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The StandardX, Melbourne
Lifestyle hotel pioneer the Standard is revisiting its youthful, energetic roots with the launch of spinoff brand the StandardX. Its inaugural 125-room hotel, in Melbourne’s industrial Fitzroy enclave, honors the area’s 1970s and ‘80s punk spirit with a fireplace loft, macramé-wrapped columns, and antiques in the lobby as well as minimalist blue and white guestrooms with millwork ledges that double as writing nooks. Thai restaurant BANG and the Roof, a Latin-inspired concept that crowns the property, further encapsulate the vibrant, culture-driven StandardX ethos.
Architecture Firm: Woods Bagot, Melbourne | Design Firm: Hecker Guthrie, Richmond, Australia, in collaboration with Standard Hotels’ in-house team