https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/1198 en-us At the Palazzo Montemartini, a small hotel in a renovated transportation building, King Roselli Architetti provide a quiet, luxurious refuge with modern interiors.

]]> 1406-montemartini-hotel-king-rosselli-architetti.asp Mon, 16 Jun 2014 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7253-montemartini-hotel Montemartini Hotel Entering the 82-room hotel, visitors find the elevator lobby an exercise in abstraction. White frosted glass over prismatic film adds to its sheen.   Photo courtesy King Roselli Architetti Montemartini Hotel In the reception area, onyx panels mounted on wood frames are backlit to add a sensuous glow to the small space, which is optically enlarged by mirrored-finish aluminum stretching across the ceiling and continuing behind the reception desk.   Photo courtesy King Roselli Architetti Montemartini Hotel The palazzo was built as a local transportation headquarters between 1885 and 1920, and includes part of a Roman wall in its front court.   Photo courtesy King Roselli Architetti Montemartini Hotel The hotel sits next to the Roman brick arches of the Baths of Diocletian and across the piazza from the Roma Termini (not shown).   Photo courtesy King Roselli Architetti Montemartini Hotel Inside, the 1885 lobby and waiting room has been restored and renovated for a lounge-restaurant. At its center is a large epoxy-coated black steel and fiberglass basin.   Photo courtesy King Roselli Architetti Montemartini Hotel King Roselli designed the built-in furnishings, along with daybeds, bedsteads, armoires, and chairs for hotel guest rooms such as the “boudoir” the “attic,” with large pillows around the perimeter; and the “island,” with the bed and daybed combined.   Photo courtesy King Roselli Architetti Montemartini Hotel King Roselli designed the built-in furnishings, along with daybeds, bedsteads, armoires, and chairs for hotel guest rooms such as the “boudoir” the “attic,” with large pillows around the perimeter; and the “island,” with the bed and daybed combined.   Photo courtesy King Roselli Architetti Montemartini Hotel King Roselli designed the built-in furnishings, along with daybeds, bedsteads, armoires, and chairs for hotel guest rooms such as the “boudoir” the “attic,” with large pillows around the perimeter; and the “island,” with the bed and daybed combined.   Photo courtesy King Roselli Architetti Montemartini Hotel Next to the lobby is a small reading room featuring chairs designed by the architects, and a 1930s lamp.   Photo courtesy King Roselli Architetti Montemartini Hotel Image courtesy King Roselli Architetti Montemartini Hotel Image courtesy King Roselli Architetti Lentzl@bnpmedia.com (Linda C. Lentz) Airport hotels are rarely, if ever, listed in travel guides as “worth a visit.”

