The Blue (hotel)
| The Blue by Just Inn 正旅館 藍 | |
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 Interactive map of the The Blue by Just Inn 正旅館 藍 area | |
| General information | |
| Location | No. 22, Guanqian Rd, Zhonghsan, Taipei, taiwan |
| Coordinates | 25°02′42″N 121°30′51″E / 25.0450778°N 121.5142606°E |
| Opening | January 2024 |
| Operator | Just Inn Group |
| Technical details | |
| Floor area | 2,020m2 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Tszwai So |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 59 |
| Number of restaurants | 1 |
The Blue is a hotel in Taipei, Taiwan. It is the flagship hotel of the Taiwanese hotel group Just Inn.
History
[edit]The building was originally constructed in the 1970s as an office of an insurance company. In the subsequent years, it operated as a mixed-use hotel with retail units on the ground and first floors.[1]
The hotel was rebuilt in 2023 by the London-based architect Tszwai So, also known as the author of the award-winning Belarusian church in Finchley. It is described as an example of Emotionalist architecture,[2][3] inspired by the Belarus-based UNOVIS artist movement of the early 20th century.[4]
The hotel features 59 guestrooms, a restaurant, and a public art venue.[3]
Awards shortlistings
[edit]In 2024, the renovated hotel was shortlisted in the Sustainable Renovation category of the Dezeen Award[5] and in the Completed Buildings: Creative Re-use and Completed Buildings: Hotel and Leisure categories of the World Architecture Festival award.[6]
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The building in 2012 before reconstruction -
John Dennis, British Representative to Taiwan, and Tszwai So, architect, visiting The Blue in January 2025
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References
[edit]- ^ Tszwai So completes ‘Emotionalist’ retrofit of Taiwan hotel - Architects' Journal, 4 March 2024
- ^ In Taiwan’s capital is a hotel so captivating, the city ‘paused for a moment’ at its unveiling: The Blue has been designed with Emotionalism in its bones - South China Morning Post, 15 February 2024
- ^ a b Tszwai So’s The Blue hotel redefines Taipei’s landscape - Wallpaper, February 2024
- ^ В столице Тайваня открылся реконструированный отель, вдохновленный идеями белорусских художников [Reconstructed hotel opens in the capital of Taiwan, inspired by ideas of Belarusian artists] - Zerkalo.io, 14 February 2024
- ^ The Blue by Just Inn by Tszwai So - Dezeen, retrieved on 11 October 2024
- ^ Short List Revealed for World Architecture Festival Awards 2024 - ArchDaily, retrieved on 11 October 2024