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Ridge Room Restaurant, Salon de terrassa by Hans Kline

Ridge Room Restaurant, Salon de terrassa by Hans Kline is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award d'Argent in Interior Competition Category.


ArgentInterior· 2023

Ridge Room Restaurant, Salon de terrassa

by Hans Kline

Client: Hans Kline

A' Design Award d'Argent Winner in Interior Category

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The Design

About Ridge Room Restaurant, Salon de terrassa

La Ridge Room es un restaurant e un salon de terrassa situat al darrièr estanci d'un otèl. L'interior es influenciat per las cabanas de caça localas e los chalets d'esquí. La zòna de restauracion presenta de taulas de laton amb de sètis rustics de garric e de larguièras fenèstras de veire. Un sistèma de paret de veire dobrissenta connècta dirèctament lo salon amb lo pati, que ofrís de vistas sus las Blue Ridge Mountains. Una chaminèa personalizada, de lustres de banas de cèrvi e una frèsca pintada escalfan lo salon. De lausas d'onix arc-de-seda retroilluminadas e un taulièr de zinc definisson lo bar. Una isolacion fonica suplementària protegís las cambras dels clients en dejós.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award d'Argent

Ridge Room Restaurant, Salon de terrassa a ganhat la distincion A' Design Award d'Argent, una reconeissença extraordinàriament prestigiosa acordada a de designs d'ort de gamma, esplendids e impressionants. Los ganhaires de l'Argent son d'òbras terriblament brilhantas e extrèmament creativas que illustran l'experiéncia, lo talent e la finessa excepcionals de lors designers. S'espèra que Ridge Room Restaurant, Salon de terrassa siá una òbra meravilhosa e de referéncia, notablament professionala e prigondament innovanta. Aqueste design ganhaire de la distincion A' Design Award d'Argent es una invencion fòrça notabla e admirada, que fa un ben e fa avançar las frontièras de l'art, de la sciéncia, del design e de la tecnologia. Ridge Room Restaurant, Salon de terrassa es una creacion immensament envejada que desrevelha de desirs, aduch de sentiments positius e fa néisser l'estonament e l'esmaiment.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties
The Ridge Room entrance is located on top floor of the Hyatt Place, but has a private entrance called the Trophy Room. The dining area features brass tables with rustic oak seating, open glass windows, that look onto the expansive patio with mountain views. The Lounge area features low seating in front of a custom fireplace and mural. Two red-bottomed high tables provide additional seating beneath custom antler chandeliers. The far wall of the lounge area has the built-in display cabinets of our vintage lantern collection.
Dimensions & Packaging
Rainbow onyx back-lit slabs are featured behind the bar, providing a warm light that bathes the bar area. On the bar top, a zinc custom countertop was fabricated by LaBastille out of Charleston, SC.
Tags
Hospitality, Restaurant Design, Interior Design, Art Sourcing
Production Technology
The bar is located on the fifth floor of a hotel, above and next to guest rooms, so additional soundproofing was installed inside the walls as well as in-between the floors. The lounge features a NanaWall, an opening glass wall system that opens the entire space directly onto the patio. The Davinci fireplace was specially made to remove the majority of the heat, to the point that the glass never gets hot. This is achieved by a powered vent on the roof and it allows the fireplace to run all day without affecting the comfort of the guests.
Design Challenge
Since this project was going to introduce many new features to the area, certain elements of the Ridge Room had to be cleared by the city. Since the city didn't have any existing regulation regarding fire features or rooftop decks, the designer was required to make presentations to city officials that took safety as the primary consideration to ease their concerns.
Research
The preparation for this design project began with visits to all Hyatt Places throughout Virginia, North Carolina and Pennsylvania to learn about the brand. The hotel owner did not want to go fully prototypical, a conceptual presentation was approved by Hyatt Place to make a semi-custom space on the top floor of the hotel for The Ridge Room.
Inspiration
The owner challenged the designer to develop a lounge concept that would reflect the local environment. The interior is influenced by local hunting cabins and ski chalets. The goal was to create a warm and charming space for the Hyatt Place hotel guests, while still making a space that represented the local culture.
Project Duration
The project began in 2019 and was completed in December 2021.
Operation Flow
The Ridge Room offers intimate spaces and a rooftop view of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Image Credits
Photography by DBHK

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