The Jewel Hotel, W 51st Street, New York – Refining a compact interior model into a premium market position
Case Study The Jewel Hotel, W 51st Street, New York – Refining a compact interior model into a premium market position Context The Jewel Hotel sits in Midtown Manhattan, a prime location adjacent to Rockefeller Center and Fifth Avenue. The project was authored by Peter Mance during his tenure as Interiors Director at Robert Hutson […]
Grand Cayman Marriott Beach Resort – Strategic repositioning of a live hospitality asset in a competitive island market
Case Study Grand Cayman Marriott Beach Resort – Strategic repositioning of a live hospitality asset in a competitive island market Context The Grand Cayman Marriott Beach Resort is a large beachfront hospitality asset operating under a global brand, located within a highly sensitive coastal environment. The project involved the repositioning of the resort while remaining […]
Club Quarters, Covent Garden – Developing a commercially viable subterranean room typology
Case Study Club Quarters, Covent Garden – Developing a commercially viable subterranean room typology Context Two underused basement floors within a central London business hotel.No natural light. No conventional drainage. No established room model. The brief was not simply to “fit out” the space, but to determine whether it could become credible, revenue-generating inventory within the […]
Marriott Beach Resort, Grand Cayman
Marriott Beach Resort, Grand Cayman Grand Cayman is one of the Caribbean’s greatest getaways for sun-and-relaxation seekers. Fitting then, that the owners and the Marriott operators wanted to upgrade this venue’s guest rooms to reflect this stunning destination. Two years later we have these “radically positive” redesigned guestrooms and suites, a tribute to the great […]
Club Quarters Hotel Covent Garden, Holborn
Club Quarters Hotel Covent Garden, Holborn MAAPS’ design brief was to create adaptive, business-dedicated, executive interior guestrooms located two and three floors below ground. The new guestrooms are refined and individual spaces with high quality well-proportioned bathrooms. All are fully focused on delivering the functional and technological needs of a business executive. Nothing is superfluous. […]
Club Quarters Hotel, Gracechurch Street, London
Club Quarters Hotel, Gracechurch Street, London An excellent example of what can happen when a visionary client wants to convert a historic banking address in the middle of the City into a luxury business hotel. This is both an exploration of how an urban neighbourhood changes with time and a method of providing low-carbon development […]
Club Quarters Hotel, World Trade Center, New York City
Club Quarters Hotel, World Trade Center, New York City The complex brief from this hotel operator was to operate a single property as a twin hotel, where one part of the entry level served a business club membership, whilst the rest of the level served normal hotel guests. Rooms and employees were shared by both […]
Club Quarters Hotel, Ludgate Hill, St. Paul’s, London
Club Quarters Hotel, Ludgate Hill, St. Paul’s, London Bespoke furniture and dividers, and commissioned artwork are grounded in the lounge by a new fireplace. Rooms are designed to be easily refreshed over time through the incorporation of durable furnishings. Worked with housekeeping to craft functional solutions for cleaning and maintenance, thus keeping the rooms fresher […]
Jewel Hotel, New York City
Jewel Hotel, New York City Commissioned to fit out the front-of-house space and rooms of this New York City hotel. Design quality enabled the operator to cancel plans to operate as a business hotel, and instead open the property as the first of a newly branded boutique marque. Bespoke furniture throughout. An exercise in adding […]