https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/2710 en-us A Michigan firm turns a former fire department headquarters into a popular destination.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13279 Sun, 11 Mar 2018 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13279-detroit-foundation-hotel-by-mcintosh-poris-associates The exterior details of the existing 1920s structure were largely intact. Its arched doors now open onto a restaurant and, around the corner, serve as the hotel’s main entrance. Photo © Jason Keen The exterior details of the existing 1920s structure were largely intact. Its arched doors now open onto a restaurant and, around the corner, serve as the hotel’s main entrance. Photo © Jason Keen Photo © Jason Keen A screen of repurposed timber separates the intimate lobby from the vast restaurant/ bar/lounge space. Photo © Michelle & Chris Gerard Relief panels with firefighting themes were restored over the arches. Photo © Michelle & Chris Gerard The original firehouse doors had decades of paint painstakingly stripped to reveal their true color. Photo © Joe Vaughn Exposed brick offsets a contemporary bar. Photo © Michelle & Chris Gerard Bikes are set up in a refurbished marble corridor for guests to explore the city. Photo © Joe Vaughn More than half of the 100 hotel rooms have different architectural elements. Photo © Joe Vaughn Hovering over a banquette, the Smoke Puff, a lighting installation by Alex Porbe of Incite Design in collaboration with textile artist Alexa Ulbrich is a nod to the building’s past. Photo © Jason Keen Image courtesy McIntosh Poris Associates Image courtesy McIntosh Poris Associates Image courtesy McIntosh Poris Associates Image courtesy McIntosh Poris Associates Image courtesy McIntosh Poris Associates