Designer Hotel SIDE

Multi-sensual oasis in the centre of Hamburg

The ideas of three creative minds have been harmoniously combined in a new designer hotel of the five-star category - the Hamburg SIDE. The ingenious plans of Jan Störmer Architects of Hamburg, combined with the interior design of Milanese virtuoso Matteo Thun and the light choreography of New York theatre director Robert Wilson have also been recently recognised through the award of the 2002 Architectural Prize conferred by the BDA Hamburg (BDA - Association of German Architects). At the heart of a building is a 30m high atrium in which two full-length light installations create the appropriate moods as they constantly change with the hour and season.

The atrium is enclosed by two interlocking structures. On the street side, one of the angles with a double glass façade "seals" the block end. The rear structure - clad in bright green natural stone - towers above the glass edifice.

Prominent Features

The atrium provides access to the public zones of the hotel such as the conference rooms in the first floor, the Fusion restaurant on the ground floor and also the ball and conference room designed for up to 200 people in the basement. Strong material contrasts characterise the interior styling of these rooms: glass, wood panelling, painted surfaces and natural stone. The Variflex Top 100 K sliding wall from DORMA Hüppe Raumtrennsysteme was designed to the highest standards, in keeping with this concept. For the system in the ballroom: open-pore sucupira hardwood - complemented by granite cladding with V2A stainless steel profiles. Sucupira also in the restaurant, and Abet Laminati Print 810 in white in the conference zone.

On the door hardware side, the architect and interior designer again opted for DORMA products in order to ensure that nothing disturbs the critical eye. Compact ITS 96 door closers were incorporated in the solid timber and panelled doors for a perfectly concealed solution, while fully integrated RTS 85 transom door closers were used for the semi-round WC doors. Aesthetic elegance at its purest.