Putting the spark back into CBD life: Bates Smart re-imagines The Metropolitan Hotel

The latest hospitality project from renowned designers Bates Smart combines the old with the new to make William Street in Melbourne sparkle. The Metropolitan Hotel has been re-energised through sophisticated interiors and multi-functional facilities to become a destination of note.The project designed for DeGroup sees the redevelopment of a two-story hotel building that has been modernised but retains exposed red brickwork and the original façade. Now with spaces to meet, drink and dine,