Hotel Welcomes Guests with the Patina and Sustainability of Weathered Steel Wall Panels
While trends create buzz, historical designs that are timeless leave a lasting impression. Hotel Eleo at the University of Florida (UF) in Gainesville is attracting attention with its design references to a master plan that French architect Le Corbusier created for Algiers in the 1930s. Le Corbusier’s proposed vertical architecture was courageous at the time because it surrounded structures by shared green space, and it has inspired architects ever since.
Hotel Eleo sits near the UF campus and UF Health Heart & Vascular and UF Health Neuromedicine hospitals. Design architect Alfonso Architects, Tampa, was tasked to create something special that departed from the brick buildings typically seen on hospital and college campuses. That variation led to the selection of Weathering Steel wall panels from Dri-Design. The structure, surrounded by green space, welcomes guests and offers respite from visiting loved ones at the hospitals.