# Skyward Hotel Rooms Design Initiatives Creates a Cloud-Inspired Hotel Room for the 2012 Olympics By Michael Hines | Published 2011-01-06 | World Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/design-initiatives References: [weburbanist](http://weburbanist.com/2010/12/31/a-room-for-london-cloud-shaped-temporary-rooftop-hotel/) & [design-initiatives.net](http://design-initiatives.net/) [Design Initiatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-hotel-at-the-moore) submitted a cloud-inspired hotel room for the 'A Room for London' competition. The competition was sponsored by Living Architecture and Artangel and asked competitors to submit designs for a [one-bedroom hotel room](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sleep-lab-rooms) to be placed on top of Queen Elizabeth Hall in London for the 2012 Summer Olympics. Design Initiatives has proposed a curvy and contemporary hotel room with an attached open air terrace. If the Design Initiatives entry is any indication then 'A Room for London,' it should be one of the more creative and exciting [design competitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/iconic-spaces) of the new year. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.8/10 - Popularity: 56% | Activity: 51% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [World](https://www.trendhunter.com/world) > [Hip Hotels](https://www.trendhunter.com/hiphotels) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Cloud-inspired Hotel Rooms:** Opportunity to create innovative hotel room designs inspired by clouds. - **Curvy and Contemporary Designs:** Incorporating curvilinear and modern design elements to create unique hotel rooms. - **Open Air Terraces:** Exploring the concept of attached open air terraces in hotel room designs. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Hospitality:** The hospitality industry can benefit from implementing cloud-inspired hotel rooms with curvy and contemporary designs. - **Architecture:** Architectural firms can capitalize on the trend of creating hotel rooms with open air terraces and innovative designs. - **Design:** Design companies can seize the opportunity to create unique and visually striking hotel room concepts. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Themed Hotel Rooms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/island-shangri-la.md) - [Shapeshifting Outer Space Hotels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/acromnia-orbital-hotel.md) - [All-Suite Luxurious Hotels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-emory.md) - [Sculptural Dynamic London Hotels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/peninsula-hotel.md) - [London Urban Stay Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/july-london-victoria.md) - [City-Overlooking Tranquil Hotels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bellustar.md) - [Juxtaposing Heritage Hotel Courtyards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/owo-hotel.md) - [Sculptural Concrete Hotel Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sleeping-lab.md) - [Nautical Themed Hotel Suites](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sea-containers.md)