This article was originally published on Domus 1042, January 2020 In one of Kyoto’s most traditional quarters, the Suiden-ann guesthouse was born from the need of the owner – a gallerist and scuba diving instructor – to offer a place of hospitality for his guests, mainly foreigners. Alphaville Architects took up the challenge by designing a sui generis capsule hotel that combines private and semi-public spaces, joining resting places in different ways to create convivial areas. The actual capsules are grouped together on the upper level, but were conceived mainly as a place for resting or socialising, as if they were buildings around a single courtyard.
The capsule hotel by Alphaville Architects is a village
Suiden-ann is a guesthouse in Kyoto made of private and semi-public spaces.
Photo Kei Sugino
Photo Kei Sugino
Photo Kei Sugino
Photo Kei Sugino
Photo Kei Sugino
Photo Kei Sugino
Photo Kei Sugino
Photo Kei Sugino
Photo Kei Sugino
Photo Kei Sugino
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- Elena Sommariva
- 17 January 2020
- Kyoto, Japan
- Alphaville Architects
- Guesthouse
- Suiden-ann
- Kyoto, Japan
- Guesthouse
- Alphaville Architects
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