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Fletcher Hotel

The Fletcher Hotel by Benthem Crouwel Architects, finished in 2013 in the development area of Amstel III, creates a welcoming contrast to the city of Amsterdam. Still keeping the traditional Dutch approach of building rather high than broad but with optimal usage of space, the hotel stands out due to its modernity and its unique façade.

Built conveniently close to the highway entering Amsterdam, the Fletcher Hotel surly marks the entrance to the city. The most obvious but also most outstanding feature of the building is its roundness in every way. The hotel itself, the windows, the decoration on the façade as well as the interior, everything is held in smooth circular ways.

With a height of 60 meters and a floor plan with a diameter of only 24 meters the hotel features a quite slim silhouette, further enhanced by its fully glazed façade with bend screens. Light blue colouring with circles in different shades of blue printed on glass front provide for a transparent outer shell which due to illumination perfectly comes into gloom also during night. Apart from the appealing visual effect, the glass front also provides for noise reduction.

The height of the building of course is not solely used to save space but also offers the guests of the hotel the so called “Pi Skyrestaurant” and the “Pi Skylounge” located in the 17th and 18th floor. Thanks to the structure of the hotel, guests can enjoy a 360° panoramic view over the roofs of Amsterdam. Even some true showpieces are shown in bar and restaurant; one of the world largest chandeliers, “the dream”, hangs down two whole floors form the restaurant through the bar and a four meter long piano also called “the whale” due to its shape provides for musical support.

The 120 rooms encircle the staircase with lifts in the heart of the tower and lobby as well as coffee shop at ground level. As mentioned, the interior is completely in line with the general structure of the building; round shapes made out of delicate materials created a both minimalistic and luxurious atmosphere. Cylindrical glass showers and large round windows varying in size from four to eight meters transmit a sense of freedom and give the guest the impression of being in a loft.

Apart from focus on innovative design, great attention is paid to environmental friendly measures including the use of water-saving showers and energy-efficient lighting, separation of waste, an energy-saving room key system, time switches for corridor lighting and much more.  For all this and the application of subterranean thermal storage system as well as top level façade insulation, the hotel will soon receive the Green Key Gold, the highest hallmark of social and corporate responsibility.