In the case of resort and metropolis matchmaking, we're undecided there's a extra good pairing than Marriott's Version Lodges and the ever-dynamic Madrid. The model is opening a property within the Spanish capital the week of April 21, and we took a more in-depth take a look at the resort's distinctive design.

"It's only a stunning metropolis that marches to its personal beat and goes its personal method," hotelier Ian Schrager, The Version's visionary, stated of Madrid in an announcement launched to Journey + Leisure. The identical might be stated for the resort model, recognized for its dramatic design schemes and forays into nightlife. (Schrager, you may recall, is the impresario behind New York's former Studio 54.)

The Madrid EDITION, interiors are very up to date in design Credit score: Nicolas Koenig

The Madrid Version is positioned within the Plaza de la Descalzas neighborhood, simply off the town's Plaza Mayor, the place company are welcomed into the up to date house by an 18th-century baroque portal salvaged from a close-by constructing. The foyer is the center of the resort, emulating the gathering locations of the close by plazas, off which company will discover the Foyer Bar, the Punch Room, and Jerónimo, led by chef Enrique Olvera of Mexico Metropolis's Pujol.

Design-wise, the showstopper simply off the foyer is a grand spiral staircase, whose undulating white kind contrasts its darkish wood-clad setting, once more combining old- and new-world aesthetics. It units the tone for the 200 rooms — although they're all bedecked in an off-white shade scheme with glossy furnishings and the beds' illuminated headboards recalling the baroque entrance.

That old-meets-new design sensibility was crafted by acclaimed British architect John Pawson, famend for his work in minimalism, and Paris-based designer François Champsaur, regarded for his extra playful type. The fusion of their visions is obvious all through the resort, significantly when basic architectural components — say, an arched hallway with parquet flooring — meet punchy colours, à la Luis Barragán–impressed scorching pink lighting.

The Madrid EDITION, interiors are very up to date in design Credit score: Nicolas Koenig

"With The Madrid Version, I needed to make someplace with an equal however completely different depth — calm areas to withdraw to, but in addition an setting charged with its personal life and id," Pawson stated in an announcement.

Elsewhere within the resort, you'll discover the rooftop restaurant Oroya, helmed by Peruvian chef Diego Muñoz, in addition to a glamorous basement nightclub that can open later this yr. There's additionally an outside pool, a health heart, and a spa.

The Madrid EDITION, interiors are very up to date in design Credit score: Nicolas Koenig

The Madrid Version is at present in its preview part, with a full public opening slated for the week of April 21. Charges begin at roughly $780 per evening, and you may guide a room right here.