John Pawson . photos: © Claridge’s ArtSpace & Café
The Claridge’s ArtSpace and Café embody the conceptually innovative notion of establishing a permanent gallery, café and store selling art books and prints within a luxury hotel.
The Café acts as a foyer for the ArtSpace. The architectural language of this multifunctional space has been shaped by three factors: the aesthetic of minimalism, the idea of Claridge’s and the reality of the existing structure.
Its unique sense of place and atmosphere is underscored by a refined but elemental palette of plaster, stone, timber and brass.
A new staircase leads down from the Café to the Art Space, located in the hotel’s refurbished Victorian basement.
With a ceiling height of nearly 4m and a footprint of 27m x 10m, the gallery is an expansive white box space with art lighting, white walls and a pale grey terrazzo floor.
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John Pawson Team
Stefan Dold, Stéphane Orsolini, Nina Ismar, Nora Szüts
