UK architecture firm Michaelis Boyd's boutique hotel in Williamsburg is now open to guests, and will soon boast the area's first grand ballroom, a rooftop pool and a water-tower bar offering New York skyline views.
The Williamsburg Hotel ? named after its neighbourhood in Brooklyn ? is opening in phases from January 2017 and is set to be finished later this year.

The building on the corner of Wythe Avenue and North 10th Street sits slightly below ground level. A terrace leads down from the road to the hotel's entrance in the basement.
The stepped garden features wall art by local artists, and introduces a circular motif found across the building through oval shaped nooks lined with cushioned seating for summer leisure.

The building opens onto a bar, flooded by light from generous windows looking out onto the terrace. Intending to evoke the neighbourhood's industrial roots, the architects decked the floors in faded wood, and exposed the ceiling services and brick walls.

The bar itself serves as the space's centrepiece. Hanging above the counter and tracing its perimeter, an installation by local street artist Eric Reiger is made up of thousands of different coloured threads.
Just past the lounge, the architects have planned a restaurant set to open later this year. They describe the space as "full of bold colours and intricate mosaic flooring, lit with a mix of candles and beautiful light fittings".
The hotel's cellar-level restaurant is set to open ...