]]> sheraton-milan.asp Tue, 15 Nov 2011 23:30:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7243-sheraton-milan-malpensa-airport-hotel-conference-centre The hotel faces Terminal 1 with a taut fiberglass skin. The architects maintained this clean continuum on the roof by inserting the mechanicals within the curves of the modules. Sheraton Milan Malpensa Airport Hotel & Conference Centre King Roselli ArchitettiItalyThe hotel faces Terminal 1 with a taut fiberglass skin. The architects maintained this clean continuum on the roof by inserting the mechanicals within the curves of the modules.Photo © Santi Caleca Guest rooms are configured in the curved modules to prevent direct views of the airport. The window grid has operable sections for natural ventilation. Contrasting spans of clear glass and roof openin Sheraton Milan Malpensa Airport Hotel & Conference Centre King Roselli ArchitettiItalyGuest rooms are configured in the curved modules to prevent direct views of the airport. The window grid has operable sections for natural ventilation. Contrasting spans of clear glass and roof openings lighten the structure inside and out.Photo © Santi Caleca The Sheraton stretches along the entire length of the airport terminal, so that its elongated west facade is what drivers see from the road. Sheraton Milan Malpensa Airport Hotel & Conference Centre King Roselli ArchitettiItalyThe Sheraton stretches along the entire length of the airport terminal, so that its elongated west facade is what drivers see from the road.Photo © Santi Caleca The complex project involved building the new hotel over an existing parking facility and train station, which are sandwiched between access roads. Graceful porticos frame the building at each end and Sheraton Milan Malpensa Airport Hotel & Conference Centre King Roselli ArchitettiItalyThe complex project involved building the new hotel over an existing parking facility and train station, which are sandwiched between access roads. Graceful porticos frame the building at each end and feature shallow reflecting pools.Photo © Santi Caleca An expansive atrium cuts through to the grade-level lobby with a grand stair/escalator that provides secondary access to the guest rooms, conference center, restaurants, bars, and Link@ Sheraton busin Sheraton Milan Malpensa Airport Hotel & Conference Centre King Roselli ArchitettiItalyAn expansive atrium cuts through to the grade-level lobby with a grand stair/escalator that provides secondary access to the guest rooms, conference center, restaurants, bars, and Link@ Sheraton business kiosks. Finished white joists and curvilinear ribbons of plasterboard over steel echo the fiberglass strips wrapping the building.Photo © Santi Caleca Cool and serene, the lobby features bamboo-backed shadow walls made of soft PVC panels, and King Roselli'designed furnishings. Wallmounted flight boards keep guests in touch with the adjacent airport, Sheraton Milan Malpensa Airport Hotel & Conference Centre King Roselli ArchitettiItalyCool and serene, the lobby features bamboo-backed shadow walls made of soft PVC panels, and King Roselli'designed furnishings. Wallmounted flight boards keep guests in touch with the adjacent airport, and nearby Link@ Sheraton kiosks provide equipped spaces to work. Photo © Santi Caleca The architects carried their bold gestures for the exterior into reception. Ceilings and wall bands undulate, and dramatic composite terrazzo desks flow up from the floor with mirrored sides that emph Sheraton Milan Malpensa Airport Hotel & Conference Centre King Roselli ArchitettiItalyThe architects carried their bold gestures for the exterior into reception. Ceilings and wall bands undulate, and dramatic composite terrazzo desks flow up from the floor with mirrored sides that emphasize an aura of fluidity and light.Photo © Santi Caleca Designed by Saporiti Hotel Design, the guest rooms'for overnight or day use'are extremely quiet and comfortable, with luxurious baths. Sheraton Milan Malpensa Airport Hotel & Conference Centre King Roselli ArchitettiItalyDesigned by Saporiti Hotel Design, the guest rooms'for overnight or day use'are extremely quiet and comfortable, with luxurious baths.Photo courtesy Sheraton Hotels & Resorts A steel mesh grill to enclose the parking lot below the hotel was value engineered out of the project. Sheraton Milan Malpensa Airport Hotel & Conference Centre King Roselli ArchitettiItalyA steel mesh grill to enclose the parking lot below the hotel was value engineered out of the project. Image courtesy King Roselli Architetti A steel mesh grill to enclose the parking lot below the hotel was value engineered out of the project. Sheraton Milan Malpensa Airport Hotel & Conference Centre King Roselli ArchitettiItalyA steel mesh grill to enclose the parking lot below the hotel was value engineered out of the project. Image courtesy King Roselli Architetti A steel mesh grill to enclose the parking lot below the hotel was value engineered out of the project. Sheraton Milan Malpensa Airport Hotel & Conference Centre King Roselli ArchitettiItalyA steel mesh grill to enclose the parking lot below the hotel was value engineered out of the project. Image courtesy King Roselli Architetti A steel mesh grill to enclose the parking lot below the hotel was value engineered out of the project. Sheraton Milan Malpensa Airport Hotel & Conference Centre King Roselli ArchitettiItalyA steel mesh grill to enclose the parking lot below the hotel was value engineered out of the project. Rendering courtesy King Roselli Architetti A steel mesh grill to enclose the parking lot below the hotel was value engineered out of the project. Sheraton Milan Malpensa Airport Hotel & Conference Centre King Roselli ArchitettiItalyA steel mesh grill to enclose the parking lot below the hotel was value engineered out of the project. Rendering courtesy King Roselli Architetti The 82-foot-long by 4-foot-wide sheets of pultruded fiberglass were pliable enough to wrap around the fa'ade of the building in uninterrupted linear strips. Sheraton Milan Malpensa Airport Hotel & Conference Centre King Roselli ArchitettiItalyThe 82-foot-long by 4-foot-wide sheets of pultruded fiberglass were pliable enough to wrap around the fa'ade of the building in uninterrupted linear strips. Photo courtesy King Roselli Architetti Pultruded fiberglass strips smoothly interconnect around profiles made from a combination of steel and more of the pultruded fiberglass. Sheraton Milan Malpensa Airport Hotel & Conference Centre King Roselli ArchitettiItalyPultruded fiberglass strips smoothly interconnect around profiles made from a combination of steel and more of the pultruded fiberglass. Photo courtesy King Roselli Architetti The fiberglass is pulled up around the outer curves of the building where the architects located the fire stairs and mechanicals. Sheraton Milan Malpensa Airport Hotel & Conference Centre King Roselli ArchitettiItalyThe fiberglass is pulled up around the outer curves of the building where the architects located the fire stairs and mechanicals.Photo courtesy King Roselli Architetti A model detail illustrates the continuation of a pultruded fiberglass strip onto the roof and around the slender curve of the air vents. Sheraton Milan Malpensa Airport Hotel & Conference Centre King Roselli ArchitettiItalyA model detail illustrates the continuation of a pultruded fiberglass strip onto the roof and around the slender curve of the air vents. Image courtesy King Roselli Architetti A satellite view illustrates the building's complete outer wrapping and bar-code-like form. Sheraton Milan Malpensa Airport Hotel & Conference Centre King Roselli ArchitettiItalyA satellite view illustrates the building's complete outer wrapping and bar-code-like form.Photo courtesy King Roselli Architetti A satellite view illustrates the building's complete outer wrapping and bar-code-like form. Sheraton Milan Malpensa Airport Hotel & Conference Centre King Roselli ArchitettiItalyA satellite view illustrates the building's complete outer wrapping and bar-code-like form.Photo courtesy King Roselli Architetti A satellite view illustrates the building's complete outer wrapping and bar-code-like form. Sheraton Milan Malpensa Airport Hotel & Conference Centre King Roselli ArchitettiItalyA satellite view illustrates the building's complete outer wrapping and bar-code-like form.Photo courtesy King Roselli Architetti A satellite view illustrates the building's complete outer wrapping and bar-code-like form. Sheraton Milan Malpensa Airport Hotel & Conference Centre King Roselli ArchitettiItalyA satellite view illustrates the building's complete outer wrapping and bar-code-like form.Photo © DigitalGlobe People have been living in Rome, the longest continually inhabited place on the planet, for the past 3,000 years.

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