Patricia Urquiola's Mandarin Oriental deserves every accolade it gets
The Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group ’s first Spanish hotel, The Madarin Oriental Barcelona, just won Interior Design Magazine’s Best Hotel Project for 2010. The Mandarin Oriental Barcelona is an astounding hotel, but its interiors by Spanish-born architect Patricia Urquiola place it into a class all its own.
Patricia Urquiola is one of Axor's design partners and her award (and this hotel) add to the cachet surrounding the Axor brand of faucets and fixtures .
The hotel is placed within the cultural and business heart of Barcelona and the building is a transformed, former bank headquarters. The town of Barcelona is an architectural feast and wonders linger behind each corner. It?S a metropolis wherein it?S wise to anticipate the unexpected. The Mandarin Oriental Barcelona suits the city in which it?S positioned perfectly. Behind the linear, mid-century traces of the facade lives a world of Patricia Urquiola?S creativeness. Colors, textures, sight strains and finishes combine to make up something whimsically contemporary and particular.
Barcelona is a active, dynamic city and the Mandarin Oriental Barcelona is an excellent in shape. Its a hundred and forty four rooms are some of the largest in the town and their costly appointments make this motel an excellent getaway.
You can read more about Patricia Urquiola's collaboration with Axor on Axor's website .