Bathhouse spa with sensory deprivation tank opens in old Williamsburg soda factory
A 1930s soda factory in Williamsburg, Brooklyn has been transformed into bathhouse with a subterranean spa influenced by Scandinavian saunas, Russian banyas and Turkish hammams. More
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Studio Arquitectos creates holiday home-like apartments for Tulum's permanent residents
Mexican firm Studio Arquitectos has created a residential apartment complex in popular Mexican holiday resort Tulum, featuring shared courtyards and traditional Mayan materials. More
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Waechter Architecture builds ring of cabins on old school campus to create The Society Hotel Bingen
A converted schoolhouse and a series of detached cabins forms this boutique hotel in Washington State. More
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Props exhibit fills stairwells and bathrooms of Zaha Hadid's Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati
Artist and architect Lauren Henkin has created a series of sculptures to fill "unintended" installation spaces in the Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati, Ohio designed by late architect Zaha Hadid. More
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David Rockwell and Joyce Wang team up for first Equinox Hotel in New York
Fitness brand Equinox has opened its first hotel at New York's Hudson Yards, where guests can enjoy views of Thomas Heatherwick's Vessel while bathing in the rooftop pool. More
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Tribeca button factory becomes Walker Hotel with "eclectic modernist" design and sub-cellar bar
A former button and ribbon factory in New York's Tribeca neighbourhood has been turned into a boutique hotel featuring an eclectic mix of modern furniture and industrial details. More
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JHL Design converts abandoned Portland penthouse into moody office space for tech firm
US studio JHL Design emphasised "the interplay of light and shadow" and other classic Japanese principles when turning a vacant penthouse in Portland into a tech firm's office space. More
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The Dwell Hotel becomes "Chattanooga's living room" with retro furnishings from junk shops, eBay and Etsy
First-time hotelier Seija Ojanpera quested after "retro" vintage furnishings from across the United States to complete the first boutique design hotel in Chattanooga, Tennessee. More
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Life House Collins Park nods to Miami’s little-known Quaker origins with "lax minimalism"
Tech-savvy hotel company Life House has designed its newest property in Collins Park as an homage to Miami's past as a Quaker stronghold. More
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Modernist Holiday Inn becomes Los Angeles apartment complex
Los Angeles' Studio Sucio used a "mish-mash" of styles for the apartments it has created inside a 1960s Holiday Inn in Downtown Los Angeles. More
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Lush courtyards surround 1 Hotel West Hollywood in Los Angeles
The Hollywood Hills' hiking trails informed the verdant gardens and earthen interiors of this hotel along Los Angeles' Sunset Strip. More
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Studio Tack updates 1950s Sound View hotel on Long Island's waterfront
Brooklyn firm Studio Tack has revamped a mid-century motel on the North Fork of Long Island to include cabin-like bedrooms and a restaurant that feels "like a ferry crossing the sound". More
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Robert McKinley creates Hotel Kinsley from four historic buildings in Upstate New York
New York's Studio Robert McKinley aimed to avoid the typical aesthetic of "antlers or plaid and reclaimed wood" when creating this boutique hotel from four buildings in Hudson Valley. More
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Los Angeles firehouse becomes boutique hotel fronted by red garage doors
A boutique hotel, envisioned as a "dreamy mix of the elegant and bizarre", has opened up inside a 1970s firehouse in Los Angeles. More
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Avella Taller de Arquitectura builds two cabins for Venezuelan summer camp
Avella Taller de Arquitectura has reconstructed a recreational summer camp in Venezuela, including solid brick buttresses that draw on a nearby Spanish colonial fortification. More
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BG Studio take design cues from reptiles for a luxury cruise ship sailing the Galápagos Islands
New York firm BG Studio International has included a host of environmentally friendly features in this cruise ship designed to sail the Galápagos Islands. More
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The Menhaden hotel offers salute to maritime heritage of Long Island
Attorney Kristen Pennessi has designed this boutique hotel in Greenport Village, Long Island, as a modern reference to the area's fishing and whaling heritage. More
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Juana Bautista Hotel brings "avant-garde touches" to colonial mansion outside Guadalajara
Creative firm Grupo Mitote has overhauled a 16-century colonial mansion near Guadalajara, Mexico to create the Juana Bautista Hotel. More
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El Rey Court motel in Santa Fe is redesigned to “showcase its bones”
Husband-and-wife creative team Jay and Alison Carroll have used historically inspired decor from the American Southwest to redesign a storied adobe motor inn in Santa Fe, New Mexico. More
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Mason Studio designs Kimpton Saint George hotel as "homage to Toronto"
Canadian firm Mason Studio has designed this hotel in Toronto to feature an abundance of local flavour, including decorative archways and a nod to the city's famous albino squirrels. More
