Yabu Pushelberg and Rockwell Group have created a mix of floral and zany bars, restaurants, workspaces, and space-saving bedrooms inside this New York hotel.
Developed by Lightstone, the 349-room hotel is the latest outpost of Moxy ? a subsidiary of hospitality company Marriott that aims to be affordable without compromising on style.

Following on from the Moxy in Times Square, Yabu Pushelberg and Rockwell Group teamed up to designed the interiors for the location in New York's Chelsea neighbourhood.
Design firm Stonehill Taylor completed the architectural design of the 35-storey building with Corten steel columns and huge windows.

Moxy NYC Chelsea is located at 105 W 28th Street in the midst of the Chelsea's bustling Flower Market ? which provided the main influence for the project. A small florist run by Putnam & Putnam is located at the front of the hotel, alongside an Italian patisserie. Both are fronted with huge glass doors that swing up to open them onto the street.

Guests are able to check themselves in at the Yabu Pushelberg-designed reception behind the flower store ? forming part of the Moxy's stripped-back approach to hospitality. Desks hang down from the ceiling while neon signs flash slogans related to flowers.
A curved concrete stair imprinted with the markings of wooden boards leads from the ground floor to the first-floor lobby area, designed by Rockwell Group.

The main area on this level is designed to function as a co-working-space-cum-bar. At nig...