Hotel Le Bouton
The Hotel Le Bouton proudly announces its identity in the busy urban area of Tran Dinh Dan Street: a streak that connects its visitors to the natural beauty of Danang. D1’s design challenges long-standing architectural cliché by bringing the interior design up front to turn the façade into a scenery itself. Taking inspiration from nature, the Hotel Le Boutons is built to breathe the sense of breezy beaches into the busy urban area where the building stands.
The façade is then accentuated with volcano-like chimneys rising from the bathtub inside the guest rooms straight through the roof, peeking up at visitors from the top of the building.
In the hand of D1 Group Architects, the façade becomes the dot on the ‘i‘ rather than a structure that dominates other elements. Expressing liberal architectural thinking, the skylight and the interior design function to bring beauty to the exterior façade. The skylight does not only function to expand the view, take in natural light and circulate air flows, but also connects spaces together. The rooftop of Hotel Le Boutons project is tailored into the shape of wavy lines that mimic undersea currents.
Danang poses many challenges to architects due to its unique landscape and climate. The weather in the Central region is hot, rainy, and especially stormy, thus careful consideration needs to be dedicated in selecting the most optimal material to endure against the extreme climatic conditions, especially in this project as it is situated near the sea. Architects have come up with an organic structural design solution that allows negligible construction deviations, but still entertains architects’ creativity and above all, environmental friendly.
The solution incorporates the use of covers thick and strong enough to withstand the harsh sun, and meticulous calculations of the vertical direction of the building to exploit natural wind and limit the use of air conditioning, contributing to energy saving and environmental protection.
D1 Group Architects’ works are grounded in indigenous culture. D1 architects cleverly integrate local materials to breathe the sense of local intimacy into each design. In that way, the studio contributes to the development of the local economy while preserving traditional values.
Working with artisans, we arranged every interior design element carefully and thoughtfully. The goal is to highlight simplicity in layout and materials texture – there must not be a single redundant detail.