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 provides venues together with the eating room and bar, bathhouse, a seasonal outside pool and garden membership, and the Residing Room, the place Champalimaud Design added all-new furnishings, lighting, and equipment, whereas refinishing the unique wooden flooring. “The Residing Room is a little bit of a nexus level, anchored by the unique hearth, balanced by an exquisite bay window and window seat,” defined Founder Anthony Champalimaud. “We anticipated seating teams, snug for eating, cocktails, or a spot to sit down 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 recent and brilliant throughout the day and warmly illuminated from the unique silver chandelier at evening. It’s as snug as a residential front room 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 complicated and easygoing area for teams and {couples} to assemble, or just to spend a day studying a novel on the window seat. The buttermilk partitions and cafe-style sheers soften and mirror the daylight streaming into the Residing 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 challenge, 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 way 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,” mentioned Brannan. Belden Home additionally includes 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 strategy 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.
