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<\/div>\nIn the first of two videos about Atelier Ace produced by Dezeen for the AHEAD Awards<\/a>, Kelly Sawdon explains how the brand’s Sister City hotel offers travelers a minimal refuge from the bustle of New York<\/a>.<\/p>\n Sister City is a hotel in the Lower East Side of Manhattan designed by Atelier Ace<\/a>, the Ace Hotel<\/a>‘s in-house creative team.<\/p>\n The hotel was nominated in the Hotel Conversion category at this year’s AHEAD Americas hospitality awards<\/a>, which were broadcast in a video ceremony as part of Dezeen’s Virtual Design Festival<\/a> after the physical event was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n Amongst the other nominees was Maison De La Luz<\/a>, a luxury guesthouse in New Orleans<\/a> also designed by Atelier Ace.<\/p>\n Sister City acts as a quiet, minimal counterpoint to the portfolio of hotels under the Ace Hotel<\/a> name, which are known for their rock-and-roll opulence and hip nightlife areas.<\/p>\n The project is a conversion of a 10-storey brickwork building, which Atelier Ace topped with an additional four floors that include a rooftop bar.<\/p>\n In a video interview with Dezeen filmed using video conferencing app Zoom, Sawdon stated that the hotel was devised to offer guests peace when they step in from the streets of Manhattan.<\/p>\n “The overall vision for the project was to really look at how we can do something in a minimalist, refined way,” she said.<\/p>\n “It’s restorative for the guests when they’re coming in from the hustle and bustle of the city.”<\/p>\n Sister City’s interiors were designed with calm in mind, making use of warm wood fittings and furniture throughout.<\/p>\n “It was all based around how can we minimise the noise and the clutter and really just distil it down to the essential beautiful parts,” said Sawdon.<\/p>\n This quiet approach is apparent in the lobby, which features an AI-powered ambient soundtrack developed by electronic musician Julianna Barwick<\/a>.<\/p>\n “We used a lot of light and shadows,” said Sawdon. “There’s a lot of wood, a lot of natural materials, terrazzo stone<\/a>. We used vintage furniture and plants to create a peaceful, serene sort of space.”<\/p>\n Each of the compact guest rooms features a cherry wood bed frame, a wooden valet that folds up and down when needed, terrazzo sinks, striped bedsheets and Noguchi<\/a> lanterns, as well as a Bang & Olufsen<\/a> speaker attached to the Headspace app for guests to meditate.<\/p>\n “The rooms have really taken a focus on what’s functional,” Sawdon said. “They’re refined and thought through but minimalist in a warm and inviting way.”<\/p>\n According to Sawdon, Sister City’s departure from the approach to previous Ace Hotels is an outcome of Atelier Ace’s attitude towards innovation.<\/p>\n “At Atelier Ace, we really focus on remaining curious and continuing to expose ourselves to new ideas and new schools of thought and I think as a company, we’re going to continue pushing ourselves and evolving.”<\/p>\n This video was produced by Dezeen for AHEAD. Photography is courtesy of Atelier Ace.<\/p>\n The post Sister City hotel distils hospitality “down to the essential beautiful parts”<\/a> appeared first on Dezeen<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Tags:<\/b> Calum Lindsay<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"![](\"https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2020\/06\/sister-city-hotel-atelier-ace-ahead-awards_dezeen_2364_col_3.jpg\")
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In the first of two videos about Atelier Ace produced by Dezeen for the AHEAD Awards, Kelly Sawdon explains how the brand’s Sister City hotel offers travelers a minimal refuge from the bustle of New York. Sister City is a hotel in the Lower East Side of Manhattan designed by Atelier Ace, the Ace Hotel‘s in-house creative team. The … Continue reading Sister City hotel distils hospitality “down to the essential beautiful parts”<\/span><\/a> Continue Reading