WORLD INTERIOR OF THE YEAR 2015

摘要

Located in New Acton, a diverse new precinct in Canberra, Nishi Commercial is a major new development housing government departments, private offices, a cinema and cafes. The lobby, designed by March Studio, projects a unique identity through thousands of lengths of repurposed timber, blurring boundaries while directing views and movement. A grand stair leads up to the Hotel Hotel lobby and bar, and links Nishi Commercial to Nishi Residential, a multi-storey apartment building housing two floors of hotel rooms wrapped around a central courtyard. The ground floor contains Hotel Hotel's lobby, reception, concierge and bar, as well as retail and hospitality tenancies. On the ground floor of the hotel, March Studio was engaged to create spaces which encouraged residents, guests and visitors to linger. Materials including custom gluelam timber and precast concrete beams sit unadorned, stacked in a simple manner and overlapping, their joints overrunning and expressed.