Birch Hotel Offers a Warm Escape from Urban Living

A circular desk sheathed in a reflective, faceted exterior serves as the central focal point in the reception area. “Any contemporary intervention needed to work with the existing canvas, and once that design story was built it allowed us to imagine how the room would operate,” O’Brien shares. “The challenge of working within a Grade II*-listed building allowed us to deconstruct how a hotel should perform and create spaces for guests without pre-defined restrictions or a set of rules.”