Sector: Hospitality
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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 Across Europe, retrofit has quietly shifted from being an outlier in development strategy to its default starting point. Yet despite this shift, the industry still sees projects accelerating into concept design long before the existing building is truly understood. This is where risk embeds itself – through untested assumptions,…
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The power of ‘built in’ building control expertise
By: Georgina Mullen, Director There is a phrase I’ve heard far too often in our industry: “We’ll try and get that past building control”. I heard it frequently when I first started working on projects in England, and every time, it made me wince. In Ireland—where I developed my experience as an Assigned Certifier within…
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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 Across Europe, retrofit has become the default starting point for development, not the exception. Yet too many projects still rush into concept design without fully understanding the existing building. That is where risk enters the system – through untested assumptions, inherited defects and briefs built on optimism rather than…
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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…
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Leadership that drives results and builds partnerships across regions
Solutions-seekers that our clients can rely on At Hyphen, delivering excellence means collaboration and strong leadership. As we start 2026, we’re delighted to announce four promotions that strengthen our ability to deliver and build successful partnerships across markets and regions. Georgina Mullen and Jimena Etchegaray step up as directors in Northern Ireland and Mexico, Darragh…
