Lobby Park Inn Zürich | A Pinch of Design

BACKGROUND AND BRIEF

Lobby design and its custom-made wall graphics follows on Park Inn Next Generation brand style, aimed at young and youthful world travelers who seek for a functional, tech and space-savvy, transparent and dynamic interior, with a powerful use of colours.

OUR SOLUTION

The central social space provides a cosy ambience with comfortable armchairs, high back sofas and coffee tables, fully equipped for a creative co-working and conversations. Lobby walls and the first floor windows are integrated by the use of same system of timber panels and slats, transforming the upper floor to a graphic play of vertical partitions that permit the views at the same time. Dark grey colour of timber wall finishes and grey cement tiles correspond to Swiss minimalistic architecture and design, carefully contrasted with colourfull furniture and custom-made wall graphics.

The inspiration for artworks we took from the very rich art history of Zürich in the 1920ies. It was the time of breaking the art norms and rules, expressionism, surrealism, dadaism - whose official hometown is Zürich - that changed the way things were depicted and seen. In the artworks we played with composition and forms, there are clear references to Tete Dada in form and shape, and Le Corbusier’s numerous pencil drawings, but we still wanted to keep clear associations with what Switzerland is famous for - beautiful nature, lakes and mountains - and, naturally, add some landmarks of Zürich itself.