February 24, 2017

5 Cutting-Edge Hotels and Hostels

From seaside to city, hotel and hostel designs entice.

1. Firm: Taller Aragonés.

Project: Mar Adentro Hotel and Residences, San José del Cabo, Mexico.

Standout: Water encircles and unifies contrasting elements: minimal buildings, custom-furnished by Poliform, and a nestlike restaurant pavilion woven from tree branches.

an early 20th century vibe inside Mar Adentro Hotel and Residences, San José del Cabo, Mexico
Hollander, Chicago by Ciquë and Delordinaire. Photography by Adrian Gaut/Grupo Habita.

2. Firms: Ciguë and Delordinaire.

Project: Hollander, Chicago.

Standout: After a 1905 warehouse’s scraped plaster walls and structural columns were clear-sealed as found, the latter were wrapped with banquettes for the lounge.

a blue karaoke room inside Oddsson, Reykjavík, Iceland by Dö∂lur
Oddsson, Reykjavík, Iceland by Dö∂lur. Photography by Ari Magg.

3. Firm: Dö∂lur.

Project: Oddsson, Reykjavík, Iceland.

Standout: Embodying this property’s au courant mix of high and low, a color-drenched, soundproof karaoke booth was placed in the middle of the fine-dining restaurant.

velvet chairs inside the Le Roch Hôtel & Spa, Paris by Maison Sarah Lavoine
Le Roch Hôtel & Spa, Paris by Maison Sarah Lavoine. Photography by Francis Amiand.

4. Firm: Maison Sarah Lavoine.

Project: Le Roch Hôtel & Spa, Paris.

Standout: This firm’s first hotel, around the corner from the studio, is all moody color and Gallic charm, especially the oculus-lit brasserie dotted with velvety chairs.

Cartographic vinyl wall coverings in the guest rooms of a French hotel
Le Méridien Etoile, Paris by Michaelis Boyd Associates and Jean-Philippe Nuel. Photography by Eric Laignel/Le Méridien Etoile.

5. Firms: Michaelis Boyd Associates and Jean-Philippe Nuel.

Project: Le Méridien Etoile, Paris.

Standout: Cartographic vinyl wall coverings in the guest rooms are just one of the many ways that this hotel near the Champs-Élysées conveys a sense of locale.

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