The stripped-back, DIY-chic hostel, the Superbude St. Pauli in Hamburg, has come of age in today’s mid-market lifestyle hotel space. From pipes to pegs to shelves, raw materials meet polished finishes to form wall-less closets with industrial, high-style appeal.
A simple set-up with a luggage rack and pipes creates spaciousness at the Hyatt Place Frankfurt, the brand’s first in Germany. “We’re moving away from the narrow ‘corridor’ effect of walled entry closets,” explains Corinna Kretschmar-Joehnk, co-managing director of JOI-Design, who developed the interiors. “Wall-less closets make rooms lighter and free up space for us to play with unconventional storage ideas that create the feel of a contemporary private apartment.” The team’s European prototype for the Moxy brand, to be unveiled in Frankfurt this autumn, also integrates open closets.
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At the Moxy Times Square, Yabu Pushelberg’s interiors capture every bit of valuable New York City real estate. A wall-to-wall pegboard holds whatever can be hung, while wood-frame beds incorporate storage nooks below mattresses. With space at a premium in London’s Hotel Indigo – 1 Leicester Square, too, Michaelis Boyd designed a multipurpose framework holding everything from clothes to books to toiletries. For Canopy by Hilton at The Wharf DC, the brand’s first North American property, not only does Krause Sawyer’s “uncloseted” concept save space, it eases unpacking and helps guests feel confident items aren’t left behind.
Luxury hotels have begun to see the benefits, too, with André Fu’s interiors for the Kerry Hotel in Hong Kong, the Shangri-La brand’s new flagship, incorporating custom-built open closets in each guest room.