THE SOCIETY HOTEL BINGEN
Lara Swimmer
C O M M E R C I A L — H O S P I T A L I T Y
DESIGNER
Waechter Architecture LOCATION
Bingen, Washington
The Society Hotel Bingen is located in the historic Columbia River Gorge, near the riverfront yet separated by a series of industrial facilities and within a residential setting. Waechter Architecture’s design negotiates the context by maximizing the hotel and spa’s relationship to the natural landscape
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and using the massing of the new cabin ring and spa building to edit out the middle-ground view. Visitors are presented with a double perspective—a close-up view of the courtyard’s garden and a far view of the landscape—providing a sense of retreat, even in a town setting.