Hirsch Bedner Associates to provide interiors for new Muscovite hotels
Moscow is currently enjoying a hotel boom, with some of the highest room rates in Europe fuelled by a shortage of quality accommodation.
According to Jones Lang LaSalle new developments are expected to boost the number of modern standard rooms to 14,500 (from 9,500 at present) by 2011.
One interior design firm benefitting from this burst of activity is Hirsch Bedner Associates, who are working on two of Moscow's most prominent projects, Federation Towers, and the Radisson SAS Olympinski Moscow.
Federation Towers, scheduled to open in 2008, is being created from towers rising to a height of 448.2 meters. The interiors will be furnished using timeless quality pieces, such as specially selected marble from the Carrara region in Italy. The marble has been formed flawlessly, to give the impression of one continuous piece of marble. The Private Members and Residents Club will comprise two areas, representing good and evil, inspired by Peter the Great of Russia and Ivan the Terrible respectively.
The restaurant and bar area will be backlit with precious metal screens forming a theatrical backdrop to the already spectacular views of the Kremlin. Black baccarat lead crystal chandeliers will hang from the ceiling, and sculptures will be placed around this decadent room.
In contrast the lounge and bar area will have a light finish and feature rare, pure white hand selected marble with Russian masterpieces lining the wall.
Hirsch Bedner Associates is also designing the Radisson SAS Hotel Olympinski Moscow, which is being developed by the Bank of Moscow / KMD Ltd.
The design will be created by using natural materials such as stone and timber combined with sparkling metals and art-glass, luxurious fabrics and carefully chosen furniture.
A two-storey high water feature, will greet guests in the main entrance hall, before climbing the staircase to the main lobby area. This will be made up of two contrasting colour marbles, with dark brown tread and cream stairs with clear glass balustrades and dark leather handrails.
The rooftop Executive Club and Bar are to be joined by a bridge adjacent to a central water feature that flows down through two floors to the restaurant below. Guestrooms will have a choice of semi-open, or completely open-plan bathrooms, with freestanding baths and discreet showers. Spacious corner suites are also planned on all floors.
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