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04NOV 2013

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.

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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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LED lighting slices along the path with subtly changing hues to help guest recognize their location.

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Each floor is composed of two wings with 15 rooms to each side.

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The architects refer to the meeting of the two corridors as a Vortex, where the ceiling is lowered thus creating a cocoon like environment.

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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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Further inside softer materials pick up the formulation in glass, and eventually fabrics.

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LED lighting embedded in the ceiling continues the angularity even as the room takes on a more conventional form.

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Design team:
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Status:
Completed


Website:
http://www.plasmastudio.com/work/Hotel_Puerta_America.html






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