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Niessen Smart Hotel

Héctor Ruiz Velázquez

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Innovation
Functionality
Creativity
Eco-Social Impact
Total
JURY VOTES
Hotel
7.07
6.82
7.64
6.71
7.06
Andres Fredes
Andres Fredes Creative Director / Partner at ALLDSGN
7
7
8
7
7.25
Jaime Velez
Jaime Velez Design Partner at Velez + Valencia Arquitectos
6.74
6.45
6.88
8.74
7.2
Firas Alsahin
Firas Alsahin Co-Founder and Design Director at 4SPACE Design
8
7
8
7
7.5
Maria Messina
Maria Messina Creative Director and Design Architect at FAAB
9
8
9
8.5
8.63
Toni Black
Toni Black Interior Director at Blacksheep
Clever design, the new architectura...
8
7.5
10
7
8.13
Carolin Krebber
Carolin Krebber Founder at Büro agata/ Co-founder Format F/ allmannwappner
Nice overlay of forms that create e...
7.17
7.38
8.1
5.81
7.12
Philippe Paré
Philippe Paré Principal and Managing Director at Gensler
7.74
6.88
8.26
6.79
7.42
Emma Holt
Emma Holt Associate Director at Ben Adams Architects
8.74
6.98
8.6
7.55
7.97
Jason Su
Jason Su Design Director at HCD Impress
6.31
7.02
6.38
6.02
6.43
Yen Kien Hang
Yen Kien Hang Founder / Design Writer / Author at OutOfThePackage
Visually stunning and clever layout...
7
5
7
5
6
Elise Zoetmulder
Elise Zoetmulder Founder at Zoetmulder
Strong concept how one round space...
6
7
9
6
7
Lin Chen
Lin Chen Founding Partner at Topos Design
smart and neat relation between old...
7.5
8
8
7
7.63
Rachna Agarwal
Rachna Agarwal Founding Partner at Studio IAAD
A very interesting one - has a colo...
8.1
7.17
7.81
7.45
7.63
Maximilian Pecher
Maximilian Pecher Senior Designer and Creative Lead at NorthernLight
5
6
7
6
6
Evans Lee
Evans Lee Founder & Design Director at Evans Lee Designers
6.4
6.8
6.5
7
6.68
Mohammed Adib
Mohammed Adib Chief Design Officer at Dewan
5
5
5
5
5
Ayça Doğan
Ayça Doğan Head of Design at CBRE Netherlands
6.5
6.5
7
6
6.5
Kristen Becker
Kristen Becker Partner at Mutuus Studio
7
7
7
7
7
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Innovation
Functionality
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Eco-Social Impact
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GRAND JURY VOTES
Shortlisted - Hotel of the Year
7.32
7.46
7.85
6.77
7.35
Peter Greenberg
Peter Greenberg Partner at Ester Bruzkus Architekten
7.07
6.82
7.64
6.71
7.06
Larry Traxler
Larry Traxler SVP - Global Head of Design at Hilton Hotels
7.07
6.82
7.81
6.71
7.1
Stephanie Ledoux
Stephanie Ledoux Partner at AW²
7.81
8.43
7.64
6.71
7.65
Guillermo Blanco
Guillermo Blanco Design Director at Worldesignteam
love the design, pity it's only o...
7.6
8.02
8.52
7.02
7.79
Carlos Virgile
Carlos Virgile Director at CV Design and Brands
A sculptural form seems forced into...
7.07
7.23
7.64
6.71
7.16
Client
ABB Niessen
Floor area
30 ㎡
Completion
2021
Social Media
Instagram
Accessories
Finishes
Finishes
Sanitary
Finishes
Sanitary

A HOTEL OF THE FUTURE THAT LOOKS TO THE PAST 

Smart Hotel is a metaphor for our times of the present, trapped in circumstances that project us in a better future through each of the activities that man is capable of carrying out. In only 30 m2, inspiration and a totally organic space have been the foundations of a new challenge that the studio Ruiz Velazquez has successfully faced. 

This project dissolves the limits of the interior, models the structures to be able to contain the movement of expanding perspectives without angles and recreating the living continuity of nature, where everything has a purpose and a reason for being. The architect's vision is lived when entering the space in an enveloping way, with spaces that respect the dynamic form of each individual. 

Actions of light, the projection of architecture is a metaphor for the maneuverability of the use of elements that allow us to activate the different sources of life that make up our habitats, controlling our consumption and connecting operations that we carry out on a daily basis. A project where movement really FLOWS from the inside to the outside, from the walls and structures to the technological elements, where a new concept of SMART INTELLIGENT HABITABILITY is generated. 

The project structures the space in a THREE-DIMENSIONAL way, blurring the axes: width, length and especially height, one of the least used coordinates in housing design. The objective is to make visible, from the mere 30 meters of floor project, an experience of habitability that becomes an ergonomic shape WITHOUT LIMITS, where the inhabitant can awaken his senses. 

There is no conceptual discrepancy between cladding and building, between covering and structuring, the connectors of that architectural sensation are the materials. Mixture of earth and water, CLAY embraces and protects us, regulates humidity, increases energy savings due to its high thermal inertia, improves odor absorption and is an effective insulator and acoustic absorber, characteristics that provide us with proven benefits for our health and comfort. Eco-designed, and ergonomic, this space integrates vision and function with a maneuverability focused on the comfort and dynamism of our homes.