Shoreditch hotel
AQSO arquitectos office. View of the hotel from the intersection of the main streets. The turned silhouette of the volume distorts the perspective and provides an iconic image of the building.

the view from Old St

The building is presented as a rotund, stone volume with a chequered pattern of façade openings. This solid, almost tectonic composition is distorted by the deformation of the solid, which turns into a provocative gesture as it reacts to the flow of urban traffic.

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the view from Old St

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The form of the building has a symbolic character beyond its rotundity and provocative design. The volume is a metaphor for urban flows, for the reaction of architecture to the city's movement.

From an urban point of view, the building’s growth in height and the setback at the lower level to form a square justify the shape of the building. The plasticity of the façade is achieved thanks to a parametric design that can be easily prefabricated.

The building represents an evolution of current construction systems, which allow buildings to look more futuristic under the same urban and architectural criteria.

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AQSO arquitectos office. The structural system of the building is based on a reinforced concrete spine supported by a conventional portal and column system.

the 3d structural model

ASO arquitectos office. The floors of the building show the hotel rooms around the atrium, as well as the shopping and dropoff area.

the floor plan layouts

AQSO arquitectos office. The longitudinal section of the building shows the central courtyard around which the hotel rooms are located and the courtyard separating the commercial building.

the cross section

AQSO arquitectos office. Scale model built in balsa wood of the urban fabric surrounding the Shoreditch hotel. Bird's eye view of the Old Street intersection.

the site physical model

AQSO arquitectos office. Diagram of the uses of the building showing the hotel, restaurant, cinemas, flats and shopping area.

the use and circulation diagram

AQSO arquitectos office. The side elevation of the hotel extends the chess pattern of the black concrete façade.

the view from Rivington st

AQSO arquitectos office. Prefabricated facade made of lightweight concrete forming an ruled surface. Each of the windows corresponds to a hotel room.

the facade detail

AQSO arquitectos office. The hotel room is designed for a millennial audience, it is a minimalist and informal design with an industrial and functional style.

the hotel room

AQSO arquitectos office. Night view of the hotel, where the light from the windows underlines the chequered pattern of the black concrete façade, creating an easily recognisable urban icon.

the view from Paul St

AQSO arquitectos office. The parametric façade seen from the street offers the dynamic and changing image of a curved black concrete building.

the view from Pitfield St

AQSO arquitectos office. Aerial view of the Shoreditch Hotel in its urban setting, with the buildings of the City of London in the background. The hotel's unique image stands out from the rest of the buildings.

the aerial view

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