Desiree BraidoHospitality Design · Lead Designer · Jennifer Post Design · 2017–2018
AKA Tribeca
Lead designer for the hotel lobby and lounge redesign of one of New York City's most distinctive boutique hotels, later featured in Architectural Digest.
- Role
- Lead Designer
- Studio
- Jennifer Post Design
- Location
- Tribeca, New York City
- Press
- Architectural Digest
The Project
The AKA Tribeca lobby and lounge redesign called for a space that felt both intimate and elevated: a place where hotel guests could settle in, have a drink, and feel like they were somewhere genuinely special rather than generically luxurious.
Working within Jennifer Post Design's framework of refined minimalism, I led the spatial design development, material direction, furniture selections, and presentation coordination throughout the design development phase. The project required navigating a complex set of stakeholders while maintaining a singular creative vision.
Design Direction
The material palette balanced warmth and sophistication: brass detailing, onyx bar surfaces, curvaceous seating forms that invited lingering, and a carefully curated art program that gave the space personality without loudness.
The lounge was conceived as a series of distinct moments: the bar as a destination, the fireplace as an anchor, and the private alcoves as intimate counterpoints to the more social main room.
Press
The AKA Tribeca lobby and lounge was featured in Architectural Digest as part of a story on Jennifer Post's first hotel project.