Light, colour and water: Hotel in the striking “Colorium” building in the Port of Düsseldorf
Designed in 2001 by British architect William Allen Alsop for a private investor, the 17-storey and 62-metre-high “Colorium” building is not only one of the landmarks of Düsseldorf’s media port and new cult district of the state capital due to its special shape. With its facade consisting of over 2,200 colour-printed glass panels and the striking red technical floor, the tall building in the old city harbour acts as a landmark that is visible to many. When designing the coloured areas, fully coloured areas alternate with differentiated patterns of up to four colours. Despite the colourful exterior, the “Colorium” is transparent on the inside and offers a light-filled atmosphere.
The “Colorium”, which was designed as an office building, has now found a main tenant: The Spanish hotel chain Meliá Hotels International, which operates more than 350 houses worldwide, has signed a long-term lease agreement and occupies ten floors in the striking building. Just a few minutes’ walk from the city centre and the old town, and located in the heart of the old harbour, which has long since developed into a new centre for art, communication and creativity and whose image as an architectural mile many of the companies located there enjoy. There’s a reason why the lifestyle Innside brand chose the eye-catching Colorium in the media haven. It offers business and city travellers an extravagant setting with an exciting interior.
The four-star superior hotel “Innside Düsseldorf Hafen” is located on floors 5 to 14 of the Colorium and offers a total of 134 modern rooms and suites, conference rooms, restaurant, sauna and fitness area as well as “The View” Skylounge & Bar on the 16th floor, which not only pampers hotel guests with culinary pleasure and offers an impressive panoramic view of the state capital - from the harbour to the old town. A media academy is located in Düsseldorf next to an engineering office on the floors of the Colorium that are not occupied by the hotel.
When furnishing the hotel’s bathrooms, the interior designers placed particular emphasis on modern design with understated elegance and opted for fittings and Accessories from KEUCO. They enhance the aesthetic ambience of the room and offer guests maximum comfort at the washbasin and in the shower. Various KEUCO accessories such as cosmetics mirrors, hair dryers, towel holders and a corner sponge basket in the shower also contribute to this. The suites were also equipped with light mirrors. The most spectacular thing about the rooms, however, is the view through the facade designed with coloured safety glass over Gehry buildings, the castle tower and the Rhine.
