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Hotels, Bars & Clubs
An Adventurer’s Travels Wins Hotel
Property Award
Interior Designers: JOI-Design
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he inventive antiquarian zoo-themed original vision into a more subtle and old ship and the rooms themselves are either in
interiors created by JOI-Design for sophisticated story: that of a colonial adventurer’s an African or Asian design. The presidential suite
the Lindner Parkhotel Hagenbeck in travels in the new world, replete with the many is a unique re-working of traditional Asian themes
Hamburg, Germany, has been collectibles that he might have gathered during into a modern, luxury experience: a procession of
awarded hotelforum’s prestigious his travels. The journey of Lindner Parkhotel areas leading to the heart of the space, a large
Hotel Property of the Year Award. The ceremony begins at the imposing Thai-style porte cochère. pebble-clad jacuzzi.
took place during hotelforum’s gala evening held Inside, the lobby lounge, with its dark louvered Located on the top floor, skylights frame
at Hotel Bayerischer Hof, Munich. Hotelforum and fret worked timbers and leather chesterfield sweeping views across Hamburg and flood the
originated in 2001 and has become one of sofas, exudes the air of an old colonial club. space with natural light. The suite’s neutral
Europe’s leading hotel development conferences, This one, however, is a feast for the eye with envelope acts as a canvas for the vibrant silk bed
organised to coincide with the real estate fair framed antique batiks, huge spice pots, throw and cushions, the sparkling gilded pendant
Expo Real. The Hotel Property Award was a countless number of elephant figurines lights by Ingo Maurer, the dark Indonesian timber
bestowed upon the property with the most embellishing the full height fireplace in the middle and elegant traditional carvings. In a final twist to
distinct and harmonious overall concept of of the room and parades of crudely hewn ancient the tale, the spa takes guests to the Arctic.
architecture, design and innovation, regardless of figurines, almost all sourced in Asia and Africa by JOI-Design’s playful version, however, comes with
its level of luxury, or its affiliation with a brand or JOI-Design’s art expert. brightly painted wooden treatment huts and a
private owner. The story takes a new turn in the lift lobby state-of-the-art gym. “We are delighted to have
When the family that owns Hamburg’s where a specially designed plaster frieze been honoured with this award,” says Peter
Hagenbeck Zoo and Aquarium asked JOI-Design depicting weird and exotic tropical flora extends Joehnk, Founder and Managing Director of
to create its new hotel, the brief was to develop along the entire space like a marvellous find JOI-Design. “The Lindner Parkhotel is a real ‘one
interiors reflective of the animal park. However, discovered in an archaeological dig. off’ and so was a very different experience for us
rather than just providing a straightforward zoo Guests journey to their bedrooms in lifts from our mainstream work with four and five star
theme, the designers elevated the owners’ reminiscent of a timber clad cabin on board an hotel groups across Europe.”
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