American Hotel
By Beatrix Rowe
A country pub that connects.
Location: Echuca, VICTORIA
Architect: Brandrick Architects
Builder: KGB Constructions
Photography: Shannon McGrath
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In collaboration with Brandrick Architects, BEATRIX ROWE was commissioned by the Oberin family to undertake a major refurbishment of an existing hotel in Echuca. The brief required contemporary design that sensitively protects and enhances the hotel’s 150-year history and place in the local township.
Behind the preserved façade, a new hotel complex works around an expansive main bar that serves as the heart of the venue. Extensive replanning of the building was required to also update the sports bar, dining room, meeting/function rooms, lounges and bathrooms. A feature staircase takes guests up to the rooftop where a new north-facing rooftop bar was added to introduce a sun-filled outdoor area into the complex, capitalising on Echuca’s mild winters and long summers.
The design, from furniture to architecture, aims to expose rather than conceal materials, fixtures, services and junctions, adding layers of theatre to the hotel.
Central to the new interior is the introduction of recycled timbers from the original National Heritage-listed Port of Echuca wharf. These character-filled timbers are used in the beams throughout the hotel, the furniture and benchtops. Custom-designed copper-tubed lighting and cracked glazed bar tiling add further layers of nostalgia to the hotel experience.
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We are a Melbourne-based interior design studio. We design authentic, contemporary interior spaces that respond to place, function, light and form. We are inquisitive, understated and considered in our design approach. We remain a consciously boutique interior design practice that values personal involvement and oversight of all projects.
We love to know, interpret and understand our Clients’ living and working patterns. We use the power of design to solve problems and through our design approach, find better ways to live, work and connect. We carefully think through the way people really like to live, behind closed doors; and how to work optimally in retail, hospitality and other commercial spaces.
We are rigorous and pay great attention to every detail of the spaces being created – the natural materials selected, the custom detailing, the relationship to light and the needs of people who will inhabit the spaces. We value beauty and longevity.
We love custom features, carefully curated natural materials and inspired furniture, art and objects. We believe aesthetics and functionality should work hand in hand. We are detail driven and value well executed solutions to create a cohesive space.
We bring to each project more than 25 years’ experience across materials, furniture, art and interior possibilities as well as space planning, construction knowledge and design thinking expertise. We are collaborative. We draw upon a vast network of local contacts to build and craft our interiors and bring our projects to life.
The product design arm of BEATRIX ROWE is a natural extension of the studio’s work and values. We design and produce mirrors, furniture and sculptures, teaming up with Australian makers.
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