Rotonda Hotel

A City Hotel for Sharing and Connecting in Amsterdam

Master thesis (2021)

Authors

H. Zhang Architecture and the Built Environment

Contributors

D.J. Rosbottom Situated Architecture - Architecture and the Built Environment (mentor)
Mark Pimlott Situated Architecture - Architecture and the Built Environment (mentor)
S. De Vocht Situated Architecture - Architecture and the Built Environment (mentor)
M. Parravicini Building Product Innovation - Architecture and the Built Environment (mentor)
Faculty
Architecture and the Built Environment, Architecture and the Built Environment
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Published Date

01-07-2021

Language

English

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Faculty

Architecture and the Built Environment

Abstract

Amsterdam's overdependence on tourism resulted in its homogeneous and fragile economy, which was impacted severely by the pandemic in 2020. Therefore, the municipality of Amsterdam implemented the donut economy, which was proposed by Kate Raworth, to make the urban development sustainable. Through the research of Doughnut Economics Action Lab, 13% of Amsterdammers over 19 still feel severely lonely today and there is still a lack of art and cultural activities for low-income households. Inspired by Chelsea Hotel, I propose a city hotel for international scholars, students, and artists invited by the University of Amsterdam, which can share the education with the local community, and in the meantime, connect its residences with the city. It is located at Nieuwe Doelenstraat in where the University Theatre is. The design reshapes the urban context by form a new pathway that connects several courtyards on the site. Its facades work as figures to the street and enclose a square for public life. The spatial organization of it refers to Hotel Particulier, a type of French private house for nobles that arranges rooms around a courtyard and a garden. This hotel will let its residences share their knowledge and connect them tightly with Amsterdam City.