Antonio Citterio and partner Patricia Viel found themselves in an enviable position. Not long after complet­ing the Bulgari Hotel in Milan in 2004, they were approached to design luxurious accommodations for another high-end chain just a few blocks away. If the first reflected the Milan-based architects’ signature elegance and refined palette, the next—a new outpost for the Mandarin Oriental—would show off a more playful, and nostalgic, side.

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