h2hotel Eat, Green, LEED, Shop, Stay
Healdsburg, California

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h2 Hotel is registered with the U.S. Green Building Council to become a LEED Certified building at GOLD level.

The rear of h2hotel from the pool.

green roof looking north.

The first glimpse of the undulating green roof of the h2 Hotel signals your arrival in downtown Healdsburg. The small, stylish inn—little sister to the grand Hotel Healdsburg down the road—welcomes visitors with its straightforward, vivacious feel. A broad glass entryway draws guests into the lobby lounge, a dynamic commons that invites mixing and lingering, with a reception desk that doubles as an intimate modern wine bar. Spoonbar!, the hotel's modern Mediterranean restaurant, shares the space.

The h2hotel's loby restaurant opens out to the public sidewalk of the Redwood Highway. Image: Zubin Shroff

Healdsburg Avenue from the north.
Registered for LEED certification, h2 Hotel infuses all aspects of its design, operations, and attitude with eco-consciousness—including such energy-saving measures as a green roof and solar panels.

Reclaiming the site of a gas station, the inn is a key part of the restoration of Foss Creek, which flows through the length of the town. The inn embraces the creek, preserving the giant, spreading Live Oak tree and restoring the surrounding banks.

The hotel rejects fussiness and caters to active users with a scaled-down pragmatic luxury. Custom bike racks hold PUBLIC bicycles on hand for guests to take a spin around town. In contrast to the energetic common spaces, the simple and functional rooms offer a restful retreat from the activity of busy north Sonoma County days.

The fire element designed with Leonidas Kyriakopoulos, artist and artisan extraordinaire. www.ldkwork.com/

The custom bike racks at the entry.

"Spoonfall" by Ned Kahn is made out of espresso spoons. Image: Zubin Shroff

Curated by Svea Lin Vezzone of Swarm Gallery, h2hotel’s art program highlights original art from Bay Area artists. A photographic study of a California live oak printed on glass by Sonoma State University professor Stephen Galloway unfolds into 8-foot sections, one on each floor. Image: Zubin Shroff

H2h bathroom mock-up featuring Heath tile, made in Sausalito.

We built a mock-up room to test the concept.

We built a mock-up room to test the concept.

Level 4 plan

Level 2 plan

Aerial sketch of h2hotel concept.

The site faces Healdsburg Avenue with Foss Creek at the rear.

Healdsburg Avenue elevation.

Before: The hotel is built on the restored site of a defunct gas station.

Healdsburg Avenue view from south.
David Baker + Partners Architects

project details

Architect

David Baker + Partners

Interior Design

Marie Fisher Interior Design

Interior Design

Jen Gadiel Design

Landscape Architect

Andrea Cochran Landscape Architects

Lighting Designer

Horton Lees Brogden

Mechanical/Plumbing Engineer

Guttmann + Blaevoet

Acoustical Engineer

Wilson Ihrig + Associates

Contractor

Midstate Construction

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project data
h2 Hotel
 20612
219 Healdsburg Avenue
Healdsburg, California
June 2010
number of units
guest rooms
 36
commercial
retail sf 408
density ratios
project sf 32,540
site sf 23,761
acres .55
total bedrooms 36
bedrooms/acre 65
parking
total 0