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Ames Boston
Owner: Normandy Real Estate Partners/Morgans Hotel Group
Date Completed: October 2009
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Program: A 70,000-square-foot, 14-story boutique hotel with 120 guest rooms, a restaurant, a lounge, private dining rooms, and a fitness center.
Design concept and solution: To combine the grandeur of the 19th-century Neo-Romanesque exterior of the historic Ames Building with a modern interior that feels sleek and intimate.
While the lobby of this former office building remains imposing--Rockwell kept the original vaulted ceiling, complete with its marble mosaic, and the marble and brass staircase--the rooms adhere to a more streamlined aesthetic. Pale oak flooring and 10-foot ceilings contribute to their overall lightness, as do frosted glass and sheer curtains. Little details invoke the building's history, from black chrome lamps referencing whale-oil lamps from old Boston to the old doorknob designs etched onto the elevator doors.
Gross square footage:
70,000 sq. Ft.
Architect:
Rockwell Group (5 Union Square West, 8th FL, New York, NY, 10003; T: 212-463-0334; F: 2120463-0335)
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C7 Architects
Morgan Hotel Group
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