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Judith Kit Kemp MBE (born 1950), is a British interior designer, and founder of Firmdale Hotels, [1] a chain of ten hotels in London and New York. She is married to Tim Kemp. They were jointly awarded an MBE in 2012, [2] for services to the hotel industry and charit
Israeli artist and interior decorator Ron Arad designed all the metal sculptures and other work that would be featured in the hotels' bar, lobby, and other interior space. [168] The cost of the renovation was pegged by Euro Capital at $125 million in November 2014. The 336-room hotel reopened in 2016, nine years after it had closed. [169]
A gatekeeper's lodge or gate lodge is a small, often decorative building, situated at the entrance to the estate of a mansion or country house. [1] Originally intended as the office and accommodation for a gatekeeper who was employed by the landowner to control access to the property, they fell out of use in the early 20th century but surviving ...
The palm court of the 19th century was reinvented by John Portman who created an influential design of grand atrium for the Hyatt Regency Atlanta in 1967. [13]Contemporary hotel design can be sophisticated and functional, involving specialist architects and designers, [14] environmental and structural engineers, interior designers and skilled contractors and suppliers, particularly for large ...
[4] [5] [6] The mansion is a modern design in the Pacific lodge style, with classic features such as a private library with a dome-shaped roof and oculus. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] The house features an estate-wide server system, a 60-foot (18 m) swimming pool with an underwater music system, a 2,500-square-foot (230 m 2 ) gym, and a 1,000-square-foot (93 m ...
Capital Gate, also known as the Leaning Tower of Abu Dhabi, is a skyscraper in Abu Dhabi that is over 160 meters (520 ft) tall, 35 stories high, with over 16,000 square meters (170,000 sq ft) of usable office space. [1] Capital Gate is one of the tallest buildings in the city and was designed to incline 18° west, [2] more than four times the ...
(currently the JPMorgan Chase Tower; (3D/International cooperated with Pei on the design of this building). The nearby drive-in bank was Pei's first drive in bank project) Fragrant Hill Hotel: Beijing [18] China: 1982: 16th Street Mall: Denver, Colorado: USA: 1982: Energy Plaza: Dallas, Texas: USA: 1983: Wiesner Building - Center for the Arts ...
The interior design profession became more established after World War II. From the 1950s onwards, spending on the home increased. Interior design courses were established, requiring the publication of textbooks and reference sources. Historical accounts of interior designers and firms distinct from the decorative arts specialists were made ...