A changing consumer and more competition are demanding that hotels innovate. From a new breed of renovated motels to brands attempting to attract that next generation, all are trying to achieve the ultimate goal: an authentic experience. Below are four other industry-changing shifts that demonstrate a unifying need for community and versatility.
Cultural Impact: Hotels
Cultural Impact: Hotels
Cultural Impact: Hotels
Hostels
Wedge-shaped windows in the Street by Sanjay Puri Architects
Photography by Dinesh Mehta
Cultural Impact: Hotels
Hostels
The Street
Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India
Photography by Dinesh Mehta
Cultural Impact: Hotels
Activist Hotels
A watercolor sketch of the rooftop bar at Eaton’s DC location
Sketches courtesy of Gachot Studios
Cultural Impact: Hotels
Microhotels
Moxy Times Square public areas include flexible work and social spaces
Yabu Pushelberg
Photography by Leandro Farina
Cultural Impact: Hotels
Microhotels
Rooms at Moxy Times Square range in size from 150 to 350 square feet
Yabu Pushelberg
Photography by Leandro Farina
Cultural Impact: Hotels
Microhotels
Moxy Times Square
New York
Yabu Pushelberg
Photography by Leandro Farina
Cultural Impact: Hotels
Mixed Use
Heatherwick Studio carved sections out of the former grain silo’s tubular interior to create the Zeitz MOCAA’s gallery spaces
Cape Town
Photography by Iwan Baan
Cultural Impact: Hotels
Mixed Use
Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa
Cape Town
Heatherwick Studio
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Photography by Iwan Baan