18 Feb 2019
Grit and glamour: Chapter Roma Hotel gears up for spring debut
BY Andrew Manns
Created by South African interior designers Studio A, Chapter Roma Hotel is slated to open in Rome this March.
The 42-room hotel, which will launch on the Via di Santa Maria dei Calderari in Rome's Regola neighbourhood, will feature a bar, restaurant, and daytime market.
Housed in a brick building that dates to the 19th century, Chapter Roma will exude an industrial chic aesthetic, incorporating a number of exposed and weathered structural elements, such as fixtures resembling metal pipes, pendant lamps, and graffiti-decorated walls.
Speaking on the hotel's design, which has been described as a mixture of grit and glamour, Tristan du Plessis, principal and founder at Studio A, said: "We wanted to create a design that stood out for its youthfulness whilst still respecting the traditions of the city, by using local craftsmen, materials, and aesthetics for a large amount of the hotel, and collaborating with young local and international artists as well as furniture and lighting manufacturers to embed a spirit of rebellion throughout the design.
"The age of the building was both inspiring and challenging, but the old walls and ancient layout made sure that each room has a unique footprint which has lent us the opportunity to create varied and interesting room types."
In a statement, Marco Cilia, the property's owner and developer, remarked that it was "important that we put our guests in the Italian state of mind".
He added: "With Chapter Roma we're telling the first part of our story, we want to create a place where guests truly feel like they’re living like a local."
Chapter Roma – a member of the Design Hotels group – will be the first location in Cilia's recently created hospitality company, Chapter Italia.
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