Wildman Chalmers Design played a key role in Studio Gang's Populus hotel in Denver. Inspired by Colorado's aspen trees, the hotel features eye-like windows mimicking aspen bark patterns. Wildman Chalmers Design crafted the interiors, using local materials and a palette of soft greens and browns to evoke the tranquility of nature.
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Wildman Chalmers Design has been featured in Architectural Digest for our work on the Populus hotel in Denver. This project, led by Jeanne Gang, redefines hospitality with its Aspen-inspired, biophilic design. As Jeanne Gang says, “The idea is to surround people with biophilia and get them in the mood of being in nature”.
Read the full feature in Architectural Digest.
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Local materials and makers figure prominently in Populus’ interiors, which were designed by Heather Wildman of Wildman Chalmers and executed in collaboration with Fowler Architecture & Interior Design. 'We created a warm, neutral, cohesive palette of soft greens and browns,' says Wildman of the layers of storytelling that can be found in the textures, objects and materials throughout the hotel’s guestrooms, public spaces and two restaurants, as told in this article by Wallpaper*
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We’re excited to celebrate the opening of Populus, a project that puts sustainability at the forefront of travel.
Collaborating with Urban Villages, Aparium Hotel Group, Studio Gang, and Fowler Architecture and Interior Design, we at Wildman Chalmers Design are proud to have brought biophilic design elements that reflect the beauty of the natural world and honor the Mountain West. With its Aspen-inspired architecture, curated art by Katherine Homes, and two distinctive restaurants—Pasque and Stellar Jay—Populus is as impactful as it is beautiful.
Plus, with every night’s stay, a tree is planted, allowing guests to directly support the planet.
A big thank you to Travel + Leisure for the exclusive first glimpse!
Photo Credit: Yoshihiro Makino
Populus Hotel in Denver, designed by Studio Gang and inspired by aspen trees. The hotel, which is set to open in summer 2024, features a forest-themed design with an earthy lobby, a trunk-like multi-floor structure, and a rooftop canopy with a green deck by Superbloom. The interiors, created by Wildman Chalmers Design, are meant to evoke the tranquility and complexity of nature, with 265 rooms and two restaurants that aim to engage the senses as detailed in this article by Luxe Interiors + Design.
Rendering: Nephew
