Swiss firm Herzog & de Meuron has created a boutique hotel inside a century-old building in the heart of its home city, Basel.
The Volkshaus Basel Hotel blends the style of 1920s with a modern design sensibility, creating an aesthetic to appeal to "detail-loving individualists".
Its 45 rooms are simply furnished but rich in texture, featuring terrazzo flooring, wooden furniture and tactile fabrics.
The Volkshaus Basel Hotel blends 1920s style with modern design
The hotel is located within the Volkshaus Basel building, a structure with a history dating back to the 14th century. However the building that stands today was built in 1925, in a design by the architect Henri Baur.
Herzog & de Meuron has been working on the redevelopment for several years, since the building was taken over by real-estate entrepreneurs Leopold Weinberg and Adrian Hagenbach. Herzog & de Meuron previously designed the Volkshaus Basel bar (pictured) and brasserie
The aim was to repair the damage of the 1970s, when much of the original interior was stripped out and converted into large-scale offices.
The studio had already reinstated the bar and brasserie, as well as several of the building's old events halls, in a renovation back in 2013. The hotel is the next step in this transformation, along with a small shop located within the hotel lobby.
Both the bar and brasserie (pictured) feature the custom-designed Volkshaus chair
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