A new 74m-high hotel, called the Empire Riverside, has opened in Hamburg, Germany.
David Chipperfield Architects designed the 20-storey building, which is located on the former Bavaria brewery grounds, overlooking the River Elbe.
The public area houses a lobby, conference rooms, a spa area with two saunas and a fitness area, a restaurant and breakfast room, a ballroom and lounge, with the upper floors providing bedrooms and suites, crowned by a bar offering panoramic views of the city.
The hotel is owned by the Fraatz and Bartels families, who also own Hotel Hafen Hamburg.
Photograph: courtesy of Ralf Buscher