Hospitality Design Trends for 2022
Experts have to keep an eye on the future in any industry. Given the numerous changes in the hospitality sector over the past few years, things may seem less predictable than ever. However, some trends are stic...
Node Kyoto Hotel Offers A Gallery Space-Like Experience To Its Guests
A hotel and a hub, Node Kyoto’s charm extends far beyond its impressive accommodations. Presented to resemble the private home of an art collector — albeit one with 25 guestrooms — the Seiichiro Takeuchi...
Read and Rest Hotel In Beijing Offers To Its Guests A Real In-House Library
In the context of Beijing’s busy modern city life, Read & Rest Boutique Hotel at its core is an attempt at promoting a quality lifestyle that is balanced between feeding one’s curiosity (Read) and bri...
noa* Creates An Oasis For The Senses In South Tyrol
In South Tyrol, Saltaus, local practice noa* – network of architecture has recently completed the overhaul of the Apfelhotel Torgglerhof, evoking the vintage charm of this historical hotel while creating an ...
Tenon Architecture Builds Sculptural Wooden Cave Using 1.112 Different Curved Pieces
Architects Apostolos Mitropoulos and Thanos Zervos of Tenon Architecture have designed and built a sculptural wooden cave at the Hyades Mountain Resort in Trikala Korinthias, Greece. The Athens-based studio has...
This Hotel In Amsterdam Celebrates Historical Dutch Crafts
After an extensive renovation, a landmark 17-Century building on one of Amsterdam’s oldest canals has reopened its doors as Hotel The Craftsmen. The 14-room boutique hotel celebrates historical Dutch crafts w...
Johannes Torpe Reimagines Derelict Concrete Structure Into Luxury Resort In Hungary
Johannes Torpe Studios has unveiled the first visuals from the Buda Resort, a luxury spa resort located in the Visegrad Hills of Hungary. An unfinished and derelict concrete construction lying dormant since th...
Two Monumental Churches In The Netherlands Become Temporary Home For Travelers
Two former churches in the Netherlands have been reimagined as a temporary home for travelers, locals and artists alike. Located in Utrecht and Amsterdam, BUNK is a place where those who wander will start to...
SWEETS Hotel Transforms Amsterdam’s Former Bridge Houses Into Hotel Rooms
Dutch architecture firm Space&Matter has turned a series of canal-side bridge keeper’s houses in Amsterdam into the SWEETS hotel. The bridge houses were built along City's canals between 1673 and 2009 an...
Enota Designs Banja Vrućica Spa As A Cluster of Giant Mushroom
As part of the extensive refurbishment project of Hotel Kardial in Banja Vrućica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenian architectural firm Enota has designed a new wellness facility, which comprises interior and e...
Nature Eco Residences Santorini To Open In May
Nestled into a cliffside on the crescent-shaped island of Santorini, Nature Eco Residences Santorini is set to open in early May 2020. Here, near the ancient city of Akrotiri, guests can expect sights of midnig...
Studio Apostoli Designs Lefay Resort & SPA Dolomiti In Italy
A complex that seems to emerge from the woods and blends perfectly into the landscape in which it is located: in line with the philosophy of the brand, Lefay Resort & SPA Dolomiti reinterprets the tradition...
Claesson Koivisto Rune Turns Former 1920s Bank Into Contemporary Hotel in Tokyo
Opening this February in Tokyo, K5 presents a wholly original concept; a micro-complex where a collective of guestrooms, restaurants, bars and social spaces are bound together by “aimai” — a Japanese wor...
OMA Completes Potato Head Studios Hotel In Bali
OMA’s first hotel dedicated not only to guests but also the local community has opened its doors in Seminyak, Bali. The Potato Head Studios, designed by OMA / David Gianotten and commissioned by Potato Head,...
Kengo Kuma-Designed Ace Hotel Kyoto To Open This Spring
Ace Hotel has revealed the interior of its new venue in Kyoto, designed by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma and Los Angeles-based studio Commune Design.
Now open for bookings from April, Ace Hotel Kyoto is a 213 ...
Pierre Yovanovitch Designs Ski-in-ski-out Hotel Le Coucou In France
Paris and New York-based designer Pierre Yovanovitch has recently completed Le Coucou, a five-star design-focused ski hotel in the mountains of Méribel, France. Perched on the heights of Belvedere, close to L...
Studio MORQ Designs New Exclusive Scenario Boutique Hotel In Rome
Studio MORQ has recently completed the "Scenario", an exclusive boutique hotel situated in the Vicolo delle Ceste in the IX district – the area that encloses the Pantheon, Largo di Torre Argentina, Via delle ...
Vana Pernari Creates A Botanical Bolthole On Crete’s Coastline
Far removed from the identikit beach hotels that dot Crete’s coastline, Cretan Malia Park is a flora-filled retreat that augments classic Aegean hospitality with a focus on refined luxury and slow-paced livin...
Kooo Architects Transforms Guangzhou Concrete Building Into A Minimal Guesthouse For Young Travelers
Tokyo-based Kooo Architects has recently converted an existing concrete structure into a guesthouse for hotel chain Far & Near in Guangzhou, China. XinYuqingli is the second guesthouse designed by Kooo Arc...
The First Guitar-Shaped Hotel In The World Opens In Hollywood
Montreal-based creative agency Float4 has designed and produced the digital light spectacle for the grand opening of the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in the city of Hollywood, Florida. Float4 has also ...
ORMS Converts 1970s Brutalist Building Into The First Standard Hotel In UK
London-based architects Orms has recently completed the conversion of the former Camden Town Hall Annexe, a 1974 Brutalist structure overlooking King’s Cross, into the 266-room contemporary hotel, The Standar...