Crowne Plaza & Holiday Inn Express, Aberdeen

Crowne Plaza, Aberdeen Airport

The Crowne Plaza is a four-star hotel located on a greenfield site south-east of Aberdeen Airport. It provides 165 bedrooms, along with a bar, restaurant, and conference facilities. The rectangular building is carefully positioned to offer shelter from the weather while opening the main entrance onto a shared central arrival space. Its exterior features a façade of folded metal panels, creating a deep, textured effect across the main frontage. Special attention was given to how materials meet at surfaces and corners, ensuring precision and detail throughout. The result is a modern, distinctive building that complements the neighbouring Holiday Inn Express while maintaining its own character.

Holiday Inn Express, Aberdeen Airport

The Holiday Inn Express offers 193 bedrooms in a functional design tailored to its airport setting. Its façade combines white and grey panels arranged in a rhythmic pattern, with minimal relief to meet the site’s acoustic requirements. Variations in shade and finish create texture and respond to changing light conditions throughout the day. Solid “bookend” corners give way to lighter tones in a pattern described as a “digital raindrop effect,” producing a subtle yet distinctive appearance that harmonises with the adjacent Crowne Plaza.