The interiors being in such a dilapidated state, it was reintroduced, despite concerns that it might be too hidden xenon strips softly lighting shear curtains,
felt that a genuine restoration would be extremely avant-garde for the area. The lights have proved an translucent blown acrylic ‘Fly’ pendant lighting in
costly, time consuming and commercially unviable. overwhelming success and the ‘conservative and contrasting hues and chic LED bedside reading
Although in design terms there is something reserved’ townsfolk of Beaumaris appear to love lights. Bold fabric prints from Marimekko glow
rather refreshing about ‘Tabular Rasa’, Cadw, the them. against soft white walls. Beds are adorned with pure
Welsh version of English Heritage, had other ideas. The Welsh are a super-proud folk, and rightly so. white linen offset with textural Welsh wool blankets
There was a particularly determined officer involved, In the South they speak firstly in English but in the and cushions hand-woven by Melin Tregwynt.
who did not see eye to eye with the architects, north they address you first in Welsh. To somehow All rooms have en-suite bathrooms with David
especially over their plans to cover up and forget. incorporate the romantic Welsh language into the Chipperfield designed fittings and heated rubber
There were many delays to the project: a local design was important. The colour grey is also a floors in the thematic colours. Jasper Morrison
archaeological team turned up to poke around strong element of North Wales, from the brooding designed mini glow ball lights seemingly float
in the foundations and this added a good six dark slate grey of the Menai Straits to the soft dove- against the mirrors.
months to the programme and the infamous and grey of the snow capped mountains. We decided We were keen for the design to stand the
unpredictable North Wales weather slowed us down upon a scheme in stark contrast to this environment test of time so a new simplicity was adopted,
further by delivering a spring tide flood. Again, by introducing colour, bold and strong, and to predominantly modernist but with classic hints of
another six months delay. And yet another setback give each room its own colour identity. The rooms Scandinavian design and that all-important hint of
as the Cadw officer objected to our proposal to therefore would be simply named after the selected colour therapy. It would be wrong to go for anything
paint a 6m wide logo on to the main gable end of colour and translated in both Welsh and English. The too ‘now’ or fleeting as that would show a distinct
the building. 13 rooms are thus known as Scarlet, Sky, Clementine, lack of respect for over 500 years of history and to
The graphics identity and signs, designed in Chocolate, Ebony, Pearl, Indigo, Pistachio, Plum, the local community, although they have proved
tandem with specialist graphic designer, Andy Fuchsia, Lilac, Cream and Silver. to be far more forward thinking than originally
Robinson, were considered by Cadw to be a little too Each room has been given a bold feature wall, anticipated. •
‘urban’ for sedate Castle Street. Nonetheless after a papered in a blaze of the selected colour. Italian Giro Tony Filmer is a co-founder of London based
lengthy appeal a 4m version was allowed. Ironically, Chairs in funky colour coded upholstery compliment designersTully Filmer Ltd., and can be contacted on
a previously shelved idea to internally illuminate this along with custom made oak furniture with +44 (0)20 7735 4324
each window in differently coloured neon lights was hints of corresponding colour. Lighting is a mix of www.tullyfilmer.co.uk
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