THE PICCADILLY HOTEL
Located within Potts Point, The Piccadilly Hotel endeavours to bestow guests with a venue that emulates the diverse, anomalous locale.
HARMONIOUS CONFLICT
The concept is derived from the neighborhood of Potts Point, and the patchwork of people and place within it. The Piccadilly Hotel aims to echo each unique subset and impart a space in which those who come may commune as one.
THE SPACE
The site houses three levels and a rooftop garden. A community library rises from ground floor, up to level two. The library acts not only as a meeting place of borrowable information, but also as the central circulation element by means of a staircase. The library is the heart of The Piccadilly Hotel, and is the unifying force that binds each place as one.
Together, each level is at once coalescent and distinct.
GROUND FLOOR
Ground floor houses the restaurant offering and a coffee shop that is accessible by Victoria St and reception. At the core of the site, the library is set at a 45-degree angle. All spatial planning and circulation flow from this central element to create a space that encourages exploration and discovery.
To pay homage to the original occupants, the plan of the original bar has been inversed, resulting in the new bar design hugging the exterior of the original layout, and the bathrooms nudging inwards. This inversion creates a connection to the past while introducing a contemporary perspective.
COFFEE SHOP
An introduction to the offerings within The Piccadilly Hotel, the coffee shop accommodates eight patrons, with the intention of providing business during off-peak times.
RECEPTION
RECEPTION
A large format reception caters to peak times. To enter any space within the venue, you must pass through this main control point.
THE LIBRARY
The heart of the venue.
The library functions as a circulation element, with a staircase enveloping the structure, and a lift running through the core. The library encourages movement and exploration; spanning three levels, guests may access information from any floor. A cavernous void bathes the library in daylight and creates an expansive feel in an otherwise contractive space.
DINING SPACE
DINING SPACE
Dining zones are pocketed throughout ground floor to offer intimate areas in an open-plan space. Lavender tiles provide a soft contrast to a predominantly warm palette.
WASHROOMS
A nod to the past.
The washrooms pay homage to The Piccadilly Hotel’s Art Deco heritage. Streamlined silhouettes, verticality, smooth curves, and symmetry converge in a delicate palette that exudes a time long past, yet offers a sense of continuity.
LEVEL ONE
Level one accommodates The Piccadilly Hotel’s bar offering and a private dining room that forms part of the restaurant below.
Similar to ground floor, the spatial planning is dictated by the library and ripples out to allow for compelling circulation. A darker materials palette is employed to create a space that feels enigmatic and veiled.
ARRIVAL
Upon arrival, you are met with a continuation of the library, and a conflicting change in materiality. Whilst the bar is potently mysterious and shrouded, the library remains swathed in light, juxtaposing with the offering on this level.
PRIVATE DINING
PRIVATE DINING
On a more serious note.
A private dining room that eludes to an air of sophistication. Seating up to twelve, guest are offered sublime views of the library, with a private store of books to peruse.
THE BAR
Elusive, evocative, and intriguing.
A curved bar that seats nineteen guests. This is the place community comes together. To drink, to read, to meet a stranger.
Harmoniously conflicting materials dress the bar, with a ceiling detail further dictating the space, drawing you in.
BAR SEATING
BAR SEATING
Intimate booth seating areas are articulated by Venetian glass brick partitions. Materiality is diverse, with a focus on conflicting pattern and texture.
LEVEL TWO
A place to stay that is as unique as its locale.
Level two houses a rooftop bar that is serviced from level one, and a boutique accommodation offering that consists of four rooms. A lift is provided on the northern wall for guests to access the rooftop garden.
Materiality changes yet again. A mixture of texture, tone, and pattern collide in earthy tones, giving each space a sense of tranquil adventure.
A ROOM TO STAY
Comfort is key.
Warm tones and natural materials meld together to create an environment that feels like home.
THE BATHROOMS
THE BATHROOMS
A spiritual experience.
Guests are offered a unique bathing space in which to unwind and refresh. Bathrooms are entirely clad with traditional Japanese ceramic tiles in mottled earthy tones. A skylight pushes up past the physical realm of level two to the rooftop garden. Light enters and swathes the space in golden hues, providing a place for enlightenment and mindfulness.
The skylight reaches three metres in length, giving the space a feeling of expansiveness.
ROOFTOP GARDEN
The final destination of The Piccadilly Hotel.
A public garden gives back to the community of Potts Point and provides guests with unparalleled views of the Sydney city skyline. Spatial planning is ordered around the circular skylights that protrude from guest rooms.
The skylights become public space, and offer seating to those within the garden. Native low growing wildflowers and grasses sit within concrete planters, creating private pockets throughout the gardens.