Projeler/Projects: Istanbul
ZEMIN KATTA
MERMER VE DERI
GIBI DOĞAL
MALZEMELERI
BİR ARADA
KULLANILIYOR.
THE GROUND
FLOOR LOUNGE
MIXES NATURAL
MATERIALS SUCH
AS MARBLE AND
LEATHER.
ambiyans yaratıyor. Odaların aydınlatma ve malzeme çeşitliliğiyle yerel
geleneklerin dokunduğu rafine bir modernite yaratılıyor.
El işçiliği ve yerel malzeme kullanımı en sofistike şekliyle otelin Espa
Spa’sında görülüyor. Espa Spa’nın tasarımını turizm sektörüne hizmet
eden tasarım firması Hirsch Bedner Associates’den Inge Moore ve Nathan
Hutchins üstlenmiş. The Istanbul Edition, Inge Moore’un yönettiği
HBA’nın Londra stüdyosu The Gallery’ye tasarımlarında geniş yaratıcı
özgürlük tanıyarak misafirlerine İstanbul’da unutulmaz bir deneyim
yaşatacak benzersiz bir mekan yapmalarına olanak vermişler. Spada
kullanılan kabartmalı bronz zemin ve metalik ahşap, at derisiyle
kaplanan duvarlar ve konforlu koltuklarla yumuşatılıyor. Üç kata yayılan
bu 1.800 m2’lik muazzam spada kullanılan koyu renkte ve ihtişamlı
malzemelerin etkisi aynı derecede zengin ve gölgeli bir aydınlatmayla
pekiştiriliyor. HBA’nın tasarımının ana bileşenlerinden birini teşkil eden
ışık oyunlarında geleneksel Türk hamamındaki desenlerden esinlenilmiş.
Misafirleri rahatlatmak ve lüks duygusunu kuvvetlendirmek için nötr
tonlarda bir renk paleti kullanılmış. Çikolata renkli mermer ve dökme
bronz lavabolar hamama sükunet ve sıcaklık kazandırıyor. Hamamın
yanındaki havuz bölümünde ise yelpaze deseninde yerleştirilen oniks
panellerin kullanıldığı aydınlatma etkileyici bir atmosfer yaratıyor.
MİMAR/ARCHITECT: Gabellini Sheppard Associates
YER/LOCATION: İstanbul, Türkiye / Istanbul, Turkey
YIL/YEAR: 2010
PROGRAM/PROGRAMME: Şehir Oteli / City Hotel
MALZEMELER/MATERIALS: Marmara mermeri, gümüş rengi traverten, oniks,
mozaik, gül ağacı, meşe / Marmara marble, silver travertine, onyx,
mosaic tiles, rosewood, oak
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glowing, alluring presence within the guest rooms. A rich material palette,
employing unique woods, marbles, artisanal metals, and subtle lighting
for an immersive, sensory environment, defines the sleeping areas. Veiled
partitions filter daylight and define the veranda areas, which feature casual
banquettes and chaises longues lining the window aperture for a casual
lounging environment in the busy center of the city.
Throughout the guest rooms, the modern and the traditional mix in
complementary, contrasting ways; artisanal materials are blended with
modern finishes to recall historical motifs. The lighting concept creates
a sense of layered light veils, soft glows of ambient translucence, which
create an environment of subdued tones and tactile brilliance. In this way,
the material and lighting palette of the rooms is developed to embellish a
sense of authenticity with a display of refined modernity tinged with local
traditions.
The use of craft and local materials was seen in its most sophisticated
form in the hotel’s Espa Spa. Inge Moore and Nathan Hutchins of Hirsch
Bedner Associates, the global hospitality design firm from London were
commissioned to design the Espa Spa in the Edition. The Istanbul Edition
striving to provide a unique Istanbul experience giving freedom to The
Gallery, HBA’s London studio led by Moore to be creative and expressive
with their design resulting in a memorable space. A mood of lavishness
and opulence pervades the spa, which is decorated in rich metallic woods
and embossed bronze floors softened by upholstered walls and comfortable
seating. Spread over three floors, this astonishingly large 20,000 square foot
spa with dark and opulent lighting, and dark materials, such as rich metallic
woods, embossed bronze floors and walls upholstered in exquisite horsehair
makes for a truly extensive design atmosphere. The play of light was one of
the main components in the design inspiration of Hirsch Bedner Associates
and was drawn from the faceted cut out patterns found in a traditional
Turkish hammam. A neutral tone color scheme was applied throughout the
ESPA spa to relax the clients and provide a tone of luxury; opulent chocolate
brown marble and cast bronze sinks create a deep sense of calm and warmth
throughout the hamam. In the neighboring pool area onyx marble was used
to create an expansive lighting feature using onyx panels arranged in fan a
pattern.