Antunovich Associates is an architectural, planning, and interior design firm with offices in Chicago and Washington, D.C. It was founded by Joseph Antunovich in 1990. Notable projects include the Robey Hotel in Chicago . https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/2473-antunovich-associates en-us An Art Deco office building beyond the Loop is reimagined as an urbane hotel by Antunovich Associates with Nicolas Schuybroek Architects and Marc Merckx. An Art Deco office building beyond the Loop is reimagined as an urbane hotel by Antunovich Associates with Nicolas Schuybroek Architects and Marc Merckx.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/12211 Wed, 01 Feb 2017 08:21:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/12211-the-robey-hotel-in-chicago The hotel’s Art Deco entrance lobby. Photo © Adrian Gaut The exuberance of the entrance lobby gives way to a muted riff on Midcentury Modernism at the check-in desk, and doors leading to the hotel’s ground-level café. Photo © Adrian Gaut The project transforms a once-derelict flatiron building in Chicago’s hip Wicker Park district. Photo © Adrian Gaut Custom-designed furniture and fixtures enliven the rooftop lounge, Up & Up, endowing the 13th-floor aerie with a warm version of “Rat Pack” cool. The triangular top of one of the tables evokes the building’s flatiron floor plan. Photo © Adrian Gaut Compressed to enhance its intimacy, the rooftop pavilion is set back from the parapet wall, leaving room for a terrace with panoramic skyline views. Photo © Adrian Gaut The rooftop terrace. Photo © Adrian Gaut A guest room. Photo © Adrian Gaut Whether large or small, guest rooms have glass partitions that admit natural light and floor-to-ceiling stainless-steel rods that support bedside tables. Photo © Adrian Guat Image courtesy Antunovich Associates Image courtesy Antunovich Associates