The ROOM Sculpture Acts as a Guest Suite for a London Hotel
Vasiliki Marapas — June 12, 2014 — Art & Design
References: antonygormley & dezeen
British sculptor Antony Gormley has designed the ROOM sculpture, a giant anthropomorphic structure that serves as a guest suite to London's Beaumont Hotel. The sculpture is made to resemble a man wrapping his arms around his knees.
Inside, the hollow figure measures four sq. meters with a cavernous ten-meter ceiling. A small window is located between the sculpture's legs, veiled by shutters that provide total darkness for sleeping purposes. Gormley explains, "I take the body as our primary habitat. ROOM contrasts a visible exterior of a body formed from large rectangular masses with an inner experience."
Of course, this sculpted room doesn't come cheap, retailing at a steep 2,500 pounds per night. The hotel, which is the inaugural hotel project for Chris Corbin and Jeremy King, is due to open this fall.
Inside, the hollow figure measures four sq. meters with a cavernous ten-meter ceiling. A small window is located between the sculpture's legs, veiled by shutters that provide total darkness for sleeping purposes. Gormley explains, "I take the body as our primary habitat. ROOM contrasts a visible exterior of a body formed from large rectangular masses with an inner experience."
Of course, this sculpted room doesn't come cheap, retailing at a steep 2,500 pounds per night. The hotel, which is the inaugural hotel project for Chris Corbin and Jeremy King, is due to open this fall.
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