Slated to open at the end of this month Hotel Americano, designed by Enrique Norten of TEN Arquitectos, is the latest building to be added to the Chelsea area. The first project for Mexican boutique brand Grupo Habita in the city, the hotel’s roof top provides a clear view to the newest section (part two) of the impressive High Line. Easily distinguishing itself from its neighbors, the exterior of the 56 room hotel is covered uniquely with yards of chain mail.
Architects: Ten Arquitectos
Location: New York City, New York, USA
Photographs: Paul Clemence
Between the city and market limitations imposed in any design, the Mexican born Norten found a creative way to deal with the buildings mass, enclosing the traditional glass box behind a metal mesh curtain that creates an alluring play between in and out, seducing but not showing all, like sexy silk stockings.
The hotel will bring another “starchitect” attraction to the Chelsea area, joining the likes of Shigeru Ban, Jean Nouvel, Frank Gehry, Diller Scifidio + Renfro and Neil Denari.
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- Floor Plan
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- Bar Lounge
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- BOH
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- Brasserie
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- Composite
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- Hotel
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- Level 3-9
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- Level C1
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- Lobby
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hotel= rooms, amenities, bars, restautants. what happens inside? Don´t plan to stay in the facade
it’s not open yet, i think that’s why
yes…have a bit of patience. they’re not quite done outfitting the place yet, though the ground floor bar/restaurant (?) is being kitted out currently. sadly, one section of the chain mail facade has a nasty stain running down one side. fairly unsightly.
LOL … that made my day.
hotel= rooms, amenities, bars, restautants. what happens inside? Don´t plan to stay in the facade
that comment
Building to the right in the first slide has more character.
(Charreau derivative)
Corb said it:
All things being otherwise equal,
unthought native stuff usually
works best.
This thing is trying WAY too hard.
90´s building.
See this in “Starchitects Design Glamorous Prisons for Manhattan’s Elite”
http://bit.ly/pwQbCo
will be interesting to see how the 80′s steel mesh holds up — even more interesting to see if the material is worthy of Gehry’s Eisenhower memorial…