Hotel Building Designs: Architecture
Contemporary hospitality developments. Modern accommodation interiors from around the world.
post updated 31 October 2026
We choose key examples of Hotel Building Designs. e-architect cover completed buildings, new building designs, architectural exhibitions and architecture competitions across the world. Our focus is on contemporary Hotel buildings but information on traditional buildings is also welcome.
Hotel Building Designs
e-architect have 2 main pages of Hotel Architecture selections.
Hotel Architecture : major buidldings around the world
Hotel Building Designs : A-Z
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Hotel Designs by Country
Hospitality Property Designs by Country
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Hotel Designs in 2012
Contemporary Hotel Architectural Designs in 2012 – additions to this page:
23 Nov 2012
EAST Hotel in Beijing, China
Design: Benoy
EAST Hotel in Beijing
Benoy announce completion of their first hotel in Asia, with the opening of the EAST Hotel in Beijing. Located in the Chaoyang district of Beijing, this is Hong Kong-based Swire Group‘s second EAST brand hotel; the four-star business hotel is part of the new mixed-use retail-led ‘INDIGO’ development, set to become a prime business destination for Beijing. Benoy’s scope of work has included the Masterplanning, Architecture, Facade and Interior Design for EAST hotel, and the entire INDIGO development.
16 Nov 2012
Hotel Castell dels Hams, Porto Cristo, Majorca – pool & spa, Spain
Architect: A2arquitectos

photograph : Laura Torres Roa / Antonio Benito Amengual
Balearic Islands Hotel
n 1967, a small hotel, Hotel Castell dels Hams, was established on the island of Majorca amid the Mediterranean vegetation. Over time, and through subtle improvements and extensions, it has become one of the most distinctive hotels on the eastern part of the island. The last of the alterations, meant to celebrate the Mediterranean light and the location’s idyllic bond with nature, turned the hotel into much more than just a holiday destination.
2 Oct 2012
Fouquet’s Barrière Hotel, Paris, France
Design: Maison d’architecture Edouard François
Fouquet’s Barrière Hotel
A set of seven buildings including real and pastiche Haussmannian styles, as well as a building dating from the 1970’s, formed a nearly complete urban block in the Triangle d’or (the corner of the Champs-Elysées and the Avenue Georges V). The restaurant Le Fouquet’s is the flagship property of the Barrière company. The goal was to unify these disparate elements and to make it the next parisian “Palace”, thus establishing a strong new image.
4 Sep 2012
H10 Berlin Hotel, Germany
Design: Architect Jan Kleihues

photo : Hagemeister
H10 Berlin Hotel
This four-star hotel building on Joachimstaler Straße off the famous Kurfürstendamm, is a successful example of the integration of modern craftsmanship reconciled with a historical architectural ensemble. An eight-story cube was added to the listed school building from 1889 by architect Jan Kleihues.
6 Jul 2012
Grand Hyatt Hotel Bogotá, Colombia
Goettsch Partners
Grand Hyatt Bogotá
Architecture firm Goettsch Partners has been selected to design the new Grand Hyatt hotel in Bogotá, set to be the first Hyatt-branded hotel in the dynamic Latin American city. The new hotel will be a key component of the Ciudad Empresarial Sarmiento Angulo, a premier commercial mixed-use development planned for 18 buildings.
20 Jun 2012
Hotel Ushuaïa Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain
architects Estudio Vila 13

