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A newly released gallery of images highlights the architecture and lifestyle experiences of the Viceroy Chicago, an 18-storey hotel situated in the heart of the city's Gold Coast neighbourhood. Local developer Convexity Properties engaged Goettsch Partners and hospitality design firm TAL Studio to devise a 180-suite glass tower behind the historic Cedar Hotel.
The four-storey brick and terra cotta Cedar Hotel has been given a new lease on life, with the accordian-style facade of the new building rising above. The design of the folding glass tower finds inspiration in the argyle-like pattern embedded in the brick facade of the historic structure.
"The project has caught the imagination of guests and residents alike, with a bold contrast of new and old architecture that is distinctive," says Paul De Santis, LEED AP, partner and senior project designer at GP. "Additionally, the multiple outdoor areas spaced vertically throughout the project maximize the use of every square inch."
Hotel guests enter a three-storey lobby clad in white marble and a 30-foot-tall art wall next to Somerset, conceived by Chicago's Boka Restaurant Group. The company also helms Devereaux on the rooftop lounge, which features an outdoor pool and landscaped terrace.
"The overall interior design plans were one-of-a-kind, created with detail, precision and the highest quality, resulting in an authentic, inspired and dynamic experience for guests with many dimensions and nuances of design," said Todd-Avery Lenahan, CEO and founder of TAL Studio. "The objective was to create a dynamic connection between two potentially disparate archetypes. As a juxtaposition to the historic facade, the arrival library's remaining three walls establish a hierarchy of monumental scale with the over 30-foot-tall Proust tableau towering over the library with colourful graphic bravado, while simultaneously being quietly elegant in its precise, shimmering presentation of thousands of meaningful words to be contemplated by each view on his or her own terms."
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