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CIVILIAN Hotel

New York, NY

Rosevale Cocktail Room Bar Area.

Hotel & Resort

Located in Manhattan's Theater District, CIVILIAN is a 27-story, 203 room hotel where artists and audiences converge. Rockwell Group envisioned a new home and ad hoc clubhouse to serve the needs of New York’s creative corps of performers, designers, directors, producers, and writers. It’s also a place where outsiders in the know can rub shoulders with those who inspire them and immerse themselves in Broadway and all of its micro-worlds. Our design pays homage to the look and feel of Broadway’s iconic houses and hangouts, and features the Olio Collection, a first-of-its-kind curated art program with works by theatrical creatives.

Client
  • SIXTY Collective
  • Carver Road Hospitality
Project Category
Select Press
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A modern interpretation of a classic Theater District gathering place, Carversteak—the ground floor restaurant—has a curved, ribbed ceiling with mirror panels punctuated by leather seating, rich wood detailing, and vintage details.

Rosevale Cocktail Room, the hotel’s main bar and lounge, evokes a theater’s back of house on the second floor.

Permanent and rotating exhibits, organized by guest curators, feature original artwork, scenic design models, vintage posters, and other theater related ephemera.

Staircase at Civilian Hotel.
Bar at Civilian Hotel.
Living room with large windows.

“Every design move is a detail to take you behind the scenes and backstage.”

David Rockwell
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Dining area with illuminated arched wall displays.

Hallways and elevators feature custom Maya Romanoff wallcoverings with abstractions of drawings by costume designers. Framed photographs sourced from archives and contemporary theatrical photographers showcase the history of Broadway onstage and off.

Close-up of hallway with patterned walls.
Close-up of bed with curved headboard.
Two beds in double bedroom.
Indoor dining area with skyline view.
Located on the roof, Starchild offers an elevated lounge experience with uninterrupted views of the city skyline and Hudson River.
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In Carversteak, an intimate martini bar and dining area with bar height stone tables connects to the back Garden Room framed by lush dramatic curtains.