Papila overhauls hotel drinks cabinets with Nature collection
Spanish design studio Papila has designed a range of freestanding cabinets for the hotel industry that reimagines the classic hotel mini bar (+ slideshow). More
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Soho House considers move into co-living market and hires Tadao Ando for Tokyo members club
Private members club Soho House is considering expanding into the fast-growing co-living market, according to founder Nick Jones. More
Ron Arad overhauls public spaces in Washington DC's Watergate Hotel
The hotel in Washington DC made famous by the Watergate scandal has reopened with interiors by London studio Ron Arad Architects (+ slideshow). More
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Hotels
Mark Havens' Out of Season photographs show Jersey Shore motels "frozen in time"
Photo essay: Philadelphia-based photographer Mark Havens has captured the Modernist architecture and neon signage of motels in a New Jersey resort town, just before many were lost to condominium development (+ slideshow). More
Space Copenhagen selects natural materials for New York's 11 Howard hotel interior
Danish studio Space Copenhagen has created bespoke furniture using stone, wood and leather to complement its interiors for this hotel in Manhattan's SoHo district (+ slideshow). More
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Hotels
Alex Hogrefe's conceptual retreat cuts into a remote Icelandic clifftop
Architectural visualiser Alex Hogrefe has imagined a precarious concrete retreat cut into the edge of a remote clifftop in Iceland, as part of a series of tutorials in creating renderings (+ slideshow). More
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Hotels
Katamama hotel showcases Bali's local crafts, materials and textile designs
Indonesian architect Andra Matin chose multi-hued bricks, handmade tiles and bespoke terrazzo for this hotel in Bali, which is intended as a showcase for local design and craftsmanship (+ slideshow). More
Jonas Lindvall transforms former office block into PM & Vänner Hotel
Swedish designer Jonas Lindvall has used materials sourced from his local Småland area to create the interior of this hotel (+ slideshow). More
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Hotels
David Chipperfield reveals plans to convert US Embassy into Mayfair hotel
Architect David Chipperfield has released details of his plans for the Eero Saarinen-designed US Embassy in Mayfair, London, which his firm will convert into a 137-room hotel. More
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Hotels
PAr's rural Portuguese hotel has a row of staircases leading up onto its roof
Four matching staircases lead up to the rooftop terrace of this Algarve hotel by Portuguese studio PAr, offering guests views out towards a nearby lagoon (+ slideshow). More
"I called Isozaki and woke him up. I didn't know there was a 13-hour time difference"
One of the world's most influential hoteliers and developers, Ian Schrager redefined nightclubs, invented the boutique hotel and is now rethinking luxury apartments. Dezeen spoke to Schrager about his collaborations with architects and designers including Arata Isozaki, Philippe Starck and Herzog & de Meuron (+ interview + slideshow). More
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Hotels
Carmody Groarke reveals plans for cliffside hotel on Devon's Burgh Island
Carmody Groarke has won a contest to design a precarious cliffside suite for an Art Deco hotel on Burgh Island, which is set off England's south Devon coast. More
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Hotels
McGonigle McGrath to convert Belfast memorial building into boutique hotel
Architects office McGonigle McGrath has been granted planning permission to transform a heritage-listed war memorial building in Belfast, Northern Ireland, into a boutique hotel. More
Flanagan Lawrence's hotel converted from a 1920s cinema has an atrium "like a gold chandelier"
Inside Festival 2015: architect Jason Flanagan discusses how his practice Flanagan Lawrence transformed the Grade II-listed Shepherd's Bush Pavilion cinema in London into a four-star hotel (+ movie). More
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Hotels
Alentejo Country Hotel features log facades to match the surrounding cork trees
Vertical logs cover the gabled elevations of this rural hotel in southern Portugal, designed by Lisbon studio Future Architecture Thinking (+ slideshow). More
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Hotels
Richard Meier's first project in South Korea is a waterfront hotel for the Winter Olympics
American architect Richard Meier says his first Korean project, the Seamarq Hotel, has qualities that are similar to influential homes he designed in the 1960s and 70s (+ movie). More
Sigurd Larsen adds plywood playhouse to Michelberger hotel room
A wooden volume conceals the bedroom, bathroom and sauna inside this Berlin hotel room, which was recently overhauled by Danish architect Sigurd Larsen. More
Hanna Maring installs wooden bathtub and colourful screens inside Volkshotel suite
To create a feeling of zen in this Amsterdam hotel room, designer Hanna Maring added a Japanese wooden bathtub and semi-transparent screens designed to resemble the sky at different times of day (+ slideshow). More
March Studio created Hotel Hotel lobby and bar by recycling "thousands of pieces of timber"
Inside Festival 2015: in this exclusive movie, Rodney Eggleston of March Studio explains how the Australian firm used over 5000 lengths of reclaimed wood to create the award-winning interior for a Canberra hotel. More
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Hotels
Elevation Workshop builds new bamboo cabins around the hot spring at Beijing hotel WHY
A steaming hot spring is screened behind bamboo shoots at this hotel near Beijing, which features seven new suites by local studio Elevation Workshop (+ slideshow). More