31. Free Spirit Spheres | Capsule Hotels
Location: Vancouver Island, Canada
Architect: Tom Chudleigh
These treetop spheres reflect an external and internal ‘oneness’: the suspension system is founded in biomimicry, whilst the absence of interior walls and partitions enables the overall space to connect with the outside.
32. RelaxPoint Capsule Hotel
Location: Moscow, Russia
Although the public-facing capsules are almost exhibitionist in their display, its airport location offers guests convenient, short-stay accommodation.
33. Time Capsule Retreat
Location: Pahang, Malaysia
Designer: Kevin Young
Designed by Young to improve his father’s resort, these concrete capsules are almost exact replicas of Strauss’ repurposed pipes in Das Park. However here, the full glass door provides visual continuity between the interior and exterior, as well as an abundance of light.
34. DreamLodge
Location: Lavender, Singapore
DreamLodge exemplifies a fairly standard approach to adapting older buildings – the external 1950s shophouse façade a part of the urban street language, whilst the interior is now modernized with minimalist pods and inspiring quotes.
35. Inbox Capsule Hotel
Location: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Architects: DA Architects
Despite the acute simplicity of these wooden boxes, possibly as plain as they could be, the warm materiality and overall tonal palette ultimately avoid a cold and detached aesthetic.
36. Capsule Hotel Anshin Oyado
Location: Tokyo, Japan
The spacious capsules of this ‘luxury’ hotel ensure that guests do not sacrifice comfort on their stay.
37. The Time Capsule Hotel
Location: Penang, Malaysia
Although these capsules are another set of white pods embracing the fluorescent lighting and modern amenities, the hotel is perfectly located in the center of the multi-cultural, heritage site of Georgetown.
38. Comicap
Location: Kyoto, Japan
With over 30 000 comics, Comicap invites guests to relax, and take a moment away from their stressful lives at their hotel.
39. De Bedstee Boutique Capsules
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
This hotel interprets the capsule typology through the original Dutch bed step, a sleeping place in the closet; a cozier variant on the Japanese capsule.
40. Nevsky Capsule Hotel
Location: St. Petersburg, Russia
The rich velvet curtains, bold reds and golds, and patterned wallpaper speak to a vintage, perhaps gaudy for some, ambiance.
