# Deceptive Eco Architecture Hotel Sotelia Blends Seamlessly and Efficiently Into Its Environment By Jordan M | Published 2011-02-03 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hotel-sotelia References: [archdaily](http://www.archdaily.com/63310/sotelia-hotel-enota/) & [enota.si](http://www.enota.si/) [Hotel Sotelia](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/not-a-hotel-1) is a green-roofed, 140-room airport accomodations building that discards the traditional thinking that airport hotels have to be obtrusive, bulky and towering structures. Set between two other large hotels that are just that, the Hotel Sotelia makes use of a fantastic [tiered green roof design](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/shibanee-kamal) that folds and follows the contours of its [hilly surrounding landscape](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/house-in-the-slope) seamlessly. This results in the Hotel Sotelia seeming like an elegantly unobtrusive and natural structure, even though it is actually four stories high. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.7/10 - Popularity: 72% | Activity: 61% | 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) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) > [Eco Architecture](https://www.trendhunter.com/ecoarchitecture) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Eco Architecture Integration:** Finding innovative solutions to seamlessly integrate eco-friendly designs into building structures. - **Green-space Roofing:** Developing new roofing technologies that incorporate green-space gardens and landscaping. - **Hillside Architecture:** Exploring opportunities for tiered or sloped building structures that follow the natural contours of hilly landscapes. ### Where This Applies - **Architecture:** Opportunities to integrate eco-friendly, natural designs into buildings hotels, and other large structures. - **Roofing:** Innovating within the roofing industry to develop materials and designs for more efficient and green roofing systems. - **Hospitality:** Providing naturally beautiful and eco-friendly accommodations for travelers, while also reducing the negative environmental impacts of large hotels. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Earthy Tonal Coastal Hotels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mylos-hotel.md) - [Hotel-Based Garden Terraced Columns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pan-pacific-orchard.md) - [Industrial Converted Hotel Lobbies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bacalan-block.md) - [Organic Striking Tower Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-leaves.md) - [City-Overlooking Tranquil Hotels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bellustar.md) - [Beachside Architectural Retreat](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/suuel-hotel.md) - [Oversized Thatched-Roof Health Resorts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lanserhof-sylt.md) - [Plant-Covered Concrete Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/villa-kd45.md) - [Sustainable Dynamic Hilltop Buildings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ro54.md)