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Interior
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Interior
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Exterior
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Lounge
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Exterior
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Exterior
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Ground floor
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Floors 5 to 8
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Avalon Hotel
Semrén & Månsson. Gothenburg, Sweden
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Name of work in English
Avalon Hotel
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Name of work in original language
Avalon Hotel
Prize year
EUmies Awards 2009
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Work Location
Gothenburg, Sweden
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Studio
Semrén & Månsson
EUmies Awards 2009 Nominees
Collaborators
Collaborator (office): Christopher Kihlberg, Titti Hosa, Stig Str, Raymond Tollbom, Catarina Johansson, Per Sutter; Structural engineering: Ulf Kjellberg; Mechanical: Andreas; Electrical: G Andersson, Mats; Civil, soil and survey: Per-Gunnar Larsson; Acoustical: Rolf Ced; Fire consulting: Anders Wallin; Furniture: Krister Stam
Program
Food & Accommodation
Completion
2007
In close cooperation with the City Planning Office, local plans and guidelines were drawn up for what would eventually become the Avalon Hotel. Semrén & Månsson were involved throughout the process, from creating the local plans to actual planning work. Right from the start, the aim was to create an experimental and extrovert building that combined public space with an expressive exterior. The asymmetry of the coneshaped site was picked up on and assimilated into the design for the entire hotel in the form of a crooked line, which is an internal and external feature. Sensuous details, undulating wooden walls and wellthoughtout furnishings come together to create an immersive experience that is both provocative and perfect at the same time. The result: a hotel with 101 rooms and a restaurant and bar on the ground floor. As well as membership of the international association Design Hotels.