{"id":192476,"date":"2022-01-21T11:31:36","date_gmt":"2022-01-21T16:31:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/?post_type=id_project&p=192476"},"modified":"2023-11-02T15:51:55","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T19:51:55","slug":"bhdm-design-breathes-new-life-into-the-novotel-miami-brickell-hotel","status":"publish","type":"id_project","link":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/projects\/bhdm-design-breathes-new-life-into-the-novotel-miami-brickell-hotel\/","title":{"rendered":"BHDM Design Breathes New Life into the Novotel Miami Brickell Hotel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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January 21, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n

Words: <\/span>Jane Margolies<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photography: <\/span>Adam Macchia<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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BHDM Design Breathes New Life into the Novotel Miami Brickell Hotel<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

2021 Best of Year Winner for Budget Hotel<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The lobby and lounges at this existing hotel had good bones\u2014the ceilings were 19 feet, the windows floor-to-ceiling. But the 4,500 square feet of public spaces lacked \u201cpersonality and a sense of narrative,\u201d notes principal and creative director Dan Mazzarini of BHDM Design<\/a>, who quickly, and inexpensively ($173 per square foot to be exact), made amends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conceiving of a \u201csun, sand, surf\u201d theme, he and his team marshalled a peachy palette along with furnishings in rounded shapes that have a \u201cwork\/live\/play vibe.\u201d Costs were kept down with off-the-shelf pieces from the likes of Arteriors<\/a>, Blu Dot<\/a>, Frontgate<\/a>, and Restoration Hardware<\/a>. Indoor\/outdoor chairs resemble rattan but are made of sturdy powder-coated metal, polyamide, and acrylic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Custom designs came into play, too, such as the cerused-oak bar screen that was inspired by South Beach lifeguard stands but functions as built-in shelving. Likewise, in the textile department, custom-printed ombre sheeting adds softness at windows and in a nook off a lobby entrance, while the underside of the rooftop lounge awning has been printed with a palm-leaf pattern. As for the lobby\u2019s whimsical 12-foot trees mimicking local flora, they\u2019re made of white canvas. Uplit at night, they cast dramatic frondlike shadows across the ceiling. By day, they require no watering\u2014just an occasional dusting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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BHDM Design<\/span><\/a>: Dan Mazzarini; Jennifer Rosenthal<\/span><\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n