WE DIDN ’ T REALLY TIE ( THE DESIGN ) TO NEW YORK , BUT WE DID WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT YOU WERE IN ONE OF THE GREATEST CITIES IN THE WORLD .
DESIGN
The lobby atrium features a bear mobile .
A double room configures the beds along a narrow stretch .
Guest bathrooms maximize tight quarters with open frameworks supporting the sinks ; tiles are reminiscent of a college swimming pool . them : Egghead , a sidewalk-side grab-and-go space with an egg-centric menu ; Legasea , a second-floor full-service “ seafood brasserie ”; and Magic Hour , a 10,000-square-foot , indoor-outdoor rooftop bar with an adult amusement park theme and Empire State views that ’ s purported to be the biggest in that very big city . The spaces aim to appeal to evening , late-night and late-late crowds that morph into hungry all-night revelers looking for breakfast .
GUESTS AND VISITORS Each space has advantages and challenges inherent to designing for an existing building . Egghead sits next to an entrance to
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WE DIDN ’ T REALLY TIE ( THE DESIGN ) TO NEW YORK , BUT WE DID WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT YOU WERE IN ONE OF THE GREATEST CITIES IN THE WORLD .
GEORGE YABU , PARTNER , YABU PUSHELBERG
” the rooftop . “ If you ’ re leaving the rooftop late at night , it ’ s a great alternative to what usually people get – a slice of pizza on the way home ,” Sullivan says . But the small space lacks fixed seating . “ It ’ s all about perching and standing , or taking away . So we designed it thinking about how you could find great seats without actually sitting down ,” he says . That included standing tables ; kinetic light fixtures contain condiments . “ It ’ s almost a submarine-like solution to space ,” he says .
Legasea has expansive views , but its second-floor space has low ceilings . So along with a ceiling design is a bar centered on skylights with antique mirrored panels
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