Milanese firm Hannes Peer Architecture’s first hotel project brings an elegant Italian and residential style to New York’s The Manner, a spinoff from Standard International. The firm worked with Verena Haller, the hotel’s chief design officer, to outfit the property’s lobby, 97 guest rooms, penthouse, restaurant, cocktail bar, and the guest-only space dubbed The Apartment. Stepping into the richly layered, art-filled hotel one is transported to a chic, Milanese apartment.

The lobby is a series of textures, materials, and compositions, including a terra-cotta frieze, fluted walls, and marble. Artwork by Nicholas Shurey, Giovanni de Francesco, Elvira Solana, Alex Proba, and Ben Medansky dot the interior, adding another level of sophistication.

Off to the side of the lobby, marble stairs lead to The Apartment where a cork-clad ceiling and ceramic columns continue the abundant materiality. A heavy fireplace, floor-to-ceiling mirrors, Pompeian red walls, a mahogany plywood room divider, exposed concrete, and many chandeliers create a chic social area.

In the guest rooms, a sense of Milanese midcentury modernism is evoked in the glossy ochre walls and red lacquer, devoid of art so that the color does the talking. The architects’ background in residential interiors and a sense of brutalism inform the spaces. Chandeliers, plush seating, dark wood veneers, and bespoke Italian fabrics add warmth to the decadence. The rooms act as a refuge from the city, with the design offering revitalization through its vibrant colors and yet a sense of calm in its restrained decor. Attention to finishes—lacquers and gold leaf inlays—make the space feel sumptuous in place of ornamentation.