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Rachael Gilby

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Studio Aluc turns 100-year old Kyoto townhouse into hotel

🏨 Studio Aluc transformed a 100-year-old machiya into Nazuna Kyoto Higashihonganji, a 600-square-metre hotel in central Kyoto, preserving original architecture. It features 7 guest rooms, a dining room, and a lounge. Renovation emphasizes traditional Japanese aesthetics with shoji doors, tatami mats, and hinoki cypress bathtubs. Communal spaces were opened with tsuboniwa courtyards and glass panels, enhancing natural light. The design is inspired by the "beauty of shadows" concept, promoting tranquility.
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Policronica crafts Parisian hotel interior using “invasive wood”

🏠 Policronica redesigned the 850-square-metre Hotel Elysée Montmartre in Paris, using eucalyptus wood for nearly all furnishings, sourced locally and crafted in their Lisbon workshop. Architect Julien Labrousse highlights the project's low carbon footprint due to in-house production and lack of repetitive shipping. The 16-room hotel's warm, neutral design features plant fibres, brass, and natural fabrics, aiming to evoke simplicity and functionality with influences from Nordic and Japanese architecture. Hotel Elysée Montmartre is set to open in January 2025, with plans to add ten more rooms within a year, and it is shortlisted for a Dezeen Award 2024.
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