Our top hotel openings of 2019, Shake Shack unveils its tasty new headquarters, and a Polish architect reimagines four iconic logos as houses. All this and more in this week’s Five.
The top hotel openings of 2019
We know a thing or two about hotels here at HD. In fact, we gathered the 20 top hotel openings of 2019. This year was a triumph for brands that took risks and embraced a design-driven, inventive approach to hospitality. Indeed, we saw non-hospitality brands enter the hotel space (Shinola in Detroit and Equinox Hudson Yards), the dominance of affordable lifestyle brands (Moxy and Hoxton continue their U.S. dominance), and, of course, who could forget the revival of Eero Saarinen’s iconic TWA terminal at JFK into the highly anticipated TWA Hotel? The airport hotel never looked so good.
Michael Hsu unveils Shake Shack’s stylish new headquarters
Danny Meyer’s burger juggernaut Shake Shack has an equally tasteful headquarters in Manhattan, according to Dezeen. Conceived by Austin-based Michael Hsu Office of Architecture (which also designed the company’s first storefront in California), the 12,750-square-foot space references motifs found throughout the fast casual burger chain, including whitewashed walls, black and green accents, and custom wood furniture. The headquarters boasts a kitchen that is positioned as the office’s central social hub and a Shake Shack on the ground floor, where new recipes are tested in the Innovation Kitchen.
James Turrell’s field of light and color comes to Mexico
American artist James Turrell‘s Passages of Light exhibition is bathing Mexico City’s Museo Jumex in light, shadow, and color. In the Ganzfeld installation, for example, visitors are guided through an unlit corridor that leads to a glowing room enveloped in neon. “As one color shifts to the next,” writes Wallpaper, “the edges of the space fade leaving no discernible horizon or points of focus for the mind to latch onto.” The exhibition includes sketches, photographs, holograms, and models for a retrospective of the artist’s work from the 1960s through present day, and is on view until March 29th.
Famous logos reimagined as houses
What would Adidas’s logo look like if it was a house? That’s what Polish designer Karina Wiciak of Wamhouse Studio wanted to know when she conceived a series of houses inspired by famous logos, writes Designboom. Trihouse references Adidas’ famous three stripes, while Crosshouse, which is surrounded by water and can only be accessed by boat, features the gold hues of Chevrolet’s bowtie logo. Characterized by its diamond shape, the Rhombhouse recalls Renault’s iconic diamond-shaped logo, and Pyrahouse takes cues from the symbol of Japanese automobile company Mitsubishi.
Dubai set to welcome the world’s largest 3D-printed building
When completed, the 6,900-square-foot administrative property in Dubai will be the largest 3D-printed building in the world, reports Archdaily. Led by Boston-based 3D printing company Apis-Cor, the structure was able to be built directly in place, thanks to a crane that moved the machinery around on the site. In fact, only three workers and one machine were needed to 3D print wall structures of the entire building—a glimpse into the innovative future of construction.
