Straf Hotel & Bar
Milan, Italy
A mesmerizing monument to deconstructivist aesthetics lies mere steps from Milan's Duomo cathedral and La Scala opera house. Italian architect and fashion designer Vincenzo de Cotiis conceived of the hotel as a work of art?a grand scale installation. With bare cement floors and stairs, rooms featuring oxidized brass and split slate, scratched mirrors, burnished iron, and torn, aged gauze captured between sheets of glass, de Cotiis summons an atmosphere of warmth and well-being from scrappy, hard-edged materials.
The 64 guestrooms come in either a light or dark color palette and exude intimacy despite (or perhaps because of) the hints of industrial design. While the conceptual design elements of the Straf offer plenty of cerebral delights, there are still many creature comforts to appeal to the senses. The hotel also offers several ?relaxation rooms,? which include massage chairs and aromatherapy treatments.
The 64 guestrooms come in either a light or dark color palette and exude intimacy despite (or perhaps because of) the hints of industrial design. While the conceptual design elements of the Straf offer plenty of cerebral delights, there are still many creature comforts to appeal to the senses. The hotel also offers several ?relaxation rooms,? which include massage chairs and aromatherapy treatments.
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? Milan-Malpensa: 55 min. (52 km)
LOCATION
? STRAF is situated in the city centre, a short walk from the Duomo Cathedral, and has its origins in a new concept of hospitality, characterised by a personal and attentive, yet informal service. By choosing unusual materials, recycling objects and experimenting with the surroundings, De Cotiis has achieved an interior design that is a far cry from standard hotel design, and includes elements of industrial style and Arte Povera.
ACCOMMODATION
? 64 rooms
? Single rooms
? Standard doubles
? Superior doubles
? Superior twins
? Comfort doubles
? Relax doubles
? Well being
? Executive rooms and suites
? Reflect two apparently diverse philosophies: extreme hi-tech functionality with a minimalist touch and the warm and intimate ambience of rooms designed using refined, innovative materials such as split slate, burnished brass, concrete and iron, gauze-effect glass and aged mirrors, alongside furnishings specially designed by Vincenzo De Cotiis.
POWER OF ART
In Milan, a city where expressing yourself through art and fashion is as expected as a warm espresso, the elegant STRAF is turning towards highbrow art to put an end to low-minded pollution. Here, plastics are also banned to raise environmental awareness among guests, while nearby fashion experts are creating recyclable textiles for tomorrow ?s smart new looks.
LOCATION
? STRAF is situated in the city centre, a short walk from the Duomo Cathedral, and has its origins in a new concept of hospitality, characterised by a personal and attentive, yet informal service. By choosing unusual materials, recycling objects and experimenting with the surroundings, De Cotiis has achieved an interior design that is a far cry from standard hotel design, and includes elements of industrial style and Arte Povera.
ACCOMMODATION
? 64 rooms
? Single rooms
? Standard doubles
? Superior doubles
? Superior twins
? Comfort doubles
? Relax doubles
? Well being
? Executive rooms and suites
? Reflect two apparently diverse philosophies: extreme hi-tech functionality with a minimalist touch and the warm and intimate ambience of rooms designed using refined, innovative materials such as split slate, burnished brass, concrete and iron, gauze-effect glass and aged mirrors, alongside furnishings specially designed by Vincenzo De Cotiis.
POWER OF ART
In Milan, a city where expressing yourself through art and fashion is as expected as a warm espresso, the elegant STRAF is turning towards highbrow art to put an end to low-minded pollution. Here, plastics are also banned to raise environmental awareness among guests, while nearby fashion experts are creating recyclable textiles for tomorrow ?s smart new looks.
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