A Room With a View
For those looking for a quirky and unusual spot to spend the night, look to “A Room for London” atop The Queen Elizabeth Hall
Article by Tori Snowball
Those who choose to look up when walking across Waterloo Bridge will have noticed a wooden boat seemingly shipwrecked on top of The Queen Elizabeth Hall. This is no ordinary old sea dogs home, but a hotel like installation by Living Architecture, a campaign called “A Room for London”. Over 500 architects and artists from across the world entered a competition to create this concept and the winning design - by David Kohn Architects and Fiona Banner - is a one of a kind nautical experience.
What started off as a limited edition installation has become a stalwart part of the Southbank skyline for the past two years. The room can only be booked by ballot, one night at a time. Those lucky chosen ones will enjoy more than just a room with a view. A place to be totally alone with no distractions, pack a picnic and watch the world go by in the perfect boat built for two.
The design and interiors are simple but beautiful with quirky signature touches- a miniature art gallery, a log book of previous adventurers, rows of books on travel, London and the Thames- a cosy space to call home for the night.
More importantly, this is an utterly immersive once-in-a-lifetime opportunity: to stay in a place you will never stay again, for one stolen night, the likelihood of which you repeating or any of your friends obtaining is limited. This unique experience won’t be around forever so dare to enter and take a boat trip like no other and a chance to stay in your very own landmark. 
Enquiries: http://www.living-architecture.co.uk/
Tori Snowball is a contributing writer from pebble&co, a boutique consultancy for product development, marketing and distribution in the world of luxury and aspirational beauty, fashion and lifestyle.