photo : Fiesta Hotel Group, all rights reserved
Balearic Islands Beach Hotel
The Ushuaïa Ibiza Beach Hotel welcomed the famous island’s season with a memorable opening party on the 26th of May – and participating dynamically in the celebrations was a new façade and design features made from DuPont™ Corian®.
5 Jun 2012
Pousada de Cascais, Portugal
Design: Gonçalo Byrne Arquitectos
Cascais Hotel
This luxury hotel is set within the walls of the historical fortress, the emblematic 16th century Citadel of Cascais. It is a place where ancient meets modern, and many of the rooms are dramatically set into the former barracks which makes each space a different experience, while others, more modern, enjoy spectacular views to the sea or over the huge internal patio spaces.
3 May 2012
Dream Downtown Hotel, New York City, USA
Handel Architects
Dream Downtown Hotel
Dream Downtown Hotel is a 184,000 SF boutique hotel in the Chelsea neighborhood of NYC. The 12-story building includes 316 guestrooms, two restaurants, rooftop and VIP lounges, outdoor pool and pool bar, a gym, event space, and ground floor retail.
24 Apr 2012
Hilton Pattaya – Lobby, Bar, Restaurants, and Linkage Spaces, Thailand
Department of ARCHITECTURE
Hilton Pattaya
This hotel building overlooks the Pattaya beach. The hotel lobby and bar occupies the 17th floor. The architectural intervention to the entire ceiling plane, with its dynamic wave lines, leads the movement of the visitors towards the seafront beyond. The fabric installation on the ceiling becomes a main feature in the space while simple elements on the ground provide a tranquil atmosphere.
6 Apr 2012
Radisson Blu Hotel Dakar, Senegal, western Africa
Design: SAOTA Architects and Antoni Associates
Radisson Blu Hotel Dakar
“Overlooking the Atlantic Ocean and tucked away in the Fann Corniche, an area that houses exclusive villas and international embassies, the new Radisson Blu Hotel is a contemporary expression of Senegalese Style,” says Project Partner, Greg Truen. The brief called for 180 suites, a fine dining restaurant, an all-day restaurant, conference facilities, meeting rooms and admin facilities.
30 Mar 2012
YOTEL Times Square, New York Hotel, USA
Design: Rockwell Group
YOTEL Times Square
Design Concept: To design its New York flagship location, YOTEL came to Rockwell Group to collaborate with the UK-based design firm Softroom, to transfer the efficiency, flexibility and forward-thinking technology of their London and Amsterdam airport properties into an innovative, hip, affordable, urban hotel.
22 Mar 2012
Hilton Schiphol Hotel, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Mecanoo

picture from architects studio
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Hotel
Hilton Worldwide and Schiphol Real Estate, Schiphol Group’s real estate subsidiary, have today signed an agreement to introduce a new landmark 433 guest room Hilton Hotels & Resorts hotel to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, to be designed by prominent Dutch architects, Mecanoo. The new hotel will replace the current Hilton property and is expected to open in 2015, with construction scheduled to start later in 2012.
12 Feb 2012
Raas Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
Design: The Lotus Praxis Initiative
Indian Boutique Hotel
Set in the heart of the walled city of Jodhpur, Rajasthan, RAAS is a 1.5-acre property uniquely located at the base of the Mehrangarh Fort. The brief was to create a luxury boutique hotel with 39 rooms in the context of the Old city quarter of Jodhpur.
17 Jan 2012
Hotel in Atacama Desert, Chile
LAN Architecture

picture from architects
Atacama Desert Hotel
The hotel project rapidly became a small city project, a human settlement in which is combined habitat, commerce, education, politics, culture.
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Hotel Designs in 2011
31 Aug 2011
Grace Santorini Hotel, Greece
Divercity and Mplusm

photo : Erieta Attali
Greek Hotel Building
How could one revive vernacular architecture in such an exceptional setting as Imerovigli, Santorini, with its view of the Caldera, opposite the Skaros rock? Generally rooms to rent at the Caldera simulate the vernacular by cloning indefinitely vaulted roofs.
18 Aug 2011
Studio M Hotel, Singapore
ONG&ONG Pte
Studio M Hotel
Studio M Hotel is in the heart of entertainment districts like Clarke Quay, Boat Quay and Robertson Quay. Given its high visibility and the accompanying social vibrance of the site, the key idea was to design a trendy and memorable landmark worthy of gracing the historical river next to which it resides.
3 Aug 2011
Hotel Lone, Istria, Croatia
3LHD architects

