The Underground London Hotel by Reardonsmith Architects
Meghan Young — December 24, 2009 — Eco
References: reardonsmith & archdaily
One way to eliminate environmental disturbances is to replace what you have destroyed. Another way is to work with and around it such as this underground London hotel. Trend Hunter has seen it's fair share of subterranean structures, but this one is definitely unique.
Designed by ReardonSmith Architects, the proposed underground London hotel respects the surrounding Green Belt by placing over 200 rooms beneath it.
Designed by ReardonSmith Architects, the proposed underground London hotel respects the surrounding Green Belt by placing over 200 rooms beneath it.
Trend Themes
1. Eco-friendly Architecture - The trend of designing and building environmentally conscious structures, such as underground hotels, offers disruptive innovation opportunities for the architecture industry.
2. Subterranean Tourism - The trend of creating unique and immersive experiences in underground hotels presents disruptive innovation opportunities for the tourism and hospitality industry.
3. Green Belt Preservation - The trend of integrating structures with the surrounding environment, like the underground London hotel, offers disruptive innovation opportunities for urban planning and environmental conservation.
Industry Implications
1. Architecture - The architecture industry can explore disruptive innovation opportunities by developing innovative designs for eco-friendly underground structures.
2. Tourism and Hospitality - The tourism and hospitality industry can capitalize on disruptive innovation opportunities by offering visitors unique experiences in subterranean hotels.
3. Urban Planning - The urban planning industry can seize disruptive innovation opportunities by creating structures that respect and preserve natural landscapes, such as integrating hotels with green belts.
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