‘hotello’ portable hotel room by antonio scarponi + roberto deluca

 

 

the 20th century left vast, abandoned, spaces in our cities – warehouses, factories, military barracks have been built and abandoned in a relatively short period of time. now, the contemporary city is elaborating new strategies to re-inhabit these empty shells.

 

designed by antonio scarponi in collaboration with visual artist roberto deluca for the swiss firm daskonzept, ‘hotello’, the 4 sqm unit is conceived to temporarily inhabit the empty lofts of the contemporary city. packed into a trunk, the portable space contains all the necessary elements needed to work and rest. it consists of a metal structure that supports a translucent and sound absorbent curtain. the volume can also be combined and aggregated in different configurations.

 

‘hotello’ will be presented at during milan design week 2013 at fabbrica del vapore from april 9th-14th.

 

 

hotello portable hotel room by antonio scarponi + roberto delucathe portable dwelling can be packed into a trunk for easy transportation

 

 

hotello portable hotel room by antonio scarponi + roberto deluca

 

 

hotello portable hotel room by antonio scarponi + roberto delucathe privacy walls are composed of curtains

 

 

hotello portable hotel room by antonio scarponi + roberto delucaa bed and workspace are the main furnishings of the portable hotel room

 

 

hotello portable hotel room by antonio scarponi + roberto deluca

 

 

hotello portable hotel room by antonio scarponi + roberto deluca

 

 

hotello portable hotel room by antonio scarponi + roberto deluca‘hotello’ stored in a trunk unassembled

 

hotello portable hotel room by antonio scarponi + roberto delucathe entire contents of the room packed into a red trunk!

 

hotello portable hotel room by antonio scarponi + roberto delucaexploded sketch

 

hotello portable hotel room by antonio scarponi + roberto delucaindividual parts of ‘hotello’

 

 

hotello portable hotel room by antonio scarponi + roberto deluca‘hotello’, sketch, 2013

 

 

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