Once CT’s ‘ugliest’ building, this landmark is now a sustainable luxury hotel

“A nine-story building in a style now known as brutalism for its imposing bulk and unsparing use of concrete, Hotel Marcel pulls off an architectural sleight of hand, with the upper section of the building seeming to levitate over a 17-foot void in the middle of the structure. Love it or hate it, the brutalist landmark has served as New Haven’s welcome mat since the 1960s. Now, it is entering its fifth year as an upscale hotel that has drawn national attention as both a desirable destination and a showcase for green-energy technology. Read more: https://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/hotel-marcel-new-haven-brutalist-landmark-22495243.php Footage by Jim Shannon / Hearst CT Media. Produced by Emily Scarvie / Hearst CT Media. #Hotels #Architecture #Connecticut #CT FIND US ELSEWHERE: Website: https://www.ctinsider.com Newsletters: https://www.ctinsider.com/newsletters Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InsiderCT Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/insider_ct”