Interior designer Pernille Lind and architect Richy Almond describe their design for Hotel Sanders in Copenhagen, which has been named best new hotel in Europe, in this movie Dezeen produced for the AHEAD awards.
Hotel Sanders, which opened last November in Copenhagen's historic centre, won the Hotel of the Year prize at the AHEAD Europe awards in London on Monday. It also topped the Renovation and Restoration category.
Design studio Lind + Almond, which is led by Danish interior designer Lind and British architect Almond, overhauled a dilapidated 90-room three-star hotel in Copenhagen's historic quarter to create the luxury 54-room Hotel Sanders.
Hotel Sanders Copenhagen is a 54-room hotel in the city's historic quarter
"The site was in a state of serious disrepair" says Almond in the video, which was filmed by Dezeen at Lind + Almond's studio in London. "We went in and took everything out except for the walls." According to the duo, the hotel is designed to inspire feelings of comfort and nostalgia in its guests.
The interiors of Hotel Sanders were created by interior designer Pernille Lind and architect Richy Almond, and include 54 rooms
"Sanders is a home away from home," explains Lind. "We wanted the customer to feel extremely relaxed, but also to see details that reference many different eras."
By including a wealth of details from the past, the pair sought to create opportunities to remind guests of their own childhoods....