photo : Cat Vinton
Croatian Hotel
Hotel Lone, the first design hotel in Croatia, is situated in the Monte Mulini forest park, Rovinj’s most attractive tourist zone, located in the immediate vicinity of the legendary Eden Hotel and the new Monte Mulini hotel. The surrounding grounds and parkland is a unique and protected region of the Monte Mulini forest on the Lone Bay.
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Modern Accommodation Architecture Designs
Architecture of Hotels, alphabetical:
Selection of New Hotels
Interesting Accommodation Designs, alphabetical:
Abu Dhabi Marina hotel, UAE
KA3 design group
Abu Dhabi Marina hotel
Ames Hotel, Boston, USA
Rockwell Group
Ames Hotel interior
Andaz Wall Street, New York, USA
Rockwell Group
Andaz Wall Street
Andel’s Hotel, Lódz, Poland
OP ARCHITEKTEN
Andel’s Hotel Lódz Building
Andel’s Hotel, Prague, Czech Republic
Jestico + Whiles
Andel’s Hotel Prague
art’otel hoxton london, England
Squire and Partners
art’otel london
Atlantis The Palm Dubai, UAE
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Atlantis The Palm Dubai
Bangalore Hotel + Spa, India
Mohsin Cooper
Bangalore Hotel Building
Beetham Tower, Manchester, England
Ian Simpson Architects
Manchester Hilton Building
Bella Hotel, Copenhagen, Denmark
3XN
Bella Hotel Design
Borovets resort hotel, Bulgaria
Aedes studio
Borovets resort hotel building
Borovets Euphoria Club Hotel, Bulgaria
Design: 4DA
Bulgarian Hotel Building
Botanique Hotel & Spa, Brazil
Design: Candida Tabet Arquitetura
Botanique Hotel & Spa Brazil
Bourou Noguchi Noboribetsu, Japan
Nakayama Architects
Japanese Hotel Building
Burj al Arab Building, Dubai, UAE
Atkins
Burj al Arab
Byzantium, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Office for Metropolitan Architecture
Amsterdam hotel
Crown Hotel, Brattøra Harbour, Norway
Julien de Smedt Architects
Norwegian Hotel Building
Crown Metropol Hotel, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Bates Smart
Crown Metropol Hotel
Design Hotel Miura, Czech Republic
LABOR13
Czech Hotel
Dolder Grand, Lake Zurich, Switzerland
Foster + Partners with Itten + Brechbühl
Dolder Grand Hotel
Empire Riverside, Hamburg, Germany
David Chipperfield Architects
Hamburg Hotel
ETA Hotel Proposal, Dubai, UAE
Sanjay Puri Architects
Dubai hotel building
Filadelfia Corporate Suites, Mexico City
Bunker Arquitectura
Filadelfia Corporate Suites
Fullerton Bay Hotel, Singapore
DP Architects
Fullerton Bay Hotel
Future Hotel, Germany
Laboratory for Visionary Architecture
Future Hotel architecture
The Gibson Hotel, Ireland
Scott Tallon Walker Architects
The Gibson Hotel
Gleichenberg Thermal Bath, Austria
JSA
Gleichenberg Thermal Bath
Grand Hotel Casselbergh Bruges, Belgium
BURO II
Grand Hotel Casselbergh
Grand Hyatt Tower Frankfurt, Germany
UNStudio
Grand Hyatt Tower Frankfurt
Greenwich Hotel, London, UK
Eva Jiricna
Greenwich Hotel
Guangzhou Park Hyatt, China
Goettsch Partners
Chinese hotel building
Helix Hotel, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Leeser Architecture
Helix Hotel Abu Dhabi
Hilton Hotel Canary Wharf, London, UK
Jestico + Whiles
Hilton Canary Wharf building
Hilton Hotel Liverpool, England
Squire & Partners + Aedas Architects
Hilton Hotel Liverpool
Hilton London Tower Bridge, London, UK
Jestico + Whiles
Hilton Tower Bridge
Hilton Windhoek ENP, Namibia
Wasserfall Munting Architects
Hilton Windhoek ENP
Hilton Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland
Gottesman-Szmelcman Architecture
Hilton Wroclaw : Design Competition win
Hotel Arts Barcelona, Spain
SOM Architects
Arts Hotel Barcelona
Hotel Brosundet, Ålesund, Norway
Snøhetta
Hotel Brosundet
Hotel Caldor, Austria
Söhne & Partners
Hotel Caldor
Hotel Castell, Zuoz, Switzerland
UNStudio
Hotel Castell Zuoz
Hotel Diagonal Barcelona, Spain
Capella Garcia Arquitectura
Hotel Diagonal
Hotel FOX, Copenhagen, Denmark
various designers
Hotel Fox Copenhagen
Hotel Josef, Prague, Czech Republic
Eva Jiricna Architects
Hotel Josef Building
Hotel Kirkenes, Kirkenes, Norway
Rintala Eggertsson Architects
Hotel Kirkenes Norway
Hôtel Le Germain Calgary
LEMAYMICHAUD
Hôtel Le Germain Calgary Building
Hotel Loisium, Alsace, France
Design: Steven Holl Architects
Hotel Loisium Alsace
Hotel Missoni Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Matteo Thun & Partners
Hotel Missoni Edinburgh
Hotel Natura, Lleida, Spain
Capella Garcia Arquitectura
Hotel Natura
Hotel nhow, Berlin, Germany
nps tchoban voss

