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    Claesson Koivisto Rune converts 1920s bank building into K5 Tokyo hotel

    Swedish studio Claesson Koivisto Rune has unveiled a boutique hotel in Tokyo, featuring 24 new design products. K5 Tokyo occupies a converted bank building next to the Tokyo Stock Exchange, which survived bombing during the second world war. Claesson Koivisto Rune’s team adopted an “everything-is-possible attitude” to design and delivered the hotel in just 14 months. […] More

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    Ace Hotel Kyoto reveals interiors designed by Kengo Kuma and Commune

    Ace Hotel has revealed the first photos of its new venue in Kyoto, designed by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma and Los Angeles-based design studio Commune. Now open for bookings from April, Ace Hotel Kyoto is the brand’s first hotel in Japan. It is housed within the former Kyoto Central Telephone Company, built by architect Tetsuro Yoshida […] More

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    Palazzo Daniele is a “contemporary place with an ancient structure”

    Architect Roberto Palomba describes his firm’s approach to renovating the Palazzo Daniele hotel in Puglia, Italy, in this video produced by Dezeen for the AHEAD Awards. Palazzo Daniele, which was named Hotel of the Year at the 2019 AHEAD Europe hospitality awards, is a nine-suite boutique hotel housed in a 158-year-old palazzo located near the […] More

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    Shortlist unveiled for AHEAD Asia 2020 hospitality awards

    A Shigeru Ban-designed boutique hotel in Japan and a resort that hides amongst the Malaysian rainforest are among the projects to be shortlisted in this year’s AHEAD Asia awards. The AHEAD Asia awards honour exceptional hospitality projects that have been launched, opened or reopened on the continent between September 2018 and August 2019. All submissions […] More

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    Shurooq's hotels demonstrate Sharjah's “very rich heritage”

    Al Faya Lodge and Al Bait Hotel offer hospitality that connects travellers with Sharjah’s history says Khawla Al Hashimi, director of project development at Shurooq, in this video produced by Dezeen for the AHEAD Awards. Shurooq, an investment and development firm based in the emirate of  Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates, is behind the […] More

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    See luxurious boutique hotels on our new Pinterest board

    Our new Pinterest board showcases images of boutique hotels from around the world, including a property nestled in a field of olive trees in Portugal, and a hotel that boasts an exhibition space. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest or visit our new board to see more. Casa Popeea was given a new lease of life by London-based architecture studio […] More

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    Thompson Washington DC hotel subtly draws on city's nautical past

    New York studio Parts and Labor Design has taken cues from Washington DC’s maritime past to create the interiors of a hotel in the city’s Navy Yard neighbourhood. Thompson Washington DC is an 11-storey hotel by local firm Studios Architecture with interiors by Parts and Labor Design. Located in the city’s southern Navy Yard neighbourhood, the hotel […] More

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    Ski-in-ski-out hotel Le Coucou boasts interiors by Pierre Yovanovitch

    Nature-themed artworks and bespoke furnishings feature throughout Le Coucou, a design-focused ski hotel completed by Pierre Yovanovitch. Le Coucou is a 55-room hotel nestled amongst the snow-capped peaks of Meribel, a popular resort that forms part of Les Trois Vallées – the largest ski area in the world. The hotel’s staggering mountainous surroundings became a […] More