Designed interior of the Zenden Hotel by Wiel Arets Architects

The interior of Zenden Hotel in Maastricht, Netherlands was designed by Wiel Arets Architects .The interior sculpture of this hotel is completely clad in white, while the exterior inversions are painted anthracite. New program elements were placed if and where necessary. Upon entering the hotel, a relaxing lounge welcomes guests- and invites them to have a drink, admire the hotel’s pool or simply enjoy the red Japanese maple on the patio- that highly contrasts the hotel’s white interior. From the lounge, guests can pace past the glass-clad wall in the entrance area and descend to the basement, where one finds the sapphire blue waters of the pool, which retains its original medieval vault. Oppositely, ascending the stairs, nine hotel rooms await their guests, each room unique.

Inside the four new guest rooms, services such as showers, toilets and cupboards have been condensed to blocks; enabling more living space. Corian inlays and night-stands have been integrated into the walls, washing tables placed on floating shelves, TV’s hidden behind reflecting glass and bathroom doors also serve as mirrors. Within this playground of guest rooms’ dark-maroon beds, armchairs and ottomans tempt hotel visitors to call the their room a temporary home. Allowing comfortable contemplation of the sights and scenery of the culturally rich city of Maastricht.