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BAKERS ARCHITECTEN COMPLETES ROOM MATE HOTEL IN AMSTERDAM all images courtesy of bakers architecten REMINISCENT OF LARGE ROCK FORMATIONS ON THE EDGE OF THE OCEAN, the ‘room mate hotel

aitana’ by dutch architects ben loerakker and jan bakers from bakers architecten, in collaboration with spanish interior designer tomas alia HAS BEEN COMPLETED FOR THE SPANISH HOTEL CHAIN.

the self-acclaimed ‘un-dutch’ project by the architects is part of the IJ dock complex in amsterdam – a collection of different buildings assembled together. offering international allure,

the hotel provides spanish customs and hospitality with breakfast served until noon, an outdoor café and restaurant and bar to keep guests entertained. the heavy, geometric mass appears to

have pieces removed from its volume, giving a sculptural quality to its form. the seemingly random shapes cover 13 storeys and contain 282 light, spacious rooms and suites. [embedded

content] ‘IJdock 2011-2013’ video courtesy of joost guntenaar aerial view of the ‘room mate hotel aitana’, which is part of the IJ dock complex in amsterdam lobby of the spanish owned hotel

chain the hotel was designed in collaboration with the spanish interior designer tomas alia the main lounge space the lounge directly overlooks the marina central staircase the hotel rooms

offer wide vistas out to the marina one of the hotel’s 282 light, spacious rooms nighttime view of the sculptural volume from the marina _designboom has received this project from our ‘__DIY

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