Responding to the tastes and needs of the contemporary guest, designers from both home and abroad are taking advantage of the country’s many post-war and post-industrial structures, transforming them into intimate and immersive hotel experiences.
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PURO Kraków Kazimierz
Kraków, Poland
2018
Conran & Partners
London-based Conran and Partners’ interior design of the PURO Kraków Kazimierz, located in the centre of Kraków’s creative community, captures the artistic legacy of the historic Kazimierz district. Each of its 228 rooms features a curated selection of contemporary art, while ground-floor spaces convey a relaxed bohemian, residential feeling that encourages guests to inhabit the common areas.
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Photos: © Raffles Europejski Warsaw (1,3), Juliusz Sokołowski © Dornbracht (2)
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Raffles Europejski Warsaw
Warsaw, Poland
2018
WWAA
The 106-room Raffles Europejski Warsaw has been restored to its pre-war glory with elegant interiors showcasing almost 500 artworks from over 120 top modern and contemporary Polish artists, including a sculpture by interior design team WWAA architecture studio and Boris Kudlička. Polish craftsmanship is also represented, displayed in the lighting, carved burl-wood headboards, handmade carpets and parquet floors.
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Vienna House Mokotow Warsaw
Warsaw, Poland
2018
JEMS Architekci
Situated in a post-industrial area near the city centre, the seven-storey Vienna House Mokotow Warsaw is part of a mixed-use building project designed by JEMS Achitekci. Harking back to the site’s industrial history, its brutalist architectural character is carried into the interior design, where concrete and steel elements contrast with softer, more natural finishing materials, such as wood, wool and fabric.
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PURO Gdansk
Gdansk, Poland
2017
DeSallesFlint
For the interior scheme of the 220-room PURO Gdańsk hotel, centrally located on Granary Island, London-based interior design practice DeSallesFlint took inspiration from the site’s former grain warehouses. A bold colour palette is complemented by linens, wools, brass, iron and timber, referencing the city’s famous shipyard.
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Almond Hotel
Gdańsk, Poland
2016
Ideograf
Ideograf's interior design for the 109-room Almond Hotel in Gdańsk’s Old Town employs exposed brick, metal and wood accents to reference subtly the site’s industrial history, while the lobby's onyx-stone tops are a nod to the city's amber tradition.
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