Dutch Design: Inntel Hotel Zaandam

Dutch architecture is known for its clean and modern approach, but this hotel is something else.
Inntel Hotel Zaandam, very near to Amsterdam, is... well, it's hard to describe!
The architect, Wilfried van Winden (chief architect at WAM), was inspired by the green, wooden traditional houses in Zaandam. The hotel combines about 70 of these, ranging from simple working class houses to the very elaborate and wealthy ones. One of the featured Zaandam houses is a blue house, painted by Monet on his trip to Zaandam.
Although the architect's intention was not to shock, the building certainly makes a statement.

Check out pics below.
photography: Roel Backaert © design: Molenaar & Van Winden architecten/ WAM architecten