Keep Exploring Architizer by Creating a Free Account or Logging in.

This feature is for industry professionals.  To unlock it, signup and then join or add your company. To unlock this feature,  signup and then submit your professional details.

Membership is Free.

LinkedIn Facebook Google
or
Already a Member? Sign in.
Add To Collection Add to Collection
Hotel Verge  

Hotel Verge

Launceston, Australia

View Original View Original
Add To Collection Add to Collection
View Original View Original
Add To Collection Add to Collection
View Original View Original
Add To Collection Add to Collection
View Original View Original
Add To Collection Add to Collection
View Original View Original
Add To Collection Add to Collection
View Original View Original
Add To Collection Add to Collection
View Original View Original
Add To Collection Add to Collection
View Original View Original
Add To Collection Add to Collection
View Original View Original
Add To Collection Add to Collection
View Original View Original
Add To Collection Add to Collection
View Original View Original
Add To Collection Add to Collection
View Original View Original
Add To Collection Add to Collection
View Original View Original
Add To Collection Add to Collection
View Original View Original
Add To Collection Add to Collection
View Original View Original
Add To Collection Add to Collection
View Original View Original
Add To Collection Add to Collection
View Original View Original
Add To Collection Add to Collection
View Original View Original
Add To Collection Add to Collection
View Original View Original
Add To Collection Add to Collection
View Original View Original
Add To Collection Add to Collection

Other Projects by Cumulus Studio

Add To Collection Add to Collection

Dove Lake Viewing Shelter

Add To Collection Add to Collection

Callington Mill Distillery

Add To Collection Add to Collection

Oak Rise Housing

Add To Collection Add to Collection

Kokoda Drive

Add To Collection Add to Collection

Queens Walk Housing

Add To Collection Add to Collection

Riverstone

Add To Collection Add to Collection

Devil's Corner Cellar Door

Add To Collection Add to Collection

New Town Medical Suite

Add To Collection Add to Collection

Hill House

Add To Collection Add to Collection

ERA Planning & Environment office

Add To Collection Add to Collection

Darkwood Residence

Add To Collection Add to Collection

Goulburn Street Housing

Add To Collection Add to Collection

Stoney Rise Cellar Door

Add To Collection Add to Collection

Cradle Mountain Visitor Centre

Add To Collection Add to Collection

Midway Point House

Add To Collection Add to Collection

Symmons Plains

Add To Collection Add to Collection

Shearwater

Add To Collection Add to Collection

Stillwater Seven

Add To Collection Add to Collection

The Protagonist

Add To Collection Add to Collection

Bear With Me

Hotel Verge

Launceston, Australia

STATUS
Built
YEAR
2020
A hotel stay with light and shade

Opportunities to design new buildings in the centre of Launceston are often rare. The challenge to build a commercial property, in heritage context and an unusual parcel of land, even more so. Hotel Verge has 86 rooms, meeting spaces for up to 100 people, a gym, laundry and an in-house restaurant. Our design is a nod to Launceston’s industrial heritage and Tasmanian roots.

To create a commercially viable design, we both tapped into our expertise in how people interact with space and undertook strategic research into how hotels can run most profitably. For instance, we knew our design had to balance the commercial need both for a large number of rooms, but also enough circulation space to allow for quick cleaning.

To suit the heritage context, we deliberately wanted Hotel Verge to sit neatly in the Launceston skyline. We designed a double-height window and facade treatment to help the building feel lower than it is. Then we used drones to map the views from each floor, so that each room would make the most of both natural light and views.

A careful choice of bricks allows Hotel Verge to effortlessly assimilate with its surroundings too. We sourced all the bricks locally from Daniel Robertson at the Longford brickworks plant, only 25 minutes out of town. The only carbon neutral brick factory in Australia, running off sawdust. To accurately match Launceston’s heritage context, we walked around the city centre and picked an assortment of brick colours to be matched in the blend.

The front of the building responds to the changing sun, with each face reading differently depending on the time of day. The facade is slightly staggered, creating interesting banding of shadows. Raw interiors and Tasmanian-made beds nod to Launceston’s industrial heritage and context. Hotel Verge is contemporary, commercially successful, and we hope will prove to be an asset to Launceston’s heritage.

Product Spec Sheet

Were your products used?
Join as a manufacturer to add your products.

Collaborating Firms

Team