Hotel Puerta América
Lobby and Galleria
Silken Group
Madrid 2005
Silken Group
Madrid 2005
The Hotel Puerta América project brings together a team of
collaborators which includes Jean Nouvel, Marc Newson, Zaha Hadid,
Norman Foster, Christian Liaigre, David Chipperfield, Kathryn Findlay,
Jason Bruges, Arata Isozaki, Jonnie Bell, Harriet Bourne, Ron Arad,
Plasma Studio, Araki, Richard Gluckman, Teresa Sapey, Vittorio &
Luchino, Felipe Saes de Gordoa, Javier Mariscal, Fernando Salas and
Arnold Chan.
Ascending the entry ramp, guests pass from the
sensory confusion of Madrid into the curved cloister-like space of the Pawson lobby. Light
bathes walls and water washes over stone. Here is territory
which deals graciously with the rituals of arrival and departure, but
which has a strong sense of place, balancing a desire for theatre with
the need to feel comfortable.