For the future hotel showcase room -part of the Inhaus2 research project- the Fraunhofer IAO (Institute for Work Organisation) approached LAVA to become a project partner responsible for the design and realisation.

For the future hotel showcase room -part of the Inhaus2 research project- the Fraunhofer IAO (Institute for Work Organisation) approached LAVA to become a project partner responsible for the design and realisation.

Central task for the project’s research was to meet the expectations and requirements of hotel guests using tomorrow’s technology. In the showcase space, a symbiosis of technology and space can be experienced. The room features the latest technology in the fields of media and communication in combination with prototypical products developed by renowned manufactures. Human comfort was the main guideline: while the technology functions almost invisible in the background, it provides the possibility for individual control of media, light and climate. Some of the innovations are anti-jet-lag lights, an active comfort bed, a personal spa area, an intelligent mirror and a large media display window.

LAVA designed a spatial continuum, integrating all areas into one single gesture. The free-formed harmonic outer skin takes up the infrastructure and becomes the interface between technology and the human body, characterised by fluid transitions accentuated by singular edges. A combination of soft and hard material creates a well-balanced differentiation of functional aspects.
Applying parametric design methods and semi-automated production allowed for an in- time realisation of the original design. The collaboration between the project partners generated many new insights, which will be implemented in LAVA’s upcoming hotel projects in the U.A.E. The vision of the future hotel showcase could thus become reality sooner than expected.

Tobias Wallisser, Chris Bosse and Alexander Rieck founded LAVA - Laboratory for Visionary Architecture, a worldwide operating network, just more than one year ago. The partners were responsible as associate architects for world-recognised structures such as the Water cube in Beijing and the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Germany. A couple of weeks ago, they unveiled the design for the Michael Schumacher World Champion Tower in Abu Dhabi.

Projektteam LAVA:
Tobias Wallisser, Chris Bosse, Alexander Rieck with Kadri Kaldam, Martin Völkle, Jan Saggau

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