Hotel Inntel Zaandam
This hotel is getting a lot of press today, and we couldn’t help but post it as well. Above is a construction shot of Hotel Inntel Zaandam by WAM Architecten in the Netherlands. The hotel is made to look like a mass of houses typical of the region, “from a stately notary’s dwelling to workers’ cottages,” according to the firm’s chief architect, Wilfried van Winden. His favorite is the blue house at the top of this photograph and is modeled on one featured in a painting by Claude Monet. (We were unable to find said painting, so we’ll take Mr. van Winden at his word.) Mr. van Winden told The Guardian that the idea came from him when thinking about traditional hotel design and felt that hotels should be a “home away from home.” He may have taken that idea quite literally, but we like the results.
WAM Architecten (site in Dutch)