the main lobby of the newly renovated Grandbell Hotel Shibuya | all photos by Nacasa & Partners
Want to stay in room that only comes to life when the lights are turned down? What about a room whose wall decorations are all functional canvases? Well Hotel Granbell Shibuya might be the place for you. The design hotel underwent a major renovation and reopened for business last month.
The Room of Light
the “ROOM OF LIGHT” is the largest room in the hotel but doesn’t seem like anything special at first.
But once the lighting is turned on the room comes to life with light decorations emerging in the form of vases, clocks and other objects.
The gears were put in motion 9 years ago when design duo YOY and and architectural planning company UDS were brought on to help renovate the hotel. If you’ll recall, YOY, composed of Naoki Ono and Yuki Yamamoto, create whimsical, innovative designs that often incorporate an element of illusion. For this hotel they’ve installed a lot of their own work like the light lamps and canvas furniture.
The Room of Canvas
the ROOM OF CANVAS is a maisonette suit room with numerous canvases with drawings of chairs, lamps, and closets.
Every canvas frame has a function.
The hotel is centrally located and just steps away from Shibuya station. The rooms start at 14,000 yen (about $110) a night but you’ll have to pay up to 70,000 (about $560) for the special designer rooms.
It’s been added to our Tokyo Guide.
The Room of Drawer
A maisonette suit featuring a wall covered with drawers with various functions such as a lamp, a bed, a shelf.
The Room of Poster
the ROOM OF POSTER is available as single, double and twin rooms. They feature Colorful lamps and picture frames designed like posters on the wall.
