The Blue (hotel)

The Blue by Just Inn 正旅館 藍
Interactive map of The Blue by Just Inn 正旅館 藍
General information
Location	No. 22, Guanqian Rd, Zhonghsan, Taipei, taiwan
Coordinates	25°02′42″N121°30′51″E / 25.0450778°N 121.5142606°E / 25.0450778; 121.5142606
Opening	January 2024
Management	Just Inn Group
Technical details
Floor area	2,020m2
Design and construction
Architect	Tszwai So
Other information
Number of rooms	59
Number of restaurants	1

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

History

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 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

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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  The building in 2012 before reconstruction
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  John Dennis, British Representative to Taiwan, and Tszwai So, architect, visiting The Blue in January 2025

References

1. Tszwai So completes ‘Emotionalist’ retrofit of Taiwan hotel - Architects' Journal, 4 March 2024
2. In Taiwan’s capital is a hotel so captivating, the city ‘paused for a moment’ at its unveiling: The Blue has been designed with Emotionalism in its bones - South China Morning Post, 15 February 2024
3. Tszwai So’s The Blue hotel redefines Taipei’s landscape - Wallpaper, February 2024
4. В столице Тайваня открылся реконструированный отель, вдохновленный идеями белорусских художников [Reconstructed hotel opens in the capital of Taiwan, inspired by ideas of Belarusian artists] - Zerkalo.io, 14 February 2024
5. The Blue by Just Inn by Tszwai So - Dezeen, retrieved on 11 October 2024
6. Short List Revealed for World Architecture Festival Awards 2024 - ArchDaily, retrieved on 11 October 2024