The ground floor lobby features interesting, high-impact, beautiful materials used in unexpected ways. Its multi-functionality creates space for yoga, exercise, and meditation, and has an integrated work/dine sofa. The designers eliminated lights on outlets and electronics, included blackout shades, and ensured that walls had super-high STC (sound transmission class) ratings.Įach room is divided into a generous, open entry foyer and dressing room/bathroom, with a welcoming, calming sleep chamber adjacent. The guest room design creates a cool, dark, and quiet oasis, with soft lighting throughout. At night, lounge tables are set with soft individual lights to add a glow.” In the day it is a place to meet friends, work, or refuel. The Sky Lobby, for example, transforms from day to night and is activated 24/7. “We purposefully emphasised the day to night transitions. Greg Keffer commented: “We created an environment where everything is expressive - there’s no ‘white space’. Hints of saturated bold indigo reference the Hudson River and signify the brand. The colour palette balances de-saturated neutrals with dark moments of contrast. Guests are encouraged to feel as if they’ve stepped into a sumptuous residential loft. The new hotel, which has a total floor area of 148,980, includes 212 guest rooms, three dedicated public spaces, and a restaurant, with sleek, luxurious materials used in unexpected ways, such as resin, figured metal, stone, and leather. To deliver a truly humanistic experience, the concepts for the guest rooms, public spaces, and restaurant celebrate the rhythms of the body transitions (from active to restful), transformations (from day to night), and acknowledge fundamental human qualities such as curiosity – and the need for both intimacy and community. The vernal and autumnal equinoxes signify the beginning of fall and spring-autumn being a time to begin to turn inward, to slow down, to rest, and spring being a time for rebirth, renewal, regeneration, and growth.” “Our approach was very much informed by the literal meaning of the word ‘equinox’. Greg Keffer, Partner and Studio Leader at Rockwell Group said: “Our studio has worked on several projects with Related (the developer) and Equinox (the operator) over the years, and they appreciate our willingness to experiment and engage in the highest levels of creativity. The concept for the hotel was inspired by a seamless transition between travel, work, play, and a healthy lifestyle, built on the pillars of movement, nutrition, and regeneration. Rockwell Group were responsible for the architectural design, interiors, lighting, custom furniture and fixtures for the new hotel, which was completed in summer 2019. Redefining the luxury hotel experience as a seamless extension of a high-performance lifestyle, is the first Equinox Hotel, recently opened in Hudson Yards, New York.ĭesigned by leading architecture and design studio Rockwell Group, the 12-storey hotel is geared to serving the busy traveller who wants their travel to fit into their existing holistic healthy lifestyle, without disruption.
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