Archive for December 20th, 2007

Hotel Puerta America: A designer’s dream, part 1

Posted by Lizza on December 20th, 2007

Hotel Puerta America has got to be one of the most interesting hotels I’ve ever come across online. Located in Madrid, Spain, it’s a towering achievement in architecture and interior design. What I find so enthralling about this hotel is the way it showcases the works of various designers. Each of them were given a whole floor to design, and each floor seems like a different hotel altogether. It’s hard to believe that such a range of talent and creativity – and from the industry’s foremost designers at that – are all in one hotel.

Hallways, bistro area chairs, beds, fabrics, toilet finishings, all of these and more were taken care of by each designer for his or her floor. Let’s take a look at some of them.

The first floor was designed by Zaha Hadid. She is the first woman to ever receive architecture’s Pritzker Prize. This floor is characterized by fluid curves. It’s like stepping into an ice cube, with the halls in bright white. Some of the bedrooms are more colorful, though, with their bright designs and hues.

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