The Den
Type
Urban & Business Hotels
Location
Bangalore, India
Year
2018
Area
22,000 sqm
The Den Hotel is located in the Central Business District of Bangalore, India. The building contains 226 rooms, a large conference hall, fitness facilities, a spa, an infinity pool and dining facilities where the boundaries between interior and exterior are eliminated through the introduction of a glazed separation wall which connects the inner and outer space, offering expansive views overlooking the city.
The tower is situation on a large plinth
containing all the public spaces of the hotel, the perimeter of which is lined
by a public garden that contains segregated private zones. The entrance
threshold of the lobby is defined from the main street through
insertion of an infinity reflection pool, which acts as a physical, yet
permeable separation from the street and opens vistas to the tower beyond.
The
hotel’s architecture is derived from Bangalore’s local vernacular, by characterizing
the city’s local building materials and reinterpreting them in a modern way. The richness of the building is expressed through elaborate design,
employing rich materials with a warm palette of colors, that
creates a meaningful dialogue with the local context and a continuity of design
between the interior and exterior elements. The exterior of the building is
further defined by a glass sun-shading mechanism which gives the façade form
and distinction in the landscape, as is often perceived by the public as the
most characteristic feature of the project.
