札幌の繁華街すすき野や地下鉄駅からも近く観光客の利便性の高い立地ながら、中島公園と豊平川に挟まれ、豊かな自然環境が身近に感じられる都市型ホテル。低層階にロビーラウンジ、レストラン、温浴、ジムなどをまとめ、上階に321室の客室を東西に配置した。大通り側の低層部大屋根は柱と軒を白木の板張り調で統一し、温かみのある素材と開放的なガラスカーテンウォールでゲストを迎え入れる。
客室階上層部の外壁PC板は白い奥行きの異なる4つの面で構成され、凹凸によって生じる陰影は季節と時間によって繊細に表情を変える。光と影によって多様な様相を見せる北海道の雪景色から着想を得た。
　
　
This newly built hotel locates close to Sapporo’s downtown “Susukino” and local subway stations while facing the rich nature of Nakajima Park and the Toyohira River. The hotel provides facilities such as a lobby lounge, a restaurant, hot spring baths, and a fitness gym on the lower floors and 321 guest rooms on the upper floors. The grand roof on the lower floors, with its ceiling and pillars covered with plain wood panels, faces the main street and welcomes its guests with the carefully designed facade consists of curtain walls and the wooden material. Each guest room exterior has a precast concrete panel which consists of four white surfaces with different depths, and the shadows created by the facetted uneven surfaces delicately change their appearance through the seasons and times. The design was inspired by Hokkaido’s snowy scenery, which shows diverse aspects along with the lights and shadows in nature.
　
　
　

photograph:
ナカサアンドパートナーズ / 新津写真（空撮写真）
Nacása & Partners / Niitsu Shashin (Aerial photo)