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Crowne Plaza Warsaw HUB Hotel Interior Design by Magdalena Federowicz-Boule

Crowne Plaza Warsaw HUB Hotel Interior Design

Golden A' Design Award Winner 2021

Warm amber tones and burnished copper hues dominate Magdalena Federowicz-Boule's Crowne Plaza Warsaw HUB Hotel Interior Design, establishing an immediate chromatic dialogue between metallic warmth and cool architectural transparency that defines this sophisticated hospitality environment. The compositional architecture operates through a masterful orchestration of vertical elements, where slender black metal fins create a rhythmic screen dividing yet connecting spatial zones, their repetitive linear geometry establishing visual cadence against the expansive glazed facade that floods the interior with diffused natural illumination. The eye traces diagonal vectors established by pendant light clusters descending in deliberate asymmetry, their spherical opalescent globes and elongated copper-toned vessels creating constellation-like arrangements that punctuate the double-height volume with sculptural luminosity. The chromatic palette weaves together burnt sienna and caramel in the velvet upholstered seating, raw umber and bronze in metallic accents, cream and ivory in the Carrara-veined marble flooring, while steel blue and charcoal gray anchor the peripheral architectural elements including exposed concrete columns that assert structural honesty. The spatial construction employs layered planes receding through foreground seating arrangements into middle-ground lounge configurations, ultimately terminating at the transparent envelope that dissolves the boundary between interior refuge and urban context beyond. Textural contrasts abound: the buttery soft nap of velvet chair shells, the cool polished surface of marble tabletops reflecting pendant illumination, the industrial rawness of concrete structural elements, and the warm tactile invitation of fluted wood paneling at the reception counter. The compositional balance achieves dynamic asymmetry through the weighted cluster of amber seating in the foreground right quadrant counterposed against the vertical screen element at left, while suspended lighting provides visual continuity across the horizontal expanse. Light behaves with particular sophistication here, combining the soft ambient daylight filtering through floor-to-ceiling glazing with the warm focused glow of decorative pendants, creating overlapping pools of illumination that define intimate conversation zones within the generous open volume. Edge treatment varies strategically, with crisp delineation at architectural junctions softening to gradual transitions where upholstery meets polished floor surfaces, establishing visual hierarchy through selective focus. The atmospheric register suggests refined cosmopolitan hospitality, a space designed for arrival and departure rituals, for business encounters and leisurely contemplation, embodying contemporary luxury through material restraint and spatial generosity rather than ornamental excess.

The architect designed the interior of public areas and hotel rooms located in the Crowne Plaza hotel in Warsaw in accordance with the standards of the IHG brand. The design of Crowne Plaza Hotel has been prepared for the Warsaw HUB building in Warsaw, in Wola district. That project is a multifunctional complex of two skyscrapers joined by a bridge. Interior of this hotel is unique. Interior of the hotel combines elegance but cosy, nature but satisficated and also vibrant feel – mix of gold, wood, marble, green and the emerald fabric as the colors of Warsaw and Vistula.