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The Blue (hotel)

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The Blue by Just Inn
正旅館 藍
General information
LocationNo. 22, Guanqian Rd, Zhonghsan, Taipei,  Taiwan
OpeningJanuary 2024
ManagementJust Inn Group
Technical details
Floor area2,020m2
Design and construction
Architect(s)Tszwai So
Other information
Number of rooms59
Number of restaurants1

The Blue is a hotel in Taipei, Taiwan. It is the flagship hotel of the Taiwanese hotel group Just Inn.

History

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The building was originally constructed in the 1970s as an office of an insurance company. In the subsequent years, it operated as a mixed-use hotel with retail units on the ground and first floors.[1]

The building in 2012 before reconstruction

The hotel was rebuilt in 2023 by the London-based architect Tszwai So, also known as the author of the award-winning Belarusian church in Finchley. It is described as an example of Emotionalist architecture,[2][3] inspired by the Belarus-based UNOVIS artist movement of the early 20th century.[4]

The hotel features 59 guestrooms, a restaurant, and a public art venue.[3]

Awards shortlistings

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In 2024, the renovated hotel was shortlisted in the Sustainable Renovation category of the Dezeen Award[5] and in the Completed Buildings: Creative Re-use and Completed Buildings: Hotel and Leisure categories of the World Architecture Festival award.[6]

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