The need to engage with sustainability in hotel design
Sustainable design can encourage deep engagement with a place and its people. In hotel design, it’s time we saw it as an opportunity to be urgently harnessed. Some architects and designers are doing just that.
BY Leanne Amodeo
26 April, 2021
Sustainability is now part and parcel of good design and a priority consideration among the region’s architects and designers working on residential, commercial and public portfolios. But what about hospitality projects? Sustainability and hospitality do seem at odds with each other, making it inherently challenging to design a genuinely sustainable hotel, bar or restaurant. Rather than be a deterrent, this should necessitate a greater sense of urgency, particularly in light of the climate crisis.