The Ice Hotel by Art & Design Group

Posted by Jessie on Mar 8, 2012 in ARCHITECTURE

Photo: Leif Milling . Artists: Wilfred Stijger and Edith Van De Wetering

Located in northern Sweden in a small village called Jukkasjärvi about 200 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle, the Ice Hotel is the epitome of ephemeral and temporal architecture. The world’s first and largest hotel built out of snow and ice, since the existence of the hotel is entirely reliant upon the climate and Torne River, it takes on a completely different form every year as well as the designers is handpicked to work on the project each year. The amenities offered at the hotel include access to the wilderness of the Arctic Circle, views of the Northern Lights, warm accommodations and the Ice Bar which is a crowd favorite. Guests sleep in sleeping bags but no need to worry because the hotel promises the room temperature never falls below minus eight degrees Celsius, it provides just enough insulation to protect the ice from melting and exhilarate guests awake. The hotel has 47 rooms that can accommodate about 50-60,000 guests per year, but its closed in mid-April since the ice starts to melt which then provides the perfect blank canvas for architects the following year to start a new deisgn.

Photo: bigben.com . Artists: Antoine Weygand and Roland Toupet

Photo: Leif Milling . Artist: Marcus Dillistone

Photo: Christopher Hause . Artists: Brian Mahanay & Julie Birsinger

Photo: Leif Milling . Artists: Hesselgren and Bondesson

Photo: Leif Milling . Artists: Hesselgren and Bondesson

Photo: bigben.com . Arists: Karl-Johan Ekeroth & Christian Strömqvist

Photo: bigben.com . Arists: Karl-Johan Ekeroth & Christian Strömqvist

Photo: Leif Milling . Artists: Tomasz Czajkowski and Eryk Marks

Photo: bigben.com . Artists: Egle Saladziute & Erika Irmler

Photo: Leif Miling . Artists: Arne Bergh, Åke Larsson, Mikael Nilsson & Sofi Ruotsalainen

Photo: bigben.com . Artists: Liliya Pobornikova & Viktor Tsarski

Photo: bigben.com . Artists: Opazo Thoms and Nilsson Friedman

Photo: Leif Milling . Artists: Jens Dyvik & David Luxembourg

Photo: bigben.com

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Jessie was born in China in 1989; she holds a Bachelor degree in Marketing and Global Management from Binghamton University and is currently a marketing major MBA student there. Her diverse background provided her with early exposure to different cultures which led her to take an interest in international business development. Even though she has serious intentions in becoming a globalized business woman in the future she also has many hobbies that people normally wouldn’t link together. She is a cosmetics/skincare enthusiast who started her own YouTube channel as a beauty guru in hopes of sharing her knowledge and experiences with the rest of the community. She is a dedicated foodie that spends countless hours researching the best places in town to eat and enjoy time with her friends. With possibilities of culinary school and makeup freelancing in her future, she is open-minded and hopes to live as optimistic as she can be.