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Architects: Lissoni & Partners, MVSA Architects
- Area: 20000 m²
- Year: 2012
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Photographs:Amit Geron
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Manufacturers: B&B Italia, Cassina, Flos, Golran, Poliform, Studio Como
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Lead Architects: Piero Lissoni
Text description provided by the architects. The Conservatorium is set within a former music conservatory, a century-old building, designed by Dutch architect Daniel Knuttel.
Lissoni embraced the hotel’s limitations, creatively crafting 129 guest rooms within the original footprint and giving each a unique layout.Working within strict preservation regulations, a 20-meter high glass atrium was built on the former patio.
On the ground floor the lobby and the brasserie are capped by a glass-and-steel roof: the light-filled atrium, Lissoni says, reimagines the classic English garden while tapping into “the double life of indoor-outdoor spaces.”
Much of the furniture is by Lissoni himself, mixed with masters of design pieces and objects trouvés. A sculptural steel staircase links the lobby with the rest of the hotel, creating a catwalk like transition.
