Casa Puente Hotel

Casa Puente (the Bridge House), located in the historic area of Valparaiso, in Cerro Alegre, area declared World Heritage by UNESCO, meets this 2016, 100 years, since its construction. Housing influenced by the North American and European architecture, used mostly classicist and historicist elements highlighting a trend of English composition of its facades and ornamental elements. It highlighted in the composition of their irregular volumes, isolated housing condition, something unusual in the area. Within the group highlights the entrance portico, through a bridge, crowned by incoming and outgoing segments. The Bridge House, is designed as single-family housing in the beginning, taking back a number of occupations and uses that transformed it into a legend for the bohemian Valparaiso aristocracy and then the forefront, cultural and artistic. In the years 40`s is transformed into the most exclusive brothel in town. Used by the wealthy lords of Valparaiso, underground passageways linking the houses to the seminar (burned years ago) and the church, to enter without being seen. It returned to its original use in the 60`s, but arrived the 80`s, electronic festivals, artistic groups and cultural productions, marked their path. Today that past full of history and bohemian culture, is that which wants to rescue. The envelope of the bridge house and its relationship with the environment, worked respecting its historical condition 100% - equity. Returning it to its noble, initial, early last century condition. This seeks to respect the heritage, landscape. Powerful own appeal of the tourist resort of Valparaiso. The interior by contrast, essences and historical hierarchical elements are respected, but also be sought work contemporaneously configuration, operation and use. Working as a strategy meeting between two centuries. Traditional and modern. With its particular values. The experience of visiting Valparaiso for tourists will be complemented with experiential design sleep in this hotel. Each room is designed by an artist, designer or prominent architect, looking conceptually capture the history of the house and the equity environment contemporaneously in every room. It seeks to equip each of the 15 pieces of a story, a concept, an executed idea of a special live experience. Traditional intervene stay in a hotel, looking a remarkable experience. Not only from the treatment of staff, or services, which are excellent, but also, from the sensible. You're not going to sleep in a hotel room, you'll wake up in a piece of art.