The Stratford, the newest project from Manhattan Loft Corporation, has finally opened its doors in London. Photography: Rich Stapleton

It’s been a decade in the making, but The Stratford has finally opened its doors. The latest venture from Harry Handelsman of property development company, Manhattan Loft Corporation, the 145-room hotel is the final piece of the Manhattan Loft Gardens project, which also includes The Lofts, a collection of 248 fully furnished apartments meant for short or long-term stays, which opened earlier this year.

这是在制造中的十年，但是Stratford终于打开了它的门。这家位于曼哈顿阁楼公司的房地产开发公司HarryHannelsman的最新创业公司是曼哈顿阁楼花园项目的最后一部分，该项目还包括LOFT，共有248家设备齐全的公寓，旨在提供短期或长期住宿，今年早些时候开业。

Inspired by the glamorous long-term residents of New York’s legendary hotels in the 1950s, Handelsman is on a mission to freshen up traditional hospitality and high-rise living, by merging both the The Lofts, The Stratford hotel and the public spaces in an innovative, immersive concept.

受20世纪50年代纽约传奇酒店迷人的长期居住者的启发，汉德斯曼的使命是更新传统的酒店和高层生活，将洛夫茨酒店、斯特拉特福酒店和公共空间合并成一个创新的、身临其境的概念。

Located in East London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, the 42-storey double-cantilevered building, by Skidmore, Owings - Merrill (SOM) – the architects behind iconic skyscrapers like the Burj Khalifa – is also a refreshing departure from Handelsman’s previous building revival projects, like St Pancras Renaissance Hotel and Chiltern Firehouse, for which he is best-known.

位于东伦敦伊丽莎白女王奥林匹克公园，42层的双悬臂建筑，由斯基德莫尔，奥温斯。

Signe Bindslev Henriksen and Peter Bundgaard Rützou of Danish design studio, Space Copenhagen have layered the hotel’s light-filled guestrooms and public spaces – which includes the lobby, Mezzanine bar and Allegra, the 7th floor restaurant – with their particular brand of, what they call, ‘poetic modernism’. This translates to a muted colour palette, rich, tactile materials – like natural woods and warm metals – and clean-lined, softly curved upholstered shapes that are revealed through a mix of bespoke pieces (like the bathroom vanities and mirrors, beds, bedside tables, and desks) and furniture from their existing collection with brands such as Gubi, Stellar Works and Benchmark.

哥本哈根航天公司丹麦设计工作室的宾德列夫·亨里克森(Signe Bindscv Henriksen)和彼得·邦德加德·吕祖(Peter Bundgaard Rützou)将酒店光线充足的客房和公共空间-包括大堂、夹层酒吧和7层餐厅-加上了他们称之为“诗意现代主义”的特殊品牌。这意味着一种柔和的调色板、丰富、触觉丰富的材料-比如天然木材和温暖的金属-以及干净的、柔和弯曲的软垫形状，这些形状可以通过各种定制件(比如浴室的梳妆台和镜子、床头柜和桌子)以及现有家具系列中的古比、明星作品和基准等品牌展现出来。

On the ground floor, the capacious triple-height triangular lobby is anchored by a 10-metre tall fireplace, a standout installation called ‘Murmuration’ by designer Paul Cocksedge, and a curved interior balcony, that juts out from the The Mezzanine bar, encouraging both intimacy and a convivial atmosphere. ‘We loved the idea that the balcony opened up the space to interaction,’ explain the design duo. ‘We wanted to create an inviting space, almost like sitting in a town plaza.’

在底层，宽敞的三层三角大厅由一个10米高的壁炉固定，设计师保罗·科基奇(Paul Cocksedge)设计了一个名为“Murmuration”的突出设施，还有一个弯曲的室内阳台，从夹层酒吧伸出，既鼓励了亲密感，也鼓励了一种愉快的气氛。“我们喜欢阳台打开空间进行互动的想法，”解释了这对设计二重奏。“我们想要创造一个诱人的空间，就像坐在城市广场上一样。”

This is further boosted by the bar and the open kitchen of The Stratford Brasserie, which hums from the first plate of eggs served in the morning to last orders at night. Meanwhile, the hotel’s other standout features include the soon-to-open Allegra by Patrick Powell, the former head chef Chiltern Firehouse; three cedar-lined landscaped Sky Gardens with sprawling London views; and artwork like the specially commissioned six-ton moving liquid sculpture by Petroc Sesi.

这是进一步的酒吧和开放厨房的斯特拉特福布拉塞里，它哼唱从第一盘鸡蛋在早上到最后的点菜在晚上。与此同时，酒店的其他突出特色还包括前首席厨师奇尔顿·消防队(Chiltern Firehouse)的帕特里克·鲍威尔(Patrick Powell)即将开业的“阿莱格拉”(Allegra)；三座雪松衬砌的风景优美的天空花园(SkyGardens)，有着广阔的伦敦景观；以及塞西石油(Petroc Sesi)专门委托的六吨移动液体雕塑

And, with the likes of Sadler’s Wells, the V-A East, BBC Symphony Orchestra and London College of Fashion soon to set up shop in this burgeoning district, it seems Stratford is on the rise. But then again, you’d expect nothing less from Handelsman, who certainly has a nose for sniffing out emerging destinations.§

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