perspectives project breakdown By Alia Akkam Photography by Ralf Tooten MODERN MAKEOVER Champalimaud Design restores a grande dame back to its former glory > Champalimaud Design has a knack for thoughtful historic renovations, including such storied properties as Hotel Bel-Air in Los Angeles; Troutbeck, the hotel that was once a 19th-century playground for thinkers like Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson in Hudson Valley, New York; Monkey Island Estate, a royal hideaway in the middle of the Thames since the 18th century; and the forthcoming overhaul of Badrutt's Palace Hotel in St. Moritz, the Swiss mountain retreat that first opened in 1896. Here, Ed Bakos, managing director at the New York-based firm, delves into the sensitive creative process of revamping heritage buildings through the lens of the recently reinvigorated 115-room Raffles Singapore. The original colonial architecture at the Raffles Singapore was restored and refurbished by Aedas hospitalitydesign.com March/April 2020 061http://www.hospitalitydesign.com