The exterior of Ian Schrager’s Public New York, where a long entrance walkway cuts through “a mini Central Park,” he says, contrasts a concrete façade showcasing expansive windows and a rippling texture.
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The rhythm of the ceiling, a motif throughout the public areas, “makes the space dynamic and special,” says Schrager, while plywood gets an upgrade as louvers covering a wall that backs bleacher seating in the same material.
Connecting the first floor (which houses the restaurants and retail store) to the second-floor lobby is the entrance escalator, surrounded by mirrors and made of polished steel to reflect its rose-colored incandescent lights for a theatrical effect.
The rooftop bar offers epic city views thanks to a wall of windows, while a dark interior broken up by blue strips of light on the floor helps give guests the feeling of floating in the clouds.
A nod to Mexican artist Diego Rivera, cocktail bar Diego features a replica of a colorful mural he created for Rockefeller Center—deemed too communist for the iconic New York landmark—but now serves as a backdrop for jewel-toned seating.
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The wood-clad lobby bar acts as a convivial coworking space during the day and a buzzy hotspot at night, while soaring floor-to-ceiling windows bring the outside in.
Guestrooms are designed to feel like a stateroom on a transatlantic ocean liner, with baroque mirrors juxtaposing reclaimed wood floors, white oak wrapping the bed, and raw concrete ceilings.
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Louis—part market, part coffee shop—features a marble bar tucked under the entrance escalator.
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