Rendering of the barge hotel at sunset
Overview diagram
Inspiration: trailers at dusk
Inspiration: barge sliding into the water
Plan of barge hotel
Inspiration: Industrial barge
Inspiration: vintage trailer advertisement drawings
Rendering of trailer hotel
Inspiration: floating trailer houseboat
Rendering of recreation area
Rendering of performance space
Nighttime rendering of performance space
Rendering of mini barge hotel
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About

Traditionally, hotels are all about location, location, location. We wondered what it might look like to create a traveling hotel whose personality can adapt to its surroundings and migrate with the season.

The Barge Hotel would be more than just an accommodation: we’ve added an onboard community performance space where guests can hear a band, see a film, or take a tai chi class. A set of dumpster pools provide recreation, and the vintage trailers can function as in-house lodging for visiting theatre companies.

Credits

CONCEPT, DESIGN & DIRECTION:

David Belt, Macro Sea, Executive Director

COLLABORATION & CONSULTING:

Jocko Weyland, Macro Sea, Aesthetic Collaborator & Consultant

design & visualization:

Elise DeChard, Macro Sea

DESIGN DEVELOPMENT AND ASSISTANCE:

Rebecca Birmingham, Macro Sea


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