photo : Roland Halbe
Hotel nhow
Aligning with the existing storehouses the four-star “nhow Berlin” Music Hotel by the Spanish nh-group is located between the River Spree to the south and Stralauer Allee to the north containing 310 rooms and two restaurants, a convention center including a ballroom, and offering a spa area and an underground car park.
Hotel Omm, Barcelona, Spain
Capella Garcia Arquitectura
Hotel Omm
Hotel Puerta America, Madrid, Spain
various interiors by famous designers
Hotel Sheraton Centro Histórico, Mexico
Pascal Arquitectos
Sheraton Hotel Mexico City
Hotel Vapor Gran, Barcelona, Spain
Capella Garcia Arquitectura
Hotel Vapor Gran Terrassa
Indigo Patagonia Hotel, Chile
Design: Sebastián Irarrázaval
Indigo Patagonia Hotel
Jumeirah Beach, Dubai, UAE
Design: Atkins
Jumeirah Beach Hotel
Juvet Landscape Hotel, Norway
Design: Jensen & Skodvin Architects
Juvet Landscape Hotel Building
King Abdullah Hotel, KAFD, Saudi Arabia
Design: Goettsch Partners
King Abdullah Financial District Hotel
Klima Hotel, Bozen, northern Italy
Design: Matteo Thun & Partners
Klima Hotel Building
Kuramure, Otaru, Japan
Design: Nakayama Architects
Kuramure Hotel Building
Kuum Hotel, Spa & Residences, Bodrum, western Turkey
Design: GAD Architects
Turkish Hotel Building, Bodrum
La Fosca Beach Hotel, Palamos, Spain
Design: Will Alsop at RMJM
La Fosca Beach Hotel
La Mola Conference Centre, Catalunya, northeast Spain
Design: Fermín Vázquez – b720 Arquitectos
La Mola Conference Centre
Leicester Square Hotel, central London, England, UK
Design: make architects
Leicester Square Hotel
Lernacken hotel Malmö, Sweden
Design: Space Group Arkitekter
Lernacken Hotel Building : design competition
Lotus Flower – proposal, China
Design: Atkins
Lotus Flower Hotel
Marks, Glasgow, Scotland
Design: gm+ad architects
Marks Hotel Glasgow
Milan towers, Italy
Design: Dominique Perrault
Milan hotel towers
Millennium & Copthorne Hotels, UK
Design: Woods Bagot
Liverpool Hotel Buildings
Mint Hotel Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Bennetts Associates
Mint Hotel Amsterdam
Mondrian and Delano Hotels, Nevada, USA
JDS
Las Vegas Hotel
Northwestern Hotel, Liverpool, England, UK
Alfred Waterhouse Architect
Liverpool Hotel Building
Novotel Hotel Auckland, New Zealand
Warren and Mahoney
New Zealand Hotel Building
Park Plaza Hotel London, England
BUJ Architects / Uri Blumenthal Architects
Park Plaza Westminster Bridge Hotel
Ponte Caldelas, Pontevedra, north-west Spain
A-cero
Spanish Hotel architecture
Princess Hotel Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain
Oscar Tusquets Architect
Princess Hotel Barcelona
Radisson SAS, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
gm+ad architects
Radisson Hotel Glasgow
Regent Street Hotel, London, England, UK
David Chipperfield Architects
Regent Street Hotel
Renaissance Paris Wagram, France
Atelier Christian de Portzamparc
Renaissance Paris Wagram Hotel
Rigiblick Hotel & Theatre, Zurich, Switzerland
Burkhalter Sumi Architekten
Zurich Hotel Building
Riva Hotel, London, England, UK
Foster + Partners
Riva Hotel Building
Riverbank Park Plaza, London, England, UK
RHWL
Riverbank Park Plaza Hotel
Riverfront Hotel, London, England, UK
Will Alsop
Blackfriars Hotel London
SAS Royal Hotel Copenhagen, Denmark
Arne Jacobsen Architect
SAS Hotel Copenhagen
Sleeperz Newcastle, England
Clash Associates
Sleeperz Newcastle
Solta Island Resort Building, Croatia
Studio RHE
Solta Island Resort Design – rotating hotel
Songjiang hotel, Shanghai, China
Atkins
Shanghai Hotel Building
South Place Hotel, London
Allies and Morrison
London Designer Hotel
Square Nine Hotel Belgrade, Serbia
Isay Weinfeld
The Standard New York, NY, USA
Polshek Partnership
The Standard New York
Strata, Sesto, Italy
Plasma Studio
Strata hotel
Tehran Business Hotel, Iran
Design: Bonsar Architecture Studio
Tehran Business Hotel
Tehran Business Hotel was a private competition held in the spring of 2010. Looking into the design competition brief the team at Bonsar Architecture Studio faced three main challenges. The way we analyzed the challenges and later on the tools we used to solve them were the main approaches defining the design process.
Tivoli Gardens Hotel, Denmark
Design: Foster + Partners
Tivoli Gardens hotel building
International competition to design the first Four Seasons Hotel in Scandinavia set within Copenhagens historic Tivoli Gardens, won by this world-famous London architects office. The Tivoli Four Seasons Hotel in Copenhagen project is a luxury, sustainable development of hotel accommodation and condominiums, forming a dialogue with the celebrated 19-century amusement park and gardens.
Tower of London Hotel, London, England
Design: Bennetts Associates
Tower of London Hotel
Travel Lodge, Cambridge, southeast England, UK
Proctor Matthews, Architects
Travel Lodge Cambridge
Tree Hotel, Sweden
Design: Tham & Videgård Arkitekter
Tree Hotel
Trump International, Dubai, UAE
Design: Atkins
Trump International Hotel Dubai
W Hotels, Mexico
Design: Richard Meier & Partners Architects
W Hotels Mexico
W London – Leicester Square, London, UK
Design: Jestico + Whiles
W London – Leicester Square
Williamsburg Hotel, Brooklyn, NY, USA
Architects: Oppenheim Architecture+Design
Brooklyn Hotel
Yali Hotel, Chile
Design: Sebastián Irarrázaval
Yali Hotel Building
Yellow River Hotel, Inner Mongolia
Architects: Sunlay Design
Yellow River Hotel
Zaandam hotel building
Design: WAM architecten
Inntel hotel Zaandam
Zaporozhe Radisson, Ukraine
Design: Aedas
Ukraine Hotel Building
More Hotel Buildings + Projects online soon
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Hotel Architecture – No Images
Key Hotel Buildings, alphabetical:
Adelphi Hotel, Melbourne, Australia
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Denton Corker Marshall Architects
25m long swimming pool on top
Blue Water Hotel, Wadduwa, Sri Lanka
1997
Geoffrey Bawa
Central World Tower Hotel & Convention Center, Bangkok, Thailand
2007-
BBG-BBGM withTandem Architects
Duomo Hotel redevelopment, Rimini, Italy
2007
Ron Arad Associates
ESO hotel, Atacama Desert, Chile
2003
Auer + Weber
used for James Bond ‘Quantum of Solace’ film in 2008
Grand Hyatt Hotel / Office Building, Berlin, Germany
1996
Rafael Moneo Architects
Grand Hyatt Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2007-10
Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo
Habitat Sky Hotel, Barcelona, Spain
2007
Dominique Perrault Architecture
Hotel Adlon Kempinski Berlin, Unter den Linden, Berlin, Germany
1997
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Hotel, Atacama desert, Chile
1999
German del Sol, Santiago
Hotel, Puerto Natales, Patagonia, Chile
2006
German del Sol
Hotel Concorde Lafayette, Paris, France
1974
Guillaume Gillet, Henri Guibout, Serge Maloletenkov, Architects
Hotel Fouquet Extension, Paris, France
2007
Edouard François
Hôtel Industriel Jean-Baptiste Berlier, Paris, France
1990
Dominique Perrault Architects

