The bustling city streets of Taipei informed the interiors of this hotel, which design studio Neri&Hu has created within a former residential building.
Situated in the Da'an district of Taipei, the Kimpton Da An Hotel is meant to be an "inner sanctuary" with plenty of spaces for rest and contemplation.

Although the hotel has been designed by Neri&Hu to offer respite from the city, its urban surroundings are referenced frequently throughout the interior.
These references include tiles and metalwork inspired by those found across the city's streets and alleyways, and a restaurant that nods to Taipei's street food culture.

Guests arrive at the 7,500-square-metre hotel in the ground floor lobby where there is a reception lounge wrapped with glossy white tiles, a material that typically clads the city's buildings and shopfronts. A large void in the lobby ceiling creates a dramatic double-height atrium space where a contemporary chandelier is hung. Other more intimate lounge areas populate the rest of the lobby space, some of which face windows that frame views of the garden outdoors.

The metalwork across the hotel's exterior takes inspiration from what the studio describes as the "layers of craftsmanship" found on the intricate windows and facades in the surrounding neighbourhood.

In the hotel's 129 guest rooms, oak walls with built-in storage and internal, mesh-covered windows are used to divide-up the space. These wooden partitions were conceive...