Archive for the 'Hotel' Category
Gorgeous Portola Hotel & Spa in California Get LEED Silver
The Portola Hotel & Spa is a new green beacon for hotels in California. The hotel achieved LEED Silver for Existing Buildings, making it one of only three hotels in California and six across the US to achieve this level of accreditation. Energy efficiency upgrades, remodeling with eco friendly materials, water efficient fixtures and purchasing [...]
Category: Eco Design,Energy Efficiency,Hotel, posted at: Feb 1st 2011, Comments: 1 CommentTags: energy efficient lighting, environmental impact, LEED, Portola Hotel, spa, VOC
Sustainable Remota Hotel Design in Chile
German based firm del Sol designed Remota Hotel in Pentagonia, Chile with low-profile structure with a green roof that camouflages it nicely and there are a host of energy saving initiatives on site as well. Inspired by the sheep farm buildings of Patagonia, Remota Hotel looks like a long, thin strip of land from a [...]
Category: Hotel, posted at: Jan 24th 2011, Comments: No CommentsTags: Chile, facades, interior, low energy, Remota Hotel, roof
Exotic Luna2 Private Hotel in Bali
Named Luna2, this private hotel designed by the famous American architect David Wahl. The hotel features an exotic swimming pool with a marvelleous surrealist sea shore view from backyard. It accepts only one guest at a time, the reason, why we call it a private hotel. It could be a perfect place for a romantic [...]
Category: Hotel, posted at: Jan 7th 2011, Comments: No CommentsTags: David Wahl, Europe, Indonesia, interior, interior design, Malanie Hall, Named Luna2
Attractive Controversy Hotel in Netherlands Redesign from Old Trains
The Controversy Inn made up of four trains recycled into cozy, themed bed and breakfast suites is the coolest way to lodge and learn about upcycled design at the same time. Located on the Controversy Farm in Hoogwoud, the Netherlands, the fun eco hotel compartments feature tons of other vintage items recycled into new things, [...]
Category: Hotel, posted at: Jan 4th 2011, Comments: No CommentsTags: Controversy Inn, Germany, inhabitat, interior, Netherlands, recycled
Elegant Recycled Materials to Furnish Shanghai’s URBN Hotel
Located in a renovated warehouse in Shanghai, URBN Hotel, the beautiful space showcases a variety of recycled materials and other locally sourced materials in its design and decoration. Thanks to its strong focus on energy efficiency, carbon neutrality, and environmental education for employees and guests, the hotel has since garnered a number of travel awards [...]
Category: Energy Efficiency,Hotel, posted at: Dec 24th 2010, Comments: No CommentsTags: bamboo, energy use, recycled materials, Shanghai, solar power, square meters, URBN, warehouse
Gorgeous Park Hotel Hyderabad by SOM
The New York based architectural firm, SOM, has recently completed The Park Hotel Hyderabad, the flagship hotel for The Park Hotel Group. This 531, 550 square foot, 270 room hotel infuses a modern, sustainable design with the local craft traditions, and is influenced by the region’s reputation as a center for the design and production [...]
Category: Architectural,Hotel, posted at: Dec 5th 2010, Comments: No CommentsTags: architectural firm, efficient design, facades, heat gain, India, New York, retail spaces, SOM, sustainable design strategies
Garimasu Hotel : 1,000 Year Old monastic retreat in Turkey
Haven’t you visit the Garimasu Hotel? It’s a 30 room resort including rooms like the Byzantine King Suite, the Cave Suite and the Eagle Nest Suite made up of an exquisitely restored 1,000 year old monastic retreat in Turkey. The walls of most of the rooms are made of volcanic rock, which results in both [...]
Category: Hotel, posted at: Nov 27th 2010, Comments: No CommentsTags: Ayvali Village, Byzantine King Suite, energy savings, Garimasu Hotel, inhabitat
Gorgeous Wanderlust Hotel in Singapore
Wanderlust is a left field and totally experimental boutique hotel set to draw madcap voyagers and curious travellers to its doorstep. Located in Little India. A bustling cultural enclave where Indian immigrants once settled, and the building was originally an old school built it 1920s. With four thematic levels of 29 rooms by award winning [...]
Category: Hotel, posted at: Nov 26th 2010, Comments: No CommentsTags: contemporary design, Creature Comforts, DP, India, Lobby Level, Singapore
Fascinating Cliff Hanger Hotel at The Grand Canyon
Cliff hanger Hotel is the ultimate hotel experience based on the concept of suspension in space and immersion in environment. With its modular design, the experience can be recreated in many locations across the world. Such locations could include the Golden Gate Bridge, California’s redwood forests and an ice fissure in the Andes. Each hotel [...]
Category: Hotel, posted at: Nov 21st 2010, Comments: No CommentsTags: Bridge, fireplace, footprint, Golden Gate Bridge, solar
Kolarbyn Hotel : Sweden’s Most Primitive Hotel
Located in a forest glade a few hours from Stockholm, the Sweden’s most primitive hotel, Kolarbyn is a encampment of 12 grass and fern blanketed wooden huts that offer a true eco-experience. But we have to warn you though that the resort which has been known to be visited by brown bears and wolves is [...]
Category: Eco Design,Hotel, posted at: Nov 20th 2010, Comments: No CommentsTags: energy savings, fireplace, inhabitat, interior, interior design, Sweden
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