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THE CONNECTOR

Designed by world-class industrial French designer, Philippe Starck, LOTTE HOTEL SEATTLE is where the present and the past co-exist. Two buildings converge to create a reimagining of Seattle luxury - elegant yet playful, reverent yet modern. As an ode to the origin of Seattle, Designer Philippe Starck used rustic and timber motifs in carpets, light fixtures, furnishings, repeatedly throughout the public spaces to reference Seattle’s origin story as a logging town.

Filled with warm woods and natural light, The Connector is a ground-level atrium that envelops much of The Sanctuary’s historic brick and terra cotta exterior wall. Structural bracing known as mega braces leading to the hotel tower above adds to the drama of the space in between the historic Sanctuary and the hotel’s modern tower. In addition to serving as part of a passage between the old and new buildings, The Connector also acts as a foyer for events in The Sanctuary.

The diagonal mega braces intersect at the corners of the hotel building and are in line with the columns and perimeter beams of the building, so they create a truss around the perimeter of the building. Structural engineers worked closely with the architects to integrate and express a perimeter steel brace system into the folds of the faceted shape, allowing for column-free floorplates.

EXPLORE ADDITIONAL HOTEL SPACES DESIGNED BY PHILIPPE STARCK:

The Sanctuary
Grand Ballroom (The Sanctuary)
Ballroom (The Sanctuary)
Hotel Lobby
Guest Rooms
The Presidential Suite
Charlotte Restaurant & Lounge
Le Spa de l'hotel Lotte
4th Floor Meeting Room
5th Floor Meeting Room