Sector: Hospitality
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Imanol Franco Elizburu
BD manager, Spain
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Turning historic buildings into distinctive hotel assets
By Olaf Gröger, director at Hyphen A historic building’s character can contribute to its commercial appeal as a hotel. Realising that opportunity takes architectural know-how to preserve original features while accommodating modern services and daily operations. For real estate developers, asset managers and investors, historic buildings offer the opportunity to create hotels with a distinctive…
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Historic hotel in Rome
Hyphen was brought into the refurbishment of a historic building in Rome during construction, helping translate an established hotel design into a practical, buildable solution that responded to the realities of the existing property and local regulations. Previously used as a bank, the building had been vacant before its conversion to hospitality use. Its existing…
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Gloria Osteria Milano
Hyphen worked with Big Mamma Group to transform an 850 sqm property in Milan’s Brera district into Gloria Osteria, improving how the space operates and addressing longstanding technical constraints. The building had a difficult history, with previous restaurant occupiers experiencing acoustic issues and complaints from neighbouring residents. Working within this sensitive setting, Hyphen reconfigured the…
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What Stage 0 entails – and why it matters
By: Eva Diego, CEO at Hyphen Understanding an existing building’s potential and constraints before design begins helps clients make informed investment decisions. At Stage 0, Hyphen’s architectural advice tests possible uses, technical requirements and commercial viability while options remain open. Across Europe, retrofit has quietly shifted from being an outlier in development strategy to its…
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The power of ‘built in’ building control expertise
By: Georgina Mullen, director at Hyphen Building control expertise within an architectural practice helps teams address compliance from the outset. Hyphen director Georgina Mullen explains how early collaboration and technical know-how can reduce the risk of costly redesign and support safe, compliant buildings. There is a phrase I’ve heard far too often in our industry:…
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Katia Souni
Associate
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Bhavna Muttreja Jain
Head of India
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How to de‑risk retrofit before design even begins
By: Eva Diego, CEO at Hyphen Early assessment of an existing building can help identify risks before design decisions become costly to change. Hyphen CEO Eva Diego explains how Stage 0 brings technical investigation and commercial priorities together to test what an asset can realistically deliver. Across Europe, retrofit has become the default starting point…
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Hyphen moves up to 75th place in the WA100 2026
A reflection on our growth, capabilities, and the people behind them Hyphen has been included in the WA100 2026, the annual survey published by Building Design, which recognises the world’s largest architectural practices by number of fee-earning architects. Ranked at 75th, up from 79th place last year, this year’s inclusion reflects how we’ve grown and…
