Hotel Brosundet

Hotel Brosundet

Arkitekt: Snøhetta AS

Products used: • 2111C • 171M • 5471R-051 • HV1L+170

Hotel Brosundet has been designed in a warehouse along the harbour in the historical part of Ålesund on the west coast of Norway. The warehouse was built as part of a prestigious rebuilding effort after the great fire of Ålesund in 1904. The building is listed and is situated in the middle of a National Art Nouveau Landmark.

The hotel consists of only 47 rooms and has a very intimate atmosphere with almost every room featuring a different layout. The heavy duty wooden beam constructions have been left exposed in all rooms and, along with the brushed brick walls this makes a beautiful contrast to the new elements.

The minimalistic design of the bathroom interiors stands out as shiny, clear-cut jewels of cream tiles and frosted glass. The exposed wooden construction is highly characteristic, leaving plenty of room to tone down the contrasts without losing the character of the building.

The furniture was designed with refined detailing in white, stained oak to link the rawness in the construction to the modern bathroom elements. As a supplement to the hotel, a single suite has been designed in the nearby Lighthouse ‘Molja’. The 13m2 suite is spread over two floors and consists of an entrance, a bathroom and a bedroom with a semicircular bed fitting the shape of the lighthouse. The windows allow the guests to overlook the sea front of Ålesund and the Atlantic Ocean on the horizon.