Malmaison York hotel, North Yorkshire luxury accommodation, English architecture news
Malmaison York luxury hotel, UK
6 Aug 2021
Design: Dexter Moren Associates
Aviva building – 1960s Brutalist structure
Brute reboot: interior design for Malmaison York unlocks the beauty of a landmark brutalist structure
Location: York, North Yorkshire, northeast England, UK

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6th August 2021 – Global hospitality design specialist Dexter Moren Associates (DMA) is celebrating the opening of Malmaison York, a 150-room luxury hotel that boasts York’s highest rooftop bar with breath-taking views of York Minster and the historic city beyond.
Working closely with York-based developer North Star, Project Manager Gleeds and brand and operator Malmaison on behalf of the project’s funder Lothbury, DMA’s interior design concept for the transformation of the former Yorkshire House building in Rougier Street takes inspiration directly from the 1960’s brutalist architecture of the existing structure, as well as York’s strong links with confectionary manufacturing. Lindsey Bean-Pearce, Head of Interior Design at DMA, explains: “Our philosophy is to create original and unique designs specific to the requirements of each individual project. We draw our design inspiration from a building’s context and local neighbourhood to create spaces with longevity that are authentic and, above all, have charac...