04NOV 2013
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The corridor is made from stainless steel, which devised into angular sections in a parametric tunnel, compresses and releases as guests approach their room.
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© Plasma Studio Each floor is composed of two wings with 15 rooms to each side.
© Plasma Studio The architects refer to the meeting of the two corridors as a Vortex, where the ceiling is lowered thus creating a cocoon like environment.
© Plasma Studio Adjacent to the compressed space are windows overlooking the Madrid skyline.
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The room’s entrance is designed as a fractured funnel, composed of the same steel finish as the hallways.
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© Plasma Studio LED lighting embedded in the ceiling continues the angularity even as the room takes on a more conventional form.
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Hotel Puerta America / Plasma Studio
Posted in Architecture - Hotel by * FORMAKERS
Plasma Studio was invited to contribute to a radical new design concept centered on the question of what would a hotel, where each floor was designed by a different firm, look like? Their answer is the fourth floor of the Hotel Puerta America in Madrid, Spain where the fragmentation of space evolves as guests move through it.![](timthumb.php?w=600&h=420&src=./media/1.976.1383554631.Hotel_Puerta_America_Plasma_Studio_FORMAKERS-01.jpg)
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