倫敦Pilgrm酒店—維多利亞時代的前衛居所-設計風向

位於倫敦帕丁頓的諾福克廣場的Pilgrm酒店於去年11月開業。酒店的目標是通過展望未來和過去來重新定義酒店的待客理念。該酒店由長期合作夥伴Jason Catifeoglou、Andreas Thrasyvoulou和Steph Thrasyvoulou設計,它坐落在具有維多利亞時代特點的建築群中,這些建築經過徹底翻新,反映了建築精湛的工藝,低調的表達了建築遺產的宏偉。

The Pilgrim, which opened its doors in November of last year, is a hotel located on Norfolk Square in Paddington, London that aims to reinvent the concept of hospitality by looking both to the future and to the past. Conceived by long time collaborators Jason Catifeoglou, Andreas Thrasyvoulou and Steph Thrasyvoulou, the venue is housed in a cluster of Victorian buildings that has been thoroughly renovated to reflect the exquisite craftsmanship and understated grandeur of its architectural heritage through a contemporary lens of urban sophistication.

當客人走進酒店時,不隻會享受到酒店接待區的服務,還會享受到酒店旁咖啡廳的歡迎。咖啡廳對當地人和遊客都開放,既有古典優雅的氛圍,又有休閑的氣氛,為客人建立起一種悠閑的感覺,這種感覺從一開始就滲透到客人入住的各個方麵。在客人到達之前,通過酒店的網站完成登記手續,服務人員在其旁邊分發房間鑰匙。客人可以立刻前往他們居住的房間,或者通過一樓的大木樓梯到達一樓的休息處。除了通往客房樓層的石階梯之外,設計團隊還對這倆座建築進行了精心改造,使它們恢複到昔日的宏偉。在改造過程中,後者拆除了大約50層油漆,才露出了其華麗的鑄鐵欄杆,而前者則需要300個工時。

Instead of a reception area, when visitors step into the hotel they are welcomed by a neighbourhood Café of vintage elegance and casual ambience, open to both locals and visitors alike, that establishes a laid-back sensibility that pervades all aspects of the guests’ stay from the get-go. Having completed the check-in process via the hotel’s website prior to their arrival, and with a host on hand to dispense the room keys, guests can immediately make their way up to their rooms, or alternatively climb the grand wooden staircase that dominates the ground floor to reach the first floor Lounge. Along with the stone stairway that leads up to the guest-room floors, both structures have been painstakingly renovated to their former grandeur by The Pilgrm’s interior design team, the latter having some 50 layers of paint removed to reveal an ornate cast iron balustrade while the former having required 300 man-hours of labour.

Pilgrm酒店用遠程登記入住代替了接待大廳的功能,為客戶提供了更為個性化及創新的服務。咖啡、熱巧克力和零食,在整個大樓內的售賣點都可以買到。而位於一樓的小型室內商店Larder,出售食品和零食、精心挑選的雜誌、以及旅遊飾品等,商店具備的這些功能代替了客房服務。

The reception-less lobby and the remote check-in are just part of a series of innovations that The Pilgrim has espoused in order to make the guests’ visit as seamless and personalized as possible. Instead of mini-bars in the rooms, 24-hour communal pantries, filled with a premium selection of tea, coffee, hot chocolate and snacks, are available throughout the building, whereas a small-scale, in-house store on the ground floor, known as the Larder, has been conceived as a replacement to room service, selling food and snacks as well as a curated selection of magazines, travel accessories and other eclectic items.

酒店中令人耳目一新的設計點是休息室,它不僅僅是作為一個休息室,而且還被設計成一個結合了維多利亞時代建築及擁有中世紀現代主義情感的優雅客廳,客人可以享受到由開放式的廚房和酒吧提供的一整天食物及飲料的服務。客廳提供早餐和全天菜單,這些菜品都取源於世界各地的美食。早餐泡米飯和茶葉蛋,午餐野蘑菇和杜氏奶酪吐司是由主廚Chef Sara Lewis烹飪的。

Another refreshing break from the ordinary is the conception of the Lounge as a space where guests and visitors can be served food and drinks throughout the day. Designed as an elegant drawing room that combines the glamour of the Victorian-era building with the sensibility of mid-century modernism, and serviced by an open kitchen and a bar, the Lounge offers breakfast and all-day menus that eclectically draw from cuisines around the world, courtesy of Head Chef Sara Lewis, with plates such as Kimchi rice and tea poached egg for breakfast and Wild mushroom and dolcelatte cheese toastie for lunch.

酒店同時也兼收並蓄了來自世界各地酒吧的雞尾酒產品,例如美國達拉斯的Midnight Rambler酒吧、希臘雅典的 Clumsies 酒吧、日本東京的Trench酒吧、以及羅馬的Jerry Thomas 酒吧。他們將這些雞尾酒進行混合,裝在精致的玻璃瓶中供應,也可作為限量版收藏品進行購買收藏,包括羅馬Pometkov’s Pure Gold、威士忌、Martini Ambrato和杏子混合酒,以及 Leonardo- Leuci生產的Libero和Amaro雞尾酒、CAMPARI,Chinotto酒、洋甘菊和檸檬苦艾酒。

Equally eclectic and diverse, the cocktail offerings are the product of several collaborations with some of the best cocktail bars from around the world such as Midnight Rambler in Dallas, USA, The Clumsies bar in Athens, Greece, Bar Trench in Tokyo, Japan, and Jerry Thomas Project in Rome. Pre-mixed and served in specially crafted glass bottles, which can also be purchased as a limited edition collection, the selection includes enticing options such as Roman Pometkov’s Pure Gold, a whisky, Martini Ambrato and apricot mix, and Libero & Amaro, a cocktail by Leonardo Leuci made with Campari, Chinotto, chamomile and lemon vermouth.

酒店有73間客房,根據它們大小分為小、中、大客房,這些客房的設計融合了優雅的古典美學,例如從學校、軍事設施和其他機構回收的200年前的拚花地板、修複的散熱器和鑲木地板、照明燈。隨著人們對現代舒適感和現代奢侈品的喜愛,酒店設計中有著如wireless Marshall揚聲器、Tom Dixon雲毯、有機棉床墊和埃及棉布和毛巾等物品的入駐。對書籍、雜誌、植物和獨特藝術品的特別挑選,以及將回收和修複過的家具進行混合搭配,這些獨特裝飾品的加入讓Pilgrm酒店的房間,成為了具有低調奢華和前衛的優雅複古天堂。

The 73 guest rooms, which depending on their size are categorized as Bunk, Small, Medium and Large, combine a polished, old-world aesthetic, exemplified by the 200-year-old parquet flooring reclaimed from schools, military facilities and other institutions, the restored radiators and the original period lighting, with a penchant for modern comforts and contemporary luxuries such as wireless Marshall speakers, Tom Dixon cloud carpets, organic cotton mattresses and Egyptian cotton sheets and towels. Complemented by an idiosyncratic selection of books and magazines, plants and unique artwork by Keith Cunningham, Jo Bondy and Lydia Makin, as well as a mix of reclaimed and restored furniture, The Pilgrim’s rooms, much like the rest of the establishment, are a graceful haven of vintage charm, understated opulence and avant-garde hospitality.