A Room for London
A new perspective on the River Thames
There can be few places to stay a night in London quite as unusual, poetic and life-enhancing as Living Architecture's newest building: a 'boat' perched, as if by retreating floodwaters, on the very edge of the Queen Elizabeth hall at the Southbank Centre.
The one-bedroom installation, designed by David Kohn Architects in collaboration with Fiona Banner, will stay on top of the roof throughout 2012 and is intended to offer guests a place of refuge and reflection amidst the flow of traffic at this iconic location in the capital. The lower and upper decks offer extraordinary views, by day and night, of a London panorama that stretches from Big Ben to St Paul's cathedral. Inside, the boat is a beautifully crafted timber object, full of nooks and crannies to explore – and all the creature comforts that one would expect in a good hotel.
On arrival 'aboard', guests will be invited to fill in a logbook detailing what they have experienced during their stay, out of the window as much as within themselves. This is contemporary architecture at its most playful, beguiling and thought-provoking.
In future years, we hope that the boat will resume its journey and find itself perched in other vital parts of the capital.
Read more...
http://www.living-architecture.co.uk/the-houses/aroomforlondon/overview/
The room is already fully booked!
The one-bedroom installation, designed by David Kohn Architects in collaboration with Fiona Banner, will stay on top of the roof throughout 2012 and is intended to offer guests a place of refuge and reflection amidst the flow of traffic at this iconic location in the capital. The lower and upper decks offer extraordinary views, by day and night, of a London panorama that stretches from Big Ben to St Paul's cathedral. Inside, the boat is a beautifully crafted timber object, full of nooks and crannies to explore – and all the creature comforts that one would expect in a good hotel.
On arrival 'aboard', guests will be invited to fill in a logbook detailing what they have experienced during their stay, out of the window as much as within themselves. This is contemporary architecture at its most playful, beguiling and thought-provoking.
In future years, we hope that the boat will resume its journey and find itself perched in other vital parts of the capital.
Read more...
http://www.living-architecture.co.uk/the-houses/aroomforlondon/overview/
The room is already fully booked!
What a great experience you can have...well, next time!
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