A converted schoolhouse surrounded by a series of detached cabins forms this boutique hotel in Washington State.

Nestled in the scenic Columbia River Gorge, the Society Hotel Bingen is sited 100 kilometres from the hotel brand's debut property in Portland, Oregon.
"One of our primary goals was to design a hotel that not only felt connected to the Gorge, but amplified people's experience of it," principal architect Ben Waechter. "It's exciting to stand within the hotel and cabins today and feel the complementary dialogue between the two."
Photograph by Lara Swimmer
Portland firms Waechter Architecture and Blossom Design renovated the schoolhouse to include modern amenities, while retaining relics from its academic past. These include the students' old green lockers in the main guest hall, original maple floors, and existing lighting from the schoolhouse cafeteria repurposed in the new cafe. The hotel's reception area recalls a traditional school office aesthetic with an oak reception desk and slate backdrop, the latter reclaimed from the classroom blackboards. The lounge features a wall of vintage books, tufted green leather sofas and library lamps.

Inside the schoolhouse are 10 private guest rooms themed by class subjects, and two hostel-style rooms with custom triple bunks totalling 24 beds.
Waechter constructed a hexagonal ring of cedar cabins to encircle the schoolhouse. A shared roof cantilevers out to double as a covered walkway, creating porches ...