Rövid leírás:

This book showcases different small hotels, all located in the US, designed by architects who use light and materials in interesting and intentional ways. The designs also deliberately connect to their local history, context, or land ? in many cases all three.

Hosszú leírás:

This book showcases small hotels, all located in the United States, designed by architects who use light and materials in interesting and intentional ways. The designs also deliberately connect to their local history, context, or land ? in many cases all three. Both the architecture and the operations harmonize with the place, whether that is a bustling city, small town, or natural area. Many are new buildings but some are adaptive reuse projects or renovations of historic properties, extending the connectivity of the place into the future.

A condensed history of lodging helps to place the many typologies and histories of hospitality in relationship to world events and includes the many factors that influence hotel development such as business practices, technology, and even politics. Hotels are influenced by larger trends and innovations in hospitality such as the emergence of a variety of creative possibilities for future travel. A final chapter includes speculation on travel trends and encourages us all to wander more intentionally.

"Taken as a whole, the book succeeds in presenting an array of complex themes that feel accessible to both architects and enthusiasts alike, avoiding the trap of oversimplification while maintaining an abundance of generous, well-curated photography and drawings."

Christopher Ferguson, AIA, Texas Architect Volume 75, Issue 1, Winter 2025

Tartalomjegyzék:

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS  001 PREFACE  01. INTRODUCTION  TIMELINE  02. HOTEL HISTORIES  1. Hotel Magdalena, Lake|Flato Architects  2. Wild Rice Retreat, Salmela Architect  3. Rolling Huts, Olson Kundig  4. Geneseo Inn, Ecotech Design  5. Carpenter Hotel, Specht Architects  6. Harmon Guest House, David Baker Architects  7. Avalon Hotel Beverly Hills, KoningEizenberg  8. The Revolution Hotel, PCA / Prellwitz Chilinski Associates  9. Tourists, HANK + Julie Pearson  10. AutoCamp Joshua Tree, HKS + Narrative Design Studio  11. Kinship Landing, Echo Architecture + Interiors  12. Eaton DC, CallisonRTKL + Gachot Studios + Parts and Labor Design  13. Hutton Brickyards, Kristina Dousharm and Zachary Hall of KDA  14. Society Hotel Bingen, Waechter Architecture  15. 21c Museum Hotel Oklahoma City, Deborah Berke Partners  16. Los Poblanos Historic Inn and Organic Farm, John Gaw Meem + Moule & Polyzoides + Atkin Olshin Schade Architects  17. Hotel Greystone, Shulman + Associates + Holly Muhl + Salt Hotels  18. The Robey, Antunovich Associates + Nicolas Schuybroek Architects + Marc Merckx Interiors  19. The Guild House, Moto Designshop + Rohe Creative  20. TRAVEL NOW  21. DIRECTORY OF HOTELS  22. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS