Hotel Everland

Collaborative architecture is a combination of many different elements. Hotel Everland is a prime example of how change, alternative technologies and prefabrication can create a design that is unlike the standard designs today. Hotel Everland, designed by Swiss architects, Lang and Baumann was envisioned to create a space that could travel to the most spectacular places in the world.  The one room, multifunctional space represents architecture in a detailed and playful way. Everything from the interior to the exterior colors was chosen to reflect the whimsical concept of a traveling hotel. The hotel/exhibition is a piece of contemporary art that was originally installed in 2002 on the roof of the Palais De Tokyo in Paris France. Since then Everland has traveled to other locations and is referred to as the rooftop jewel.

Hotel Everland really caught my eye; apart from its prime location, its carefully created design is very intriguing. The unique curves of the space provide function and are overall very aesthetically pleasing. In the model and sketch shown below I decided to show how the prefabricated skeleton comes together to create the walls, roof and floor of the hotel. By using a prefabricated structural system it allowed for the architects to create a building that could really optimize its exterior views and interior space.  I also found it interesting how the curves of the structure mimic the curves of the exterior painted lines. The interior is also filled with vibrant colors and loose lines that allow for a long continuous feel of a very refined and structurally minimalistic space.