Magazine Article: "One Central Park Tower"

This article talks about how architect David M.Childs designed and built the AOL Time Warner Center (mainly the Mandarin Oriental Hotel inside of the early named building) at New York.

The south tower of AOL Time Warner Center is entirely residential; the north tower combines the forthcoming Mandarin Oriental Hotel with apartments above.

Bisected by a huge core that conceals the tower stair, elevators and ducts from the mechanical floors above, the floor plan offers more than 2 000 square feet beyond the grandest luxury standard for a Manhattan apartment that is not a duplex.
Robert A. M. Stern, the interior architect of the Mandarin Hotel, chose not to imagine a client with particular style. Instead, his strategy was to create the kind of spaces to be found in pre-World War II New York City apartments or in a grand house. He proposed classical columns,paneling and crown moldings for conventionally shaped rooms.

The windows are separated by pilasters, to conceal draperies and provide surfaces of art. The entrance hall, living room and master bedroom overlook Central Park. Informal living spaces and secondary bedrooms face the Hudson.

In each hotel room, all furnishings, fabrics and artworks shown in the renderings are inspired by real ones. The master bedroom, bath, and dressing and gym areas make up the entire 90-foot length of the north wall. The 120-foot long east facade defines the rest of the living space, which includes an enclosed Japanese-style meditation room and long linear pool with a bridge.


In conclusion, the interior designer Thad Hayes talks about his clients experience at the hotel:"I imagined a man or a woman who was a spiritual person, with an interest in Japanese religion and culture, but who is also involved with many people and projects".