The October edition of ABC+D features a piece by Laurence Pinnfire, Director here at Tate + Co and Design Lead for the studio’s Hospitality + Leisure Team.
Laurence’s article, The best hotel interiors don’t start at the front door, explores how the exterior design of a hotel informs the interior spaces.
A hotel experience does not begin at check in; it starts much earlier, with the journey towards the building, the surrounding landscape and the first impression created by the architecture, setting expectations before the guest has even stepped through the door.
Laurence references Watergate Bay Hotel in Cornwall as an example of this experiential journey. Set immediately beside the beach, its coastal and surfing character became an important influence on both the external architecture and the experience inside.
At Callow Hall in Derbyshire, part of the Wildhive Collection, the same principle produces a very different architectural response. The listed country house sits within a landscape-led setting, making the relationship between the building and its surroundings central to the experience.
You can read the full article here.
And you can find out more about Watergate Bay Hotel and Callow Hall Hotel here:
Watergate Bay Hotel – Tate + Co
