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Berlin: Grand Hyatt hall lights
Beside its “opulent minimalism“, another interesting thing about the Berlin Grand Hyatt is the way it provides dimmed lighting to the halls and corridors on the guest floors. Instead of wall sconces, the light fixtures are made of a thin vertical strip of glass printed with a black and white photographic image. Each is lit
Berlin: Axica by Frank Gehry
Back to pictures of my Berlin trip. For two days, we had meetings in a fantastic conference center designed by Frank Gehry. Axica, is located inside a squarish building which houses the offices of DZ Bank. The bank is located next to the US embassy and the Brandenburg gate (Brandenburger Tor) in Pariser Platz. To
I am one year old !
My then new iMac Dear readers, thank you for visiting. This blog has been running for just a little bit over a year. Happy Birthday to me. This is the 170th post! How did I manage? The first post was put up on November 4, 2009 – “Hello World” was just a test. So was
Berlin: 5 nights of opulent minimalism
Grand Hyatt, like all chain hotels, look alike – the one in Berlin is an exception. It was one of the 19 buildings built in the no-man’s land near the Wall (Postdamer Platz), by José Rafael Moneo. The interiors was described by Wallpaper as “opulent minimalism” – I am not sure what it means or
