The Society Hotel Bingen
- Year
- 2018
- Category
- Hospitality · Hotels and Resorts
- Status
- Built
- Location
- Bingen, United States
The Society Hotel in Bingen, Washington confronts conflicting contextual drivers, responding with a singular and iconic organization. Located, in the Columbia River Gorge, the project's site is near the waterfront, yet separated from it by a series of industrial facilities. The property is within a residential setting, requiring a sensitivity to scale and the privacy of its neighbors. Attempting to maximize the relationship of the hotel to its natural context, while buffering its impact on its surroundings, our concept became one of "Edited Panorama." Using the massing of the new hotel to edit out the middle ground view, the connection between the foreground hotel courtyard and the background grandeur of the Gorge is experientially linked.
The Society Hotel in Bingen, Washington confronts conflicting contextual drivers, responding with a singular and iconic organization. Located, in the Columbia River Gorge, the project's site is near the waterfront, yet separated from it by a series of industrial facilities. The property is within a residential setting, requiring a sensitivity to scale and the privacy of its neighbors. Attempting to maximize the relationship of the hotel to its natural context, while buffering its impact on its surroundings, our concept became one of "Edited Panorama." Using the massing of the new hotel to edit out the middle ground view, the connection between the foreground hotel courtyard and the background grandeur of the Gorge is experientially linked.