The Bellhop Hotel Rotterdam, Netherlands Building Photos, Dutch Interior Architecture

The Bellhop Hotel on Witte de Withstraat, Rotterdam

18 Aug 2020

The Bellhop Hotel

Architecture: local

Location: Witte de Withstraat, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

The Bellhop Hotel transforms the typical corridors of a Dutch townhouse into action bands for moving, staying and sleeping inside. The full rehabilitation includes a new basement floor and a new 4th floor with the pitch roof.

Photos by Joey Van Dongen

The project is led by Elida Mosquera and Jerome Picard from local, a new Bergen-Paris based architecture and urbanism studio.

This hotel is launched by childhoods friends Zetsia Lobo, Franton Maria, Yu-Meng Braumuller, dreaming of their own unique place in a thriving Rotterdam. “We wanted a place with coffee, lunch and a simple dinner. Organic, unlike any other, with Rotterdam products and for vegans and burger lovers”, says Zetsia. “We love Scandinavian design, but we all grew up in Curaçao, so color is important to us. We wanted the coolness, but be playful and colorful at the same time”, they add.

The hotel has 15 rooms and 4 different sizes. It offers space for single travelers and families. The ground floor is connected to one of Rotterdam’s most lively streets with reception and bar designed as a communal kitchen, with a floating ´cloud´ terrace in cork to seat and bringing lots of natural light down to the basement restaurant.

The rooms combine comfort and convenience with bespoke design, in an optimally utilized space. The tatami style
cork and bamboo alcoves, custom fitted to the light and airy design of the rooms, turn our classic inner-city building into an oasis of tranquility. The room quite literally wraps itself around you like a comfy blanket, creating your own peaceful nook in the city.

local is an architecture and urbanism studio, created in 2019. local takes part into the transformation of our lifestyle, our working and natural environment. From the town to the metropolis, local establishes simple
solutions to complex situations.

Local is based in Bergen and paris, founded by Matthieu Boustany, Benoist Desfonds, Elida Mosquera & Jerome Picard. They are a Norwegian Wildcard-NAL since january 2020.

Notable projects include Grey Matter an intergenerational urban development focused on ageing in town center, awarded Europan 15 project, the winning entry for the new Latvian paralympic center in Riga, and the 100% Wooden house at Château De La Bourdaisière in France. local recently delivered a new hotel The Bellhop in thriving
Rotterdam´s Witte de Withstraat, and contemporary Art gallery Ground effect in the Marais of Paris.

The Bellhop Hotel, Witte de Withstraat – Building Information

Design: local

Client: Zetsia Lobo, Franton Maria, Yu-Meng Braumuller
Location: Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Status: 2018 – Open May 2020
Category: Rehabilitation, Hospitality, Places
Surface: 500sqm
Program: 15 rooms over 4 floors, single to familly
sizes up to 4 people, open kitchen,
restaurant, bar and outdoor seatings

Team
Project lead and creative direction: local – Elida Mosquera, Jerome Picard
Collaborator: Grndpa, Depot Rotterdam, Zondervan architectuur, 3RW arkitekter