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Graven Images creative director Jim Hamilton has always been struck by the similarities between Chicago and his homeland of Scotland. The 38 brawny bridges that span the Windy City’s river especially reminded him of that connection. “Amazing, bold, strong, and incredible feats of engineering brought back memories of the massive ships that were built in my hometown of Clydebank near Glasgow,” he explains. So it makes sense that those bridges, the Marina Towers, and the Richard J. Daley Center inspired him to pay homage to the city’s great architectural heritage inside the 18-story Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel—the U.S. debut of Carlson’s brand—which is housed in the much-lauded, undulating Aqua residential skyscraper designed by Jeanne Gang. But Hamilton didn’t want to copy what’s been already done. So he dined at 200 local restaurants (including the city’s iconic Billy Goat tavern), snapping hundreds of photos. Of all the images, he was most fascinated by the iron grates that protect young trees in downtown. They became the blueprint for the pattern for the flooring and rugs throughout the hotel’s public spaces, while reclaimed brick walls with glass insets are a nod to blue-collar brick bungalows and highway lights. “The approach into Chicago when driving from the airport always brings a smile to my face—seeing the towers in the distance, which is unlike any city in the UK,” he says.
Opposite page, clockwise from top: A huge, handmade rug softens the Radisson Blu Aqua lobby’s concrete surfaces, while a 50-foot-long gas fireplace, the world’s longest, and an Egyptian brass medallion screen wall add dramatic elements; hand-pieced white-and-black mosaic tile in Filini restaurant’s bar extends the hotel’s steel-grate pattern used elsewhere; and the 18-story hotel is housed in Jeanne Gang’s undulating residential skyscraper. This page, from top: A 20-ton cantilevered steel staircase leads to spacious Italian restaurant, Filini; guests check in at mirrored desks set against a weathered steel wall.
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Hospitality Design - March 2012
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From the Editor
From the Show Director
People
Sketchbook
Trends
Trends
Places
Interviews
Brunno Jahara
HD Expo Preview
Luxurious Finds
Amanruya
Radisson Blu Aqua
Il Pittore and Caffè Storico
Toro Toro
ESPA Life at Corinthia
Back Space
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