Revitalised public spaces for Novotel Manchester & Leeds.

1st April 2011
Revitalised public spaces for Novotel Manchester & Leeds.

Ongoing work with the Accor hotel group sees the recent completion of two new Novotel hotels in the great Northern cities of Manchester and Leeds. The public areas of both these hotels have been completely transformed to dramatic effect, with schemes drawing on the heritage of the industrial past of their host city for their design inspiration. In Leeds, feature art and mirror manifestations use design language that reflects the local printing industry, which dates back to the early 18th century. In Manchester, inspiration was taken from the city's cotton heritage (an industry which it dominated by the end of the 18th century) for the bar detailing and graphic wallpaper, whilst hexagon partitions divide the spaces, allowing clear vistas throughout.