Nhow - Berlin 11.12.2010

Like a symphony for the senses, the nhow Berlin is a sophisticated composition of design, music, and culinary and cultural temptations. It brings together everything that has made Berlin the creative capital that it is today.

Located directly on the river Spree, nhow Berlin lies in the heart of the creative scene of the Berlin districts of Friedrichshain and Kreuzberg. The Molecule Man - a giant sculpture in the water on the border with Treptow - and the characteristic form of the Oberbaum bridge, which connects the districts of Friedrichshain and Kreuzberg, are both visible from the hotel. In the immediate vicinty, there are numerous bars and clubs.

The integration of the local, industrial style architecture on the one hand and the current mood of the surroundings characterised by optimism, unconventionality and diversity on the other hand was the brief for architect Sergej Tchoban and designer Karim Rashid.

The result is an overall concept that is rich in contrast and thrives on an austere architure and the playful, bright interior design. The clinker facade and the 21-metre section of the building on the 8th to 10th storeys, which hovers freely over the bank of the river Spree and is reminiscent of a crane, are a reminder of the former city harbour area on the bank of the river Spree.

None other than New York designer Karim Rashid is behind the interior design of the nhow Berlin. His visionary style strikes a perfect chord with the building's exterior, designed by star architect Sergei Tchoban – making the nhow Berlin one of the capital's modern architectural and design highlights.

Karim Rashid's vision is a radical design movement, whose core principle is to break with old ways of seeing and living, and thereby to create a world free of nostalgia. Fresh colours, rounded forms and clear lines create spaces that are much more than simply four walls and a ceiling.

nhow Berlin is the only hotel in Europe to offer two professional music studios.