AllGo wins Celia Thomas Prize
Motionspot and Ryder Architecture have been crowned winners of the prestigious Celia Thomas Prize for 2016.
Held at the Palace of Westminster, the international competition to design an accessible hotel room was run in association with the Royal Institute of British Architects and Bespoke Hotels. The competition attracted entries from around the world, and entrants competed across a range of categories as well as the Celia Thomas Prize itself, worth £20,000.
Accessible design company Motionspot and international design practice Ryder Architecture’s collaborative winning entry, AllGo, is a universal approach to guestroom design to ensure that all rooms are functional, flexible, accessible and beautiful.
AllGo aims to deliver personalised, accessible hotel guestrooms across the world, and create truly inclusive environments for guests. Each guestroom can be adapted to the needs of the user through integrated and flexible design features that can be modified before arrival. Motionspot and Ryder will now look to realise their design concept, and roll out pilot rooms in the coming year.
Ed Warner, Founder of Motionspot comments: “Accessible hotel room design can be a real headache for architects, hotel operators and users alike. In collaboration with Ryder, the competition gave us the opportunity to create a concept that redefines the design of hotel bedrooms and bathrooms so they deliver the individual access requirements of guests without compromising on the aesthetics of the environment.”
David McMahon, Associate at Ryder, adds: “We are extremely proud of the concept we have developed. Our collaboration with Motionspot has allowed us to create aspirational and inclusive environments for all. We hope that this paves the way in accessible design illustrating that good design should meet the needs of all.”
The entries were judged by a panel which included Paralympic gold medallist Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, Stirling Prize winning architect Alan Stanton, and Baroness Celia Thomas herself.
