Opened in April, Belden Home & Mews is a full-service lodge within the coronary heart of Litchfield, Connecticut, a city listed on the Nationwide Register of Historic Locations for its exceptional 18th-century American structure. New York-based Champalimaud Design, PBDW Architects, Reed+Hilderbrand panorama architects, and varied native artisans and companies collaborated to renovate the 1888 Dr. Charles Belden mansion and “The Mews”—a 1959 modernist addition to the property—and join them with the 1891 Litchfield Firehouse.
Housing 31 guestrooms and suites, the property presents venues together with the eating room and bar, bathhouse, a seasonal out of doors pool and garden membership, and the Dwelling Room, the place Champalimaud Design added all-new furnishings, lighting, and equipment, whereas refinishing the unique wooden flooring. “The Dwelling Room is a little bit of a nexus level, anchored by the unique fire, balanced by a stupendous bay window and window seat,” defined Founder Anthony Champalimaud. “We anticipated seating teams, snug for eating, cocktails, or a spot to take a seat with a laptop computer. It’s social within the night because it connects to the eating room and has visibility to the bar. It feels contemporary and shiny through the day and warmly illuminated from the unique silver chandelier at night time. It’s as snug as a residential lounge should be, organized and furnished to satisfy its function any time of day.”
Courtney Brannan, principal of Champalimaud Design, added that “We designed the room as a classy and easygoing area for teams and {couples} to collect, or just to spend a day studying a novel on the window seat. The buttermilk partitions and cafe-style sheers soften and replicate the daylight streaming into the Dwelling Room every day. Rattan and tassel particulars improve the sense of heat emanating from the area, whereas the couch creates an impactful distinction between modern and conventional aesthetics.” Champalimaud Design partnered with a number of native distributors on the venture, together with The Rug Firm, Champalimaud Assortment for Holland & Sherry (sheers), and B&B Italia (couch).
A Sense of Motion
“The deep jewel tones of the carpet assist to floor the area whereas creating motion within the room by means of its ethereal patterning,” Brannan described.
Showcasing Native Artwork
Champalimaud Design chosen a piece by native artist Brad Greenwood “to stimulate feeling and dialog amongst company,” stated Brannan. Belden Home additionally contains a assortment of modernist works by Marcel Breuer and Eliot Noyes Belden.
Indigenous Flora
“These are cherry blossoms, a vibrant illustration of spring and a technique to join Belden Home with the bucolic surrounding space,” Brannan famous.
Making the Previous New Once more
Champalimaud Design restored the unique silver chandelier with marbleized paper shades by Shandell’s. Dumais Made offered customized lighting for the area.