photograph © Georges Fessy / DPA / ADAGP
Hotel Marqués De Riscal, Elciego, Spain
2006
Architect: Frank Gehry
Hotel Martinspark, Dornbirn, west Austria
1996
Baumschlager & Eberle
Hyatt Regency Roissy, Paris, France
1992
Murphy/Jahn Architects
Hotel Riva – Refurbishment, Hvar, Croatia
2006
Jestico + Whiles
Hotel Skt. Petri, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Erik Møllers Tegnestue A/S
Ibis Hotel, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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photo © Adrian Welch
Kandalama Hotel, Dambulla, Sri Lanka
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Geoffrey Bawa
Loisium Hotel, Langenlois, Austria
2005
Design: Steven Holl Architects with Irene Ott-Reinisch + Franz Sam Architects
Manhattan Hotel, Jakarta, Indonesia
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Denton Corker Marshall Architects
Swissôtel Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Gerkan, Marg & Partners
Trump International Hotel and Tower, Chicago, USA
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92 storeys: 2nd tallest skyscraper in USA
More Contemporary Hotel Architecture welcome.
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Hotel Building Designs by Country
Modern Hospitality Property Designs by Country
Hospitality Property Designs by City
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Contemporary Architectural Designs
Buildings / photos for the Modern Hotel Building Design – Contemporary Hospitality Architecture page welcome