DESIGN NEWS


The spiral staircase will form a focal point for the building


Wellcome Collection unveils £17.5 expansion plans


Wellcome Collection in central London has unveiled a major £17.5m development project which will increase the attraction’s available gallery space. Stirling Prize-winning architects


l Wellcome Collection’s winter exhibition is devoted to the iconography of death


Wilkinson Eyre will transform the venue, bringing new areas into public use and adding a dramatic new spiral staircase and


Project: Wellcome Collection Design: Wilkinson Eyre Location: London, UK


interconnected galleries. The works were commissioned by


the collection’s owner, Wellcome Trust, as it strives to meet the demands posed by an increase in visitor numbers at the attraction. Due to open mid-2014, the


new spaces will create an interdisciplinary and ‘curiosity- driven’ cultural destination.


Project: Hôtel Verneuil Design: Patrick and Caroline Leghima Location: Paris, France


Boutique Parisien hotel revamped


The boutique, 26-room Hôtel Verneuil in Saint-Germain- des-Pres, Paris, has undergone a major renovation. Interior designers Patrick and Caroline Leghima have


l The hotel mixes contemporary styles with original features 30 Read Leisure Management online leisuremanagement.co.uk/digital


carefully renovated the 17th century townhouse, which features exposed beams and faded green doors to reference the surrounding antique district. Other design features in the hotel include grouped vintage mirrors, bright turquoise and orange velvet armchairs, wooden headboards and roaring fires.


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