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CROWN METROPOL BATES SMART
COMMERCIAL ARCHITECTURE
CROWN METROPOL BATESSMA~T
The new crow·n Metropol hotel Is an ass,ured es-say within the typology of stylish. sumptuous, contemporary hotels, The building impressed the Jury with its controlled, considered fluidity of form. with its porte·cochere and internal spaces and in the w~y simple organls.atlonal theme-s were translated
into highly memorable spatial tlCperienc~.
The subtle •s:· form of the typical hotel floors O~lgn Oht<IOtl
Ktfsten Whhtl.e
Interior Design Ohtctor;
U:ffery Copolov
Proje<t Tum;
Roger (ha:pm~n bmu Ctuistophidis
Marl: Ol Borto4o J~n E~$twood
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GTant Flllpoff neuter Ben Nkholas Anke Pfeilcr Kendra Pinkus
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Andrtw Raftopoulos Mirjana »tunic
Client:
Crown limited
Builder:
hulderstone Pty ltd
,hotognpher:
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drives the building's primary S<ulptural form and urban presence but also successfully reduces one's
perception of overly long internal corridors. This device Is one of many that are Judldously e·mployed throughout and preStr'Vt"S a sense of intimacy for what is actually a very large hotel building.
Visitor and guest experiences of the main elements of the hotel typology are considered at every level. Approach, porte·cochere, concierge. grand lobby, bar, m;.ln conido ~. hotel suite .-nd
gut'St facilitit's art' all mt'ticulou.sly ext'cuttd set pieces, almost filmic in their studied quality. This hotel elevates romance into a convincing and satisfying aesthetic narrative.
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