Forget table tennis. Britain’s first luxury youth club offers teens Vitra chairs, a media lab and even a VIP area. Kate Burt takes a tour.
Source: The Independent >> Read Full Article Monday, 23 November 2009
Shouldn’t be long,” says the receptionist, issuing a visitor pass. “Do have a seat over there while you wait.” “Over there” is a stylishly angular arrangement of suspended bench seating made from crushed granite resin, flanked with stainless steel planters and elegant cacti.
Polished pop tunes waft from speakers somewhere up above; the lighting is gentle, and bounces off the giant, black Perspex logo on the wall, in its slick, modern font. It could be the entrance lobby to the offices of a hip, and wealthy, style magazine.
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The bathroom at OPEN – Britain’s most luxurious youth club.
This vast grade II listed building in Norwich city centre opened last month at a cost of £12 million. Architect-designed, it houses a nightclub and juice bar, and cool gizmos like movement-sensor lighting. And it’s furnished with the sort of designer pieces you might see in the pages of Elle Decoration.
This is OPEN, Britain’s most luxurious youth club. It barely relates to the traditional youth club, usually housed in a community hall with tatty furnishings, a table-tennis table and a dispiriting institutional air. No wonder the intended “youth” clientele are more likely to be found wandering aimlessly around the streets, or seeing how long they can eke out a couple of quid in McDonald’s … Continue Reading
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