Altis Belém Hotel by RISCO Architects
RISCO Architects have designed the Altis Belém Hotel in Lisbon, Portugal.
Full description after the photos….
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Altis Belém Hotel by RISCO Architects
The Bom Sucesso Hotel is situated in Belém, on the waterfront to the east of the Bom Sucesso Dock and opposite the Belém Cultural Centre. It is a 5-star hotel with 50 rooms and a number of facilities intended to support water sports.
The main structure, which has two floors, lies perpendicular to the Tagus in such a way as to make best use of the views across the city and the estuary. It is also designed not to constitute a visual obstacle along the axis between the Belém Tower and the Monument to the Discoveries. The hotel is also composed of a rectangular platform, which incorporates the restaurant and creates a “pocket” designed to increase guest privacy. There is an open green space above the platform. A very narrow structure, which sits between the hotel and the restaurant and connects them, possesses a strong identity of its own that is related to the look of the nearby Museum of Popular Art.
ARCHITECTS: Risco (Manuel Salgado, Joao Almeida eTomás Salgado) www.risco.org
ARCHITECTURE TEAM: João Almeida (site architect), Cristina Picoto, Catarina Pires e GianLuca Bono.
INTERIOR DESIGN: FSSMGN (Fernando Sanchez Salvador e Margarida Grácio Nunes) www.fssmgn.com
INTERIOR TEAM: Ana Tsukagoshi, Claire Campens, Eliana Candeias Alves, Miguel Ribeiro Carvalho, Nelson Magro, Sofia Torres Pereira
PHOTOS: FG + SG – Fotografia de Arquitectura ( www.ultimasreportagens.com )
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Envelop on 16 Mar 2010 at 9:09 am #
Love that windowshades-system, it’s pretty elegant. The graphical effect it delivers is nice bonus.
JimW on 16 Mar 2010 at 10:39 am #
There has been some absolutely beautiful design work coming out of the Iberian peninsula lately! Fabuloso!!
james on 16 Mar 2010 at 12:23 pm #
why are those lounge chairs facing a window facing a wall?
Jubair Siddeeque on 16 Mar 2010 at 8:42 pm #
Seems like Brazilian contemporists have landed in Portugal!
Good one
Yasmin Chopin on 17 Mar 2010 at 2:06 am #
The architects have obviously had a difficult site to work with and I too love the concertina window blinds. I hope they are remotely controlled! They give fabulous texture and interest to the exterior of the building. The inside is a bit too clinical and regimented for me though. I would feel a bit intimidated going into the dining room if it were empty. I would feel like I was spoiling the neat ordered row of tables and chairs!
Yasmin
Yasmin Chopin Interior Design
Patrick Goff on 17 Mar 2010 at 3:32 am #
Pity the images all look at the architecture rather than how the interiors work. Make the interiors look bleakly architectural not comfortable