Sarha Hotel — Lobby

A city hotel asked for a lobby that felt calm at any hour, in a building whose façade faced the afternoon sun.

We closed the lobby to the street and opened it to the sky through one narrow skylight running the length of the room. Through the day its beam crosses the travertine floor and climbs the concrete wall like the hand of a clock. Seating sits in low niches out of the beam’s path, so guests sit in soft light while the room itself keeps time.