Roman and Williams Buildings and Interiors https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/2250 en-us Chicago Athletic Association Hotel jim@jamesgauer.com (James Gauer) Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture and Roman and Williams convert an athletic club into a hotel, imaginatively combining modern and historic architectural flourishes for an updated approach to play and respite.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/11490 Mon, 01 Feb 2016 09:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/11490-chicago-athletic-association-hotel Chicago Athletic Association Hotel The restored rosy brick and delicate screen of limestone columns and pointed arches signal the main entrance to a hotel bearing Henry Ives Cobb’s 1893 Chicago Athletic Association’s name. Photo © Alan Shortall Chicago Athletic Association Hotel The Venetian Gothic style extends through the main lobby on the second floor. Photo © Alan Shortall Chicago Athletic Association Hotel The reception desk is one of several new millwork pieces designed to evoke the layered, lacquered, and leather-embellished vintage athletic equipment. The mural over the desk depicts the elevated train tracks that encircle Chicago’s Loop. Photo © Alan Shortall Chicago Athletic Association Hotel The original stair of marble, cast bronze, and gilded cast iron has been impeccably restored. Photo © Brad Pogatetz Chicago Athletic Association Hotel The newly added rootop bar and restaurant features a steel and glass pavilion that draws inspiration from 19th-century train sheds. Photo © Brad Pogatetz Chicago Athletic Association Hotel The guest rooms have a masculine look that recalls the hotel’s origins as a club for men including a leather bench resembling a gymnasts’ pommel horse. Photo © Alan Shortall Chicago Athletic Association Hotel The restored original millwork in the Lobby Lounge includes fligree screens that separate the central space from more intimate alcoves. Photo © Alan Shortall Cherry Circle Room Restored by Land and Sea Dept. Photo © Clayton Hauck Cherry Circle Room Restored by Land and Sea Dept. Photo © Clayton Hauck Cherry Circle Room Restored by Land and Sea Dept. Photo © Clayton Hauck Cherry Circle Room Restored by Land and Sea Dept. Photo © Clayton Hauck Chicago Athletic Association Image courtesy Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture, Roman and Williams Buildings and Interiors Chicago Athletic Association Image courtesy Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture, Roman and Williams Buildings and Interiors Chicago Athletic Association Image courtesy Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture, Roman and Williams Buildings and Interiors Chicago Athletic Association Image courtesy Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture, Roman and Williams Buildings and Interiors Q+A: Robin Standefer and Stephen Alesch Roman and Williams founders Robin Standefer and Stephen Alesch, on their redesign of the Royalton Hotel Lobby.

]]> 0806royalton.asp Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7647-q-a-robin-standefer-and-stephen-alesch Photo © Nikolas Koenig Photo © Nikolas Koenig Photo © Nikolas Koenig Photo © Nikolas Koenig Photo © Nikolas Koenig Photo © Nikolas Koenig Photo © Nikolas Koenig Photo © Nikolas Koenig