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W PALM SPRINGS Project type: Hotel Location: Palm Springs, U.S.A Time: 2002 Size: 18,000 sqm Cost: 60,000,000 $ In Collaboration with Brad Pitt GRAFT was invited to develop a luxury hotel resort on the outskirts of Palm Springs, California.
W PALM SPRINGS Project type: Hotel Location: Palm Springs, U.S.A Time: 2002 Size: 18,000 sqm Cost: 60,000,000 $ In Collaboration with Brad Pitt GRAFT was invited to develop a luxury hotel resort on the outskirts of Palm Springs, California.
W PALM SPRINGS Project type: Hotel Location: Palm Springs, U.S.A Time: 2002 Size: 18,000 sqm Cost: 60,000,000 $ In Collaboration with Brad Pitt GRAFT was invited to develop a luxury hotel resort on the outskirts of Palm Springs, California.
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Project type
Hotel
Status
Design
Location
Palm Springs, U.S.A
Time
2002
Size
18,000m²
Client
W Hotels
Cost
60,000,000 $
Collaborator
Brad Pitt

In collaboration with actor Brad Pitt, GRAFT was invited to develop a luxury hotel resort on the outskirts of Palm Springs, California.

Surrounded by a manmade landscape of green golf courses, the project re-instates a desert landscape to the site, linking it to its cosmological context by utilizing wind circulation and celestial events. A series of canyons cut into the landscape, produce shade and privacy for guests on their way to their hotel suites. Designed in dune-shaped forms, the orientation of these canyons responds to the mountain views and the local wind and climate conditions. The architecture is married to the landscape, generating a topographically spatial and unique storyboard. There are three distinct canyons that generate different atmospheres and experiences throughout the hotel.

Surrounded by a manmade landscape of green golf courses, the project re-instates a desert landscape to the site, linking it to its cosmological context by utilizing wind circulation and celestial events. A series of canyons cut into the landscape, produce shade and privacy for guests on their way to their hotel suites. Designed in dune-shaped forms, the orientation of these canyons responds to the mountain views and the local wind and climate conditions. The architecture is married to the landscape, generating a topographically spatial and unique storyboard. There are three distinct canyons that generate different atmospheres and experiences throughout the hotel.

The water canyon creates a space for an expansive pool area in the form of a flooded landscape, featuring the main restaurant. Facing west, the water canyon will cool down the hotel considerably as daily winds rush over the body of water that reflects the brilliant colors of sunset at the end of each day.

Desert Hotel Site Plan W
Desert Hotel Site Plan W
w hotel palm springs by graft
w hotel palm springs by graft
The tree canyon offers shadow and freshness under a canopy of indigenous sycamore trees. Here, guests will find amenities such as a grotto spa and a green, open-air theater, experiencing the seasons as the leaves change colors in the fall.

The tree canyon offers shadow and freshness under a canopy of indigenous sycamore trees. Here, guests will find amenities such as a grotto spa and a green, open-air theater, experiencing the seasons as the leaves change colors in the fall.

The sand canyon features the Crater restaurant, defined by dining on water, surrounded by walls of fire, outside under the stars. The canyon leads guests to hotel suites shaped in a “dunescape” that are open to the wind, sunsets and mountain views, yet provide complete privacy.

The sand canyon features the Crater restaurant, defined by dining on water, surrounded by walls of fire, outside under the stars. The canyon leads guests to hotel suites shaped in a “dunescape” that are open to the wind, sunsets and mountain views, yet provide complete privacy.

The project uses landscape to produce an exclusive oasis within an increasingly overdeveloped desert. In balance with nature, it employs indigenous arid plantation and the organic powers of sun, wind and site-specific conditions to conserve energy and natural resources. As a result, the desert hotel will need air conditioning only twenty percent of the year.


The project uses landscape to produce an exclusive oasis within an increasingly overdeveloped desert. In balance with nature, it employs indigenous arid plantation and the organic powers of sun, wind and site-specific conditions to conserve energy and natural resources. As a result, the desert hotel will need air conditioning only twenty percent of the year.
The water canyon creates a space for an expansive pool area in the form of a flooded landscape, featuring the main restaurant. Facing west, the water canyon will cool down the hotel considerably as daily winds rush over the body of water that reflects the brilliant colors of sunset at the end of each day.
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