The Turku Chapels // Finland.

There is something so powerful about essential, elemental space. Not one part more than needed, not one gesture less than necessary. The result presents as a single deft stroke, which conjures visceral and various reactions from the people...

Hotel Lautner // Desert Hot Springs, California.

Situated in the middle of the Californian desert, Hotel Lautner is a recent conversion of a striking mid-centrury residence designed by an influential modernist architect, John Lautner. Originally created as a home for a film producer,...

Plus One // Berlin Accommodation.

Plus One Berlin is one of the most interesting hotel concepts I've come across in a little while. Not only do I love it's super-cool blend of vintage, salvaged and contemporary aesthetic, the hotel offers travellers the chance to meet a...

Karaköy Rooms by RunArchitects // Istanbul, Turkey.

Karaköy Rooms is a boutique hotel with just nine rooms, situated in a century-old building overlooking the Bosphorous in Istanbul. Recently established Turkish agency RunArchitects have done a stellar job at balancing an elegant materials...
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Comfort Hotel Grand Central // Oslo, Norway.

Well, well, well... I never thought I'd be sharing a chain hotel interior with you guys. A budget one at that. But as they say - never say never. The new Grand Central hotel in Oslo, Norway breaks all the boring, super-safe, baige-on-baige...

Wythe Hotel | Brooklyn, NYC.

Located in Williamsburg, neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, recently opened Wythe Hotel offers up a huge dose of amazeballs with its superfine clash of vintage industrial and sleek modern. This 72-room hotel retains...

Hotel Fasano Boa Vista | Sao Paolo, Brazil.

Boy, oh boy, oh boy... Isay Weinfeld, one of Brazil’s most renowned architects, sure knows how to put together a smoking hot hotel! You may recall that I recently blogged about another fine example of Weinfeld's many awesome design...

Square Nine Hotel | Belgrade, Serbia.

Well, well, well... I never thought I'd be blogging about a super hhhot project like this from "the old country". (Yes, it's that hot, that it need's three 'h's to capture the sizzle!) If only I had known about this place when Husband and...