https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/2735 en-us http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15668 Tue, 24 May 2022 00:08:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15668-in-beijing-a-steel-mill-is-reborn-as-a-shangri-la-hotel A quiet hotel in Italy is designed for the romantic views.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13325 Sun, 01 Apr 2018 09:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13325-casa-fantini-by-lissoni-architettura In designing the hotel, Lissoni Architettura joined an old building to a newly built bar-shaped structure. Photo © Giovanni Gastel The new wing overlooks a garden where stone walls create outdoor rooms, including one for the pool. The entrance is almost unnoticeable behind the garden and the overhang. Photo © Giovanni Gastel A passageway frames a glimpse of the bar in the old house. Photo © Giovanni Gastel A variety of furniture styles and artifacts prevails in the lobby to give it the look of a living room. One sitting area overlooks a garden and Lake Orta; the other is backed by a glass-and-stone light well. A black metal and glass fireplace separates the room from the entry vestibule. Photo © Giovanni Gastel A variety of furniture styles and artifacts prevails in the lobby to give it the look of a living room. One sitting area overlooks a garden and Lake Orta; the other is backed by a glass-and-stone light well. A black metal and glass fireplace separates the room from the entry vestibule. Photo © Walter Zerla A simple but luxurious suite occupies an upper floor of the house. Photo © Giovanni Gastel The backlit open-riser steel stair dramatizes the link between the old and new structures. Photo © Giovanni Gastel The front of the hotel, with its verdant landscaping captures a view of Isola San Giulio in the middle of the lake, with its monastery. Photo © Giovanni Gastel Image courtesy Lissoni Architettura Image courtesy Lissoni Architettura Image courtesy Lissoni Architettura