Bella Sky Hotel

Bella Sky Hotel:

For lovers of Finn Juhl - and attention to detail


On our press trip to Copenhagen, we were treated to a tour of the new Bella Sky Comwell Hotel on the outskirts of the city center. As you can see, it’s a striking piece of architecture. Designed by the Copenhagen-based architecture firm 3XN, Bella Sky is the largest hotel in Scandinavia, with 23 floors, 812 rooms and 30 meeting spaces and conference rooms. It’s comprised of two towers, with angled facades, joined by a walkway. The hotel just won the “Best Architecture in Europe” award at the International Hotel Awards in London. We were definitely wowed by the architecture and interiors when we visited.



Grass wall in the lobby



Sweeping view of the lobby



Florescent light chandelier in the lobby



Finn Juhl furniture is everywhere in the hotel



Lime green Wishbone chairs in The Balcony Restaurant



Rope and wood divider in one of the hotel’s three restaurants



A restaurant dining room



Interesting deconstructed, decorative wood wall



Guest room bed with Hay pillows and Louis Poulsen sconces designed by Arne Jacobsen



The other side of room – love that Finn Juhl loveseat in gray and black



Even the conference rooms are chic



A light filled corner in which to linger, with furniture that resembles the hotel’s facade



Sky Bar



Banquette detail



Piano at Sky Bar

Vanke Triple V Gallery by Ministry of Design

Vanke Triple V Gallery by Ministry of Design:
Ministry of Design have completed the Vanke Triple V Gallery in Tianjin, China.

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Description from Ministry of Design:

Designed as a permanent show gallery and tourist information center for China’s largest developer Vanke, MOD’s dramatic design for the TRIPLE V GALLERY has become an icon along the Dong Jiang Bay coastline.

Despite its obvious sculptural qualities, the building’s DNA evolved rationally from a careful analysis of key contextual & programmatic perimeters – resulting in the TRIPLE V GALLERY’S triangulated floor plan as well as the 3 soaring edges that have come to define its form.

The client’s program called for 3 main spaces: a tourist information center, a show gallery & a lounge for discussion.

Requiring their own entrances, the tourist center and the show gallery are orientated to separate existing pedestrian pathways and can be operated independently.

An extension of the show gallery, the lounge area is where discussions are conducted. This space takes advantage of the panoramic views of the coastline and comprises a sculptural bar counter.

Tectonically, the building responds to the coastal setting and is finished in weather-sensitive corten steel panels on its exterior and timber strips on the interior walls and ceiling for a more natural feel.

Visit the Ministry of Design website – here.

Photography by Edward Hendricks/CI&A Photography

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