Why Are New Hotels Embracing Brutalism?
Exposed concrete, sparse interiors, and stark geometric forms don’t exactly exude warmth. So why are so many new hotels embracing brutalism’s hallmarks?
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Exposed concrete, sparse interiors, and stark geometric forms don’t exactly exude warmth. So why are so many new hotels embracing brutalism’s hallmarks?
Highly anticipated Hotel Marcel, A Tapestry Hotel by Hilton, will be opening its doors in April 2022. An icon of Brutalist architecture in New Haven, Connecticut, the building has a storied past: Completed in 1970 by Bauhaus designer and architect Marcel Breuer to house the headquarters of the Armstrong Rubber Company, it sat empty for decades, with a large portion of the structure demolished at one point to make way for a parking lot.
Highly anticipated Hotel Marcel, A Tapestry Hotel by Hilton, will be opening its doors in April 2022. An icon of Brutalist architecture in New Haven, Connecticut, the building has a storied past: Completed in 1970 by Bauhaus designer and architect Marcel Breuer to house the headquarters of the Armstrong Rubber Company, it sat empty for decades, with a large portion of the structure demolished at one point to make way for a parking lot.