Article source: MoederscheimMoonen Architects

At the eastern-most part of Par’Course you’ll find the hotel. The building’s main shape is wandering and, in that way, plays a large role in the urban design concept. The building follows the curve of the Geul River and, with its perpendicular angle, creates two squares: the main square and the hotel’s entrance square.

From the conceptual idea, the building plays an important role in the fabric of urban design and has therefore been given a traditional main shape with a roof design. A finely designed wooden façade gives the building a modern presence. Because of the horizontal section, the mezzanine floors are visible. The vertical wooden ribs have been cut away at the windows of the hotel rooms.

Image Courtesy © Bart van Hoek

• Architects: MoederscheimMoonen Architects
• Project: The Mercure Hotel
• Location: Valkenburg, The Netherlands
• Photography: Bart van Hoek
• BVO: 4.120 m2 (hotel), 1.283 m2 (Cycle Center), 15.000 m2 (Par’Course)

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