Surroundings as a Source of a Unique Character of Hotel Design and Architecture

The article shows a possibility of using contextual surroundings of an architectural object as a source of its visual and conceptual distinction. This approach is adopter to hotels and hostels, objects of hospitality industry. The author shows how the need for unique character of these objects can be satisfi ed if various external conditions are taken into account. Hotels and hostels situated in diff erent cultural, geographical and historical contexts are chosen for analysis. The paper introduces project methods used for these objects analysis and sums up the prior experience of design. The author makes a conclusion that surrounding context is used as a widely spread and actual means while designing unique character of objects of hospitality industry.