Heritage hospitality
An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about heritage hospitality
Project • By OFFICE INAINN • Farms
21-24 Nikkakjøkken Restaurant
Minimal intervention adaptive reuse: a restaurant core inserted into an existing barn, with the timber truss left exposed.
Mathias Sæther
Mathias Sæther
Function as an insert, not a rebuild.
The original envelope remains; a lightweight core delivers the restaurant programme. Conceived as an independent module built entirely in timber, it is not intended to be immediately reversible in situ, but is designed for future demounting without harm to the historic shell. Services, storage and back-of-house are consolidated within the insert to keep the span clear and the truss legible. Adding only what is necessary.
The silhouette in the landscape is unchanged. Openings are calibrated rather than enlarged; new work reads as... More
Project • By GALATI CASMIRO GIORNO • Hotels
VVE460
VVE460 demonstrates how adaptive reuse can extend the life of an existing interior through careful conversion rather than replacement. The project by Galati Casmiro Giorno reinterprets an early twentieth-century Liberty-style apartment in Catania as a hospitality space, using targeted interventions to improve functionality, spatial clarity, and guest comfort while maintaining a connection to the interior’s architectural heritage. Rather than erasing traces of the past, the design treats existing materials and cultural references as active components of the renewed guest accommodation.
Claudia Giorno
Claudia Giorno
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Adaptive reuse and material retention
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Project • By The Room Architecture and Design • Restaurants
Khéma Restaurant Flatiron
The design for Khéma Flatiron, located on the 27th and 28th floors of the Flatiron by Meridian building, represents a strategic evolution for one of Phnom Penh’s most established hospitality brands. Partnering with Meridian International Holdings and Thalias Hospitality Group, The Room Architecture and Design was tasked with translating the intimate, home-like ambiance of the original Khéma locations into a high-rise setting tailored to a fast-paced international business district.
Robert Kleiner
Strategic brand continuityThe primary challenge was to maintain brand recognition while updating the aesthetic for a contemporary mixed-use tower. To achieve this, the design incorporates signature elements from Khé... More