Henry Jones | Circa Morris-Nunn

The Henry Jones

PROJECT INFORMATION

The Henry Jones Art Hotel is one of a handful of dedicated art hotels throughout the world. The genesis of the hotel began with our winning a selection process to recycle Hobart’s oldest waterfront warehouses. We advocated blending the architectural and warehouse/factory elements with contemporary design and art to create a new five star hotel and associated retail tenancies. The inter-relationship of the historic and the dramatically new in this project has forged a unique union, setting the scene for a creative partnership with artists and us as architects.

Despite two decades of neglect, the Hunter Street site and its buildings were rich with the remnants of past industry and development. The materials from which the buildings were constructed were left intact, with all their wear and tear, and new contrasting elegant insertions were added and we orchestrated the involvement of a diverse group of artists to assist in realizing our collective vision.

Art and design have been incorporated into the very fabric of the Hotel, as well as furniture and works on walls. The Hotel has already attracted avid art-lovers from all corners of the globe, and acclaim from some of the world's leading newspapers and travel journals.

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