The Standard's first UK hotel opens this summer, featuring colourful interiors designed by Shawn Hausman  to contrast "the greyness of London".
Occupying the former Camden town hall in King's Cross, The Standard is designed by studio Shawn Hausman Design with brightly-hued guest rooms and communal spaces that have an "element of lightheartedness".
Opening its doors to the public this July, the hotel will have 266 rooms, a bar, recording studio, and three restaurants ? one of which is on the building's roof and overlooks the surrounding cityscape.

"What I've found with designing the various Standards is that each project is completely unique because of the location, the building," Shawn Hausman, founder of the studio, told Dezeen. "The thing that's consistent is the spirit and keeping the 'wit' [of The Standard brand]. It's finding the right blend of relaxed sophistication, something that's accessible and not pretentious."

This is the sixth hotel to become part of The Standard chain, joining branches in New York's Meatpacking District and East Village, Miami Beach, downtown Los Angeles and Hollywood, all with interiors developed by Shaun Hausman Design.
For the first UK outpost, the studio was given creative free reign by the hotel's CEO Amar Lalvani, and opted to work with a much bolder colour scheme.

"I would say with this property we were a bit more colourful than usual, and I think part of that is acting in contrast to...