New York Palace Hotel

View of the impressive New York Palace Hotel.

Project Details

• Project Name: New York Palace Hotel
• Client: Boscolo Group
• Project Type: Interior Architecture
• Location of site: Budapest
• Principal Designer: Massimo Iosa Ghini
• Design Team: Valeria Lombardo, Nicola Schiaffino
• Date of commencement of project: 2005
• Date of completion of project: 2006
• Boiserie design: Listone Giordano, designed by Iosa Ghini
• Armchairs and chairs design: Saporiti Italia, designed by Iosa Ghini

The design clearly exhibits the architect's skill with material exploration.

The Building

Located in the heart of Budapest, the New York Palace is unquestionably one of the most famous buildings in the city. The project involved the enlargement of the four-storey historic structure, which is literally "flanked" by a new seven-floor building, in order to house a five-star hotel.

Innovative lighting accentuates the ambiance in the lounge.

The focus of the brief was the interior design of the meeting and convention areas, which are located in both the historic building and the new wing, for a total extension of approximately 1900 square metres. Specifically, the work involved six meeting rooms, a large 500-seat auditorium, the VIP lounge and hotel breakfast room, the business area, and all spaces connected to these areas.

View of the restaurant in the hotel.

The design essentially turned to the sophisticated and clever use of high-performance but warm materials such as wood, ceramic tiling and leather. These materials are deftly employed in the design to add an innovative touch to the highly elite character of these rooms.

View of the meeting room.

Subtle finishes cover the ceilings with polished wood being used extensively for the walls. Special lights were installed to further compliment the ambiance created by the selective material palette.

The design brings together a variety of materials and finishes to add an extra dash of inventiveness to the design.

The project is still under execution with a new building and a shopping centre being realised in the next stage.

Credits

• Text: Courtesy of the architect
• Photographs: Courtesy of the architect
• Compiled and edited by Mitesh Saraf