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The Coral Room by Martin Brudnizki Design Studio

London

April 6, 2018

Sir Edwin Lutyens enjoyed working with bold colors. So does Martin Brudnizki, who recently completed the Coral Room (and nearby lounge) inside a Lutyens-designed building that now houses the Bloomsbury Hotel. “He probably would have gone with a black,” says Brudnizki, “but this coral is such a great color, and everyone looks good in it.” The landmark Neo-Georgian structure was built in 1932 as a YWCA. “You couldn’t touch anything,” says Brudnizki. “All you could do is paint.” He also points out that things need to reinvent themselves. What was once a women’s refuge serves a very different purpose now. “People walk in and think, ‘I’m going to have fun here.’ ”

Josephine Minutillo is editor in chief of Architectural Record. Trained as an architect, she began writing for RECORD in 2001 while practicing architecture, and has held several positions at the magazine over the past two decades. Her articles have appeared in many international publications. She has been an invited critic at Washington University in St. Louis, The Cooper Union, Columbia GSAPP, Pratt Institute, The City College of New York, and Yale University.
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