Abutting the River Spree, located in Berlin’s cultural epicenter, the nhow Music & Lifestyle Hotel brings a new level of diversity to the hospitality market. Coined as a “lifestyle hotel,” the structure showcases a new dynamic in hospitality…the integration of music and design. As Europe’s first musically interfaced hotel, the nhow chain features two in-house sound studios.
In 2010, Aloft celebrated the opening of several new hotels, including one in Chesapeake, Virginia. To ensure this property would live up to the reputation of the brand, Aloft Hotels decided upon the use of ALPOLIC ACM and MCM. For interior and exterior usage – including entryways, fascia, canopies, accents and walls – the fabricators at Roof Services Corporation successfully used ALPOLIC panels as a means to make Aloft’s appearance as modern as the service it provides.
Luxury is synonymous with Hotel Fasano’s South American retreats. Fasano Hotels has three locations in Brazil. Each hotel, while unique in design, exudes panache from the inside out. Located in the small municipal city of Porto Feliz, 100km outside of São Paulo, sits the Hotel Fasano Boa Vista. Comfort is a primary feature in hospitality, but equally important is the ability for the structure to be a departure from everyday residential living.
Research suggests a correlation between architecture and the improvement of human health. With that in mind, the architects of NORD created a healthcare facility with the subtle nuances of a residential project. Healthcare construction is often overly extravagant or too minimal. As a cancer treatment facility, the architects’ were required to construct an iconic structure without overpowering the building’s purpose.
The use of minimalism in design creates a clean and distinct look. Highly used in Japanese design, the minimalistic architecture movement became popular in the United States in the 1980s. Influenced by the philosophy of simplicity, Belgian design studio, Caan Architecten utilized only glass and dark grey brickwork in the pharmacy’s exterior design. Situated on what was deemed as unusable farmland, Pharmacy M accommodates the public with a modern facility.
