High Design Meets Playtime
At its most potent, design introduces functionality and innovation at one stroke. Architects, designers, and creative professionals work to solve practical problems with a measure of style that should surprise ...
Noa* architects Completes Ten New Suites for Parc Hotel Florian in South Tyrol
For many years the cosy guest rooms of Parc Hotel Florian, situated at the foothills of the village of Siusi allo Sciliar, South Tyrol, Italy, has been providing the perfect year-round holiday experience. A uni...
The Invisible Party designs The Student Hotel Delft on the principles of circular design
Amsterdam-based design studio The Invisible Party has recently completed the latest location for The Student Hotel in the Dutch city of Delft. All common areas, private workplaces, Collab coworking space and Th...
ICEHOTEL 31 Opens Interactive Art Suites Experienceable through AR
The 31st edition of ICEHOTEL, an ephemeral art exhibition made entirely of snow and ice from Torne River — is open in the North of Sweden. New rooms include 12 unique art suites as well as six new art suites...
Peter Pichler draws on Agricultural Vernacular for Hotel Milla Mantis in South Tyrol
Milanese studio Peter Pichler Architecture takes cues from agricultural architecture and traditional farming equipment to design the Hotel Milla Montis in South Tyrol, Italy. Meadows and fields surround the we...
Herzog & de Meuron Restores Volkshaus hotel in Basel
After completing renovations for the Volkshaus brasserie and bar in 2012, Herzog & de Meuron completed the renovations of the Volkshaus hotel. The Volkshaus Basel, originally the castle bailiwick, has a ri...
Ambrosi Etchegaray Creates Shaker-Inspired Rooms for Círculo Mexicano Hotel in Mexico City
As one of the most innovative hotel groups in operation, Grupo Habita has earned every accolade that spans the two decades since their first hotel opened in Mexico City in 2000. Now, with 12 projects under thei...
Holloway Li Transforms Bermonds Locke Hotel into a Surreal, Iridescent Haven
Brought to life with repurposed materials, London-based interior architecture studio Holloway Li has transformed the 143-room Bermonds Locke Hotel into a surreal, iridescent haven, inspired by California’s ...
A New Creative Hub Opens In The Heart Of Basel
A new platform for art on Basel’s famed Steinenvorstadt, Art House Basel is a contemporary gem that blooms with creativity and a love of design. Comprising 33 rooms and suites, a sky-high bar overlooking the ...
Nature’s Fluid Beauty Meets Dramatic Hunting Narrative In WeWantMore-Designed Château de Vignée
Nature reigns in the restored Château de Vignée, a high-end boutique hotel deeply rooted the Belgian Ardennes. But not in a way you might expect. Belgian design studio WeWantMore brought the ancient estate’...
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 ...
Von M Builds Hotel Bauhofstrasse Using Prefabricated Wooden Room Modules
German studio Von M has recently built Hotel Bauhofstrasse in Ludwigsburg, Germany, using wooden room modules assembled on-site in just five working days. The four-storey building adopts the height of the dire...
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...
Red Deer Explores The Real Meaning Of Luxury Hospitality For Millennials And Generation Z
International architecture and interiors practice Red Deer have designed Birch, billed as a ‘next-generation escape’ hotel just outside London, which opens in Summer 2020. Designed in collaboration with Bi...
AG Studio Turns Mexican Colonial House Into Colorful Boutique Hotel
Mexico City’s AG Studio has recently transformed a colonial house in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, into a boutique hotel featuring concrete walls punctured with archways lined in black- and peach-colored til...
Studio Arkitekter Turns Downtown Budapest Penthouse Into Luxury Mini-Hotel
Hungarian practice Studio Arkitekter has recently completed the interior design of this four-room apartment that will compete with the increasingly dense Budapest accommodation market. Located on the top two ...