Dream Downtown Hotel by Handel Architects
American firm Handel Architects have completed a New York hotel with porthole windows that give it an uncanny resemblance to children’s game Connect Four. Comprising one seven-storey block adjoined to another that is twelve storeys high, the Dream Downtown Hotel occupies a renovated former annex of the National Maritime Union of America. Overlapping layers of perforated metal clad the smaller of the … Read more
Square Nine Hotel in Belgrade
Square Nine in Belgrade is Serbia’s first world-class luxury hotel. Designed by Brazilian architect Isay Weinfeld, the hotel is housed in an old office building and took 5 years and $40M to transform from an ugly duckling into a beautiful swan. Set in the city’s historic district across from Students Square (Studentski Trg) and within walking distance to historical … Read more
Daniel Vienna Hotel
Daniel Vienna (Landstraßer Gürtel 5, 1030 Vienna, Austria), is a brand new city hotel focused on design, style and functionality. Ideal for accommodating the modern-day traveler who prefers to travel light, it also provides guests with an open, uncomplicated lifestyle. The interiors of The Daniel Vienna offer luxurious and elegant design, while light and warm spaces create a feeling of … Read more
Scandic Grand Central Hotel by Koncept
Scandic Grand Central hotel in Stockholm saw it’s opening in November 2011. Designed by Stockholm based firm Koncept, the hotel is housed in a building that dates back from 1885 and is beautifully done up – both keeping the charm of the past as well as embracing contemporary living. Koncept explains, “In the design of newly opened Scandic … Read more
Ett Hem Hotel in Stockholm by Ilse Crawford
Here’s a little preview of the Ett Hem Hotel that’s due to open in Stockholm Spring 2012. Creatively directed and designed by british style guru Ilse Crawford for JeanetteMix, the mood is of Carl Larsson’s Scandinavia meets heavy british decadence. The setting is an old house with quite a story to it and the hotel … Read more
Hôtel Americano in New York
Recently opened Hôtel Americano in New York, is mexican boutique hotel company Grupo Habita’s 11th venture in 11 years. The stunning building with it’s spectacular metal clad facade is designed by New York based mexican architect Enrique Norten and the interiors are designed by MCH (known for their design of concept shop Colette in Paris). The … Read more
