The Houston Chronicle highlights Rottet Studio's design of the space at BG Group Place for the offices of Johnson / Downie."Hovering near the top of BG Group Place, at 811 Main, in the glass alcove that is the building's signature architectural feature, the Rottet Studio-designed space is a luxe nest for the recruitment of top-flight legal eagles. A place of extreme clarity and light, it welcomes visitors first to a gleaming lounge. A white marble bar replaces the typical corporate reception desk, white leather furniture invites relaxation, rich wood floors bring a touch of warmth, a few chrome accents add sparkle and floor-to-ceiling windows suggest endless possibility."Read the full article here.
Interior Design covers Lauren Rottet's work on New York offices for an asset-management group."Lauren Rottet always dreamed of living in New York. The opportunity to do so hasn’t yet presented itself, so the Interior Design Hall of Fame member has done the next best thing. When Rottet Studio was renovating the Surrey hotel on the Upper East Side, she opened a satellite office downtown. And she was off and running. The satellite is now every bit as busy as its long-established counterparts in Houston, her native city, and Los Angeles, long her adopted hometown. Completing her first New York financial-services project, for an asset-management group, has made her a bona fide player in the big league in Gotham— for her and many of her clients, it’s still the center of the world."Read the full article here.
Lauren Rottet talks to Contract magazine concerning hospitality's influence on workplace design."A movie director’s hope is that a film breaks new ground, engages its audience, correctly tells a story, inspires those who watch it, wins all the best awards and publicity, and becomes a classic that lasts for years. In short, the movie delivers pleasure. This is what I want for my design projects, as well. The occupants and their visitors should continually be served and inspired by the space. My firm Rottet Studio has been designing offices for many years, creating architectural environments that inspire and satisfy a company’s needs. But pressures for the office to perform for the client, as well as significant changes in today’s work environment, have caused us to rethink the way we approach office design."Read the full story here.
Long a resource for discerning hotel consumers, the Relais & Chateaux group is a collection of just over 500 hotels around the world that share a common “art de vivre.” They’ve just announced the addition of their only New York City hotel, the first Manhattan property in almost 20 years: The Surrey hotel, on the Upper East Side. Read more at Elite Traveler and BlackBook Magazine.