Design hotels

A subtle sensivity and a renewed aesthetic associated with luxury are giving rise all over the world to a new repertory of hotels. The attentive care lavished on the guest is complemented with the creation of essential and exquisite spaces in which the work of internationally renowned architects and designers adds an extra dimension to a short stay. Tadao Ando, Toyo Ito, Anouska Hempel, Baumschlager and Eberle, Paul Andreu, Kerry Hill and Eduardo Souto de Moura are just some of the important architects whose work is shown in this book. This volume brings together twenty of the finest examples of design hotels to be built in recent years, by means of a detailed study of each project, clarifying points and supplying the professional with new ideas for the design of this type of building.