Australian practice Breathe Architecture has transformed the former headquarters of Paramount Pictures in Sydney into a boutique hotel with warm and tactile interiors.

The Paramount House Hotel is situated on Commonwealth Street in the trendy Surry Hills surburb, set within the former headquarters of film studio Paramount Pictures and an adjacent warehouse.
The two buildings were restored and linked together with a two-storey extension in a nine-year project by local practice Fox Johnston.

Owners Russell Beard, Ping Jin Ng, and Mark Dundon, tasked Melbourne-based practice Breathe Architecture with turning the building's upper floors into a hotel.
The clients stated that the architects should use "the imperfect former warehouse as raw, rich backdrop, and [create an] impressive variety of suite types to ensure an engaging visit every time." With this in mind the architects created 29 guest suites that blend original and contemporary details.
"Working intimately with an existing building fabric brought its own inherent challenges from a design, acoustic and fire rating perspective," the practice told Dezeen.
"However, harnessing these quirks as opportunities is what makes this building so tactile, unconventional and intriguing for guests."

Worn brick walls in the bedrooms have been paired with new timber floors and exposed concrete ceilings. Bathrooms have been completed with terrazzo tiles and wooden baths meant to resemble those traditional...