{Another Yabu Pushelberg-designed project, the W Hotel in Guangzhou is yet another example of the ca

{Another Yabu Pushelberg-designed project, the W Hotel in Guangzhou is yet another example of the calibre of work that the firm does. Undoubtedly a lot of thought goes into each detail of every room, but the space that sings the loudest to me is what’s called “The Living Room” - a theatrical update of the conventional hotel lobby. From its 40-foot ceiling, the designers suspended a cloud of vertical metal rods by Studio Sawada Design. Their linearity offers a contrast to the long and low upholstered seating arranged on the gleaming floor of book-matched granite. In another juxtaposition, walls are lacquered white, while full-height dividers are dark grids of bronze, gold-tinted mirror, and translucent glass. Similar bronze structures, except with cherry-tinted glass, rise around the reception desks, organic forms in more bronze. Stone is another key materials choice, appearing on the columns parading toward elevator bays and lining the bathrooms upstairs. More photos after the afternoon post!} -- source link

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