Reviving the golden age of the luxury hotel in Brussels

"The historical research involved examining documents on how the hotel was built and “lost its identity” over time. “Our effort is about reclaiming the identity of a vanished work and at the same time, bringing that work into line with the needs of today's society in terms of electricity , plumbing, heating and insulation technologies, ” Metzger says.

Metzger likens the archaeological research to a detective arriving at a crime scene. One technology used was stratigraphy , which removes layer upon layer of paint on walls with blades to see their original colours. The hotel’s classified rooms have different paint colours as a result."

La suite de cet article d'Angela Dansby, publié dans Le Brussels Times le 8 décembre 2024, est à découvrir ici