This book showcases small hotels, all located in the United States, designed by architects who use light and materials in interesting and intentional ways. The designs also deliberately connect to their local history, context, or land in many cases all three. Both the architecture and the operations harmonize with the place, whether that is a bustling city, small town, or natural area. Many are new buildings but some are adaptive reuse projects or renovations of historic properties, extending the connectivity of the place into the future.
A condensed history of lodging helps to place the many typologies and histories of hospitality in relationship to world events and includes the many factors that influence hotel development such as business practices, technology, and even politics. Hotels are influenced by larger trends and innovations in hospitality such as the emergence of a variety of creative possibilities for future travel. A final chapter includes speculation on travel trends and encourages us all to wander more intentionally.
Arvustused
"Taken as a whole, the book succeeds in presenting an array of complex themes that feel accessible to both architects and enthusiasts alike, avoiding the trap of oversimplification while maintaining an abundance of generous, well-curated photography and drawings."
Christopher Ferguson, AIA, Texas Architect Volume 75, Issue 1, Winter 2025
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 001 PREFACE
01. INTRODUCTION TIMELINE
02. HOTEL
HISTORIES
1. Hotel Magdalena, Lake|Flato Architects
2. Wild Rice Retreat,
Salmela Architect
3. Rolling Huts, Olson Kundig
4. Geneseo Inn, Ecotech
Design
5. Carpenter Hotel, Specht Architects
6. Harmon Guest House, David
Baker Architects
7. Avalon Hotel Beverly Hills, KoningEizenberg
8. The
Revolution Hotel, PCA / Prellwitz Chilinski Associates
9. Tourists, HANK +
Julie Pearson
10. AutoCamp Joshua Tree, HKS + Narrative Design Studio
11.
Kinship Landing, Echo Architecture + Interiors
12. Eaton DC, CallisonRTKL +
Gachot Studios + Parts and Labor Design
13. Hutton Brickyards, Kristina
Dousharm and Zachary Hall of KDA
14. Society Hotel Bingen, Waechter
Architecture
15. 21c Museum Hotel Oklahoma City, Deborah Berke Partners
16.
Los Poblanos Historic Inn and Organic Farm, John Gaw Meem + Moule &
Polyzoides + Atkin Olshin Schade Architects
17. Hotel Greystone, Shulman +
Associates + Holly Muhl + Salt Hotels
18. The Robey, Antunovich Associates +
Nicolas Schuybroek Architects + Marc Merckx Interiors
19. The Guild House,
Moto Designshop + Rohe Creative
20. TRAVEL NOW
21. DIRECTORY OF HOTELS
22.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Donna Kacmar is a practicing architect, educator, and writer in Houston, Texas, USA. Donna is a principal with Architect Works, PLLC, and a Professor at the Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design at the University of Houston. Her previous books include Big Little House: Small Houses Designed by Architects and Victor Lundy Artist Architect.
