Hotel Design of the Future Emphasizes Sustainability
Photo Caption: This tree-top hotel resort concept, called Living the Till, gets its name from the tillandsia plant, a plant that 'lives off the air' and without soil. Radical Innovation/EoA
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Given the industry's increasing focus on sustainability, these hotel ideas could soon become a reality. That's especially so for developers looking to build projects that are not only eco-friendly, but are increasingly design forward.
When it comes to dreaming up concepts for the hotel of the future, it's clear that today's architects and designers are focused on a shared theme: sustainability, as it applies not only to the environment, but to culture, as well.
For the past 10 years, the John Hardy Group, a global hospitality development consultancy, has hosted the Radical Innovation contest, asking designers and architects around the world to submit their ideas for the hotel of the future.
This year's ideas ranged from a Hyperloop-inspired hotel to a vertical treehouse-hotel concept. Ideas from the past have included undersea resorts, a co-living/co-working space called Zoku (now operating in Amsterdam), and even a drone-driven driftscape where you stay in a mobile hotel room, called a Driftcraft, which won in 2015.
While last year's contest had two finalists, this year's will feature three, chosen from 65 entries: Vertical Micro-Climate, Living the Till, and Play Design Hotel. The grand-prize winner wil
