on the rocks and under the sea
Coastal hotel in East Sussex exploring tidal character, danger, accessibility, and the different materials of the coastline.
View at High Tide
Varying shapes of roof and wall openings.
Using the structural steel ‘legs’
Using the structural steel ‘legs’
Model 1:200 Balsa, trace, and grey card model of the hotel. A variety of spaces and levels are created in between the different volumes.
Light leaks out of the main building in different ways, reflecting in the sea below. Walkway to rooms reaches out to sea.
Internal Atrium Looking down into the lobby. Curved pods sit on door fins that open up to the outside.
Plan1:500 showing different parts of the hotel over the landscape. The four types of rooms are positioned across the landscape in different configurations.
Alternating fins open up to the sea, holding up the curved ceiling. Strong horizon line in the distance.
