Hotel Marcel - New Haven

Monday, Sept. 28 -- 12 Noon

Beloved by architects, detested by the public, New Haven’s Armstrong Rubber Company Building, an icon of brutalist architecture designed by Marcel Breuer, was voted Connecticut’s ugliest building in a 2018 Business Insider survey. Like many bygone trends, brutalism has since come back into favor, inspiring both new builds and masterful renovations. The latter is certainly a more sustainable approach: to replicate the muscular structures of the 1970s required a massive amount of carbon-intensive concrete. Instead, many architects are opting to restore the beauty of existing brutalist buildings, saving carbon along the way.

Y’s Men and Westport architect, Bruce Becker is one of these visionary architects. A green energy advocate and an historical conservation specialist and developer, Becker bought the building and launched it in May 2022, transforming it into the The Hotel Marcel, the first fossil-fuel-free hotel in the United States.

The Marcel is 100 percent solar powered, enough to provide all its electricity, heat, and hot water -- even the stoves and ovens in the kitchen are electric -- while the building produces net zero emissions. 

It is a classic and a wonder to see and visit. We have arranged with Bruce Becker for a private tour of the hotel. They have an outstanding kitchen and restaurant so we can have lunch on site and then take the tour.

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Organized by Y's Man

DEWEY LOSELLE

Contact Dewey with any questions

deweyloselle@gmail.com

(203) 275-5822

GETTING THERE

Drive Directly

The address is:

500 Sargent Drive, New Haven, CT 06511.

Car Pool

We can meet at the Park & Ride lot off exit 18 on I-95 at 11 AM to arrange car pooling. The lot is located at 255 Sherwood Island Connector, between I-95 and

Route 1 in Westport.

LUNCH & TOUR

The day will start with a 12 noon lunch at the outstanding BLDG Restaurant located in the lobby of the Hotel. It will be followed by a tour of the Hotel with Owner/Host Bruce Becker

RESERVING

If you want to go, click the link below. You will select the number of tickets you want according to the size of your party and if you are driving separately or would like to carpool.

The only cost is the price of lunch, which will be paid at the restaurant.

Click Here to RESERVE

Press Releases About the Hotel Marcel

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Spouses and significant others are welcome.

Non Y's Men members welcome, space permