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Where can you admire the architectural genius of Norman Foster, Zaha Hadid and David Chipperfield all in one place?
Answer: Madrid and, more specifically, the Silken Puerta América Hotel.
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Photos: Hotel Silken |
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Each floor of theSilken Puerta América Hotel in Madrid, Spain, has been designed by a different architect. The project gave each architect the chance to reflect on his or her work and culture.
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Almost 20 world-renowned architects put their signature touches on 12 design-focused floors, from the parking garage to the penthouse. The $94 million luxury hotel was completed in 2005.
Floor by floor, the first-of-its-kind project gave each architect the chance to reflect on his or her work and culture.
The floors feature an array of materials, textures, colors and shapes to create a collective avant-garde design where creativity and originality flourish, according to project details.
The levels, themes, names of the designers, and images are below.
Parking Level: Stimulus of colors by Teresa Sapey.
Reception Desk and meeting rooms by John Pawson.
MarmoBar cocktail bar by Marc Newson.
Restaurant: Latin inspiration by Christian Liaigre.
First Floor: Sinuous lines, fluid spaces by Zaha Hadid.
Second Floor: Elegance and flexibility by Norman Foster.
Third Floor: Luxury and privacy by David Chipperfield.
Fourth Floor: An exercise in geometry by Plasma Studio.
Fifth Floor: Fashion that bedecks an interior by Victorio & Lucchino.
Sixth Floor: The luxury and comfort of simplicity by Marc Newson.
Seventh Floor: An interplay of sinuous shapes by Ron Arad.
Eighth Floor: Light in motion by Kathryn Findlay, Jason Bruges.
Ninth Floor: Boxes of colors by Richard Gluckman.
Tenth Floor: Japanese tradition by Arata Isozaki.
Eleventh Floor: Good vibrations by Javier Mariscal and Fernando Salas.
Twelfth Floor and penthouse by Jean Nouvel.
More information: http://www.hoteles-silken.com/en/hotels/puerta-america-madrid/floors/.
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Comment from john lienert, (3/24/2015, 10:06 AM)
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wow
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