A capsule hotel is a Japanese concept with sleeping pods instead of rooms, and shared bathrooms. Usually, these capsule hotels are far from well-designed.
Managed by Tokyo-based Cubic Inc., and designed in a collaboration with designer Fumie Shibata of Design Studio S, Kyoto’s 9 Hours is nothing like that.
The incredibly minimalist concept behind it is indicated in its name — 9 Hours is what every hotel should provide in its most basic form: 1 hour to shower + 7 hours to sleep + 1 hour to rest.
Decorated in only 4 colours, being most of it in black & white, style meets functionality making the hotel’s concept stand out. It was designed in a way that the guests would go through the motions of checking-in to getting into their white plastic sleeping capsules in a smooth and natural manner. Everything is clearly identified in internationally recognisable visual icons.
They also provide all the necessary basics to a confortable stay. From sleepwear to fluffy white towels.
The video has been provided by a Monocle article on the hotel.
