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Above and inset: Renderings of the presidential suite aboard the Zephyr Resort. Right: Zephyr’s observation deck. the times that what made the Pixel concept particularly intriguing was that it is a creative and unique, yet practical innovation,” says Turner. Not a hotel, but a diverse collection of guestrooms linked by mobile services, the Pixel Hotel is the brainchild of a group of Austrian architects—Michael Grugl, Christoph Weidinger, Juergen Haller, Richard Steger, and Sabine Funk, along with business developer Christian Leeb. Pixel revolutionizes the hotel concept by foregoing a central lobby and placing rooms throughout the city; it utilizes existing structures—meticulously researched for both history and design potential; immerses guests in the local environment; and promotes urban redevelopment and economic horsepower by reinventing unused or under-used space. Logistically, Pixel decentralization works because everything is mobile: reception, concierge, housekeeping, maintenance, communication, and emergency assistance on demand. It’s not unusual for the architects, who retain ownership of the concept, to leave their drafting boards to welcome guests or clean rooms as required. Pixel’s name reflects it concept: varying by view and habitat, unique rooms sum up the image of Linz. There are guest quarters in an art gallery featuring the furniture and paintings of Thomas Feichtner, customized for the suite; a former cabinetmaker’s workshop retrofitted with bed, bathroom, and vintage caravan purchased on eBay for $890 and refurbished as adjunct living space or kid-friendly camper; a one-time horse stable, now a suite on four levels, including a loft called Nimmerland (Neverland), a low-ceilinged kids’ paradise; a former soup kitchen, where gleaming white, gray, and stainless steel modernist surroundings show no sign of a bed until it is released from a wall via remote control; a garden suite comprised of a circa-1921 working-class flat and storefront featuring patterned walls typical of the period; and on the Danube, flirting with Linz’s industrial area, three cabins in a retired tugboat comprise a suite for two. Private full baths, wireless communication access, hairdryers, and minibars are standard amenities. Video games, satellite television, safes, and even bicycles, are offered in some locations. “Most important was to bring some fun into it,” says Haller. “It was very easy to achieve by taking the most crazy idea and trying it, then figuring out how to clean, how to do the beds.” The concept was tested in 2007 with a prototype suite in leased space, and w year later, the concept was fully operational with several rooms. Currently, Pixel has six guestrooms (all in leased spaces)—and occupancy near 100 percent. Trend-seeker Carl Hildebrand, the Green Broker, Metro 1 Properties, Miami, collaborated to enter Pixel Hotel in the competition. Runner-Up: Zephyr Resort Considering the prospect of waning global resources such as oil, Lee Cagley and Sean Tanner, principals of Las Vegas firm Cagley & Tanner, were inspired by predictions that jet-propelled travel may not be as accessible in the near future. Their finalist entry, Zephyr Resort: the Twenty-first Century Limited, uses existing railroad infrastructure in the U.S. to create a land-cruise concept that they claim would be both luxurious and sustainable. “The thing that’s radical about it is that it takes hospitality out of being destination-oriented, and into being journey-oriented,” says Cagley. Rather than offering point-to-point itineraries, they propose a mobile hotel with day-long stops at select destinations. On board are guest suites (that may be combined to enlarge hospitalitydesign www.hdmag.com
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Hospitality Design - October 2009

Hospitality Design - October 2009
Contents
Online Contents
From the Editor
News
London Roundup
Calendar
Designer Profile
To Market
To Market
Special Feature
Special Feature
Chrome
Michelberger
Seeko’o
Bungalow
Tokyo Disneyland Hotel
The Original
Back Space
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