Hilton Hotel
Project/Location: Hilton Hotel, Manchester/UK
Interior designer: Jestico + Whiles
Collection: Axor Starck
Photos: Daniel Hopkinson
Beetham Tower in Manchester, which was completed in 2006, is one of the tallest buildings in England at 169 meters high. From the 23rd floor the building juts out four meters from the floor below with a cantilever giving the glass-clad building its distinguishing characteristic. Up until now the high-rise houses the Hilton Manchester Hotel. The upper floors house apartments.
Supported by the interior designers Jestico + Whiles from London, the hotel chain gave their 284 rooms and suites a modern image which is characterised by its rectilinearity and modest demureness. Precious dark timbers, soft light sources glowing behind glass and marble set the tone in the bathrooms of the hotel as well. No wonder the designers chose fittings from the Axor Starck Collection. The star designer Philippe Starck’s unique way of commanding the poetry of reduction and focusing on what is essential fits perfectly with the concept of modesty and discrete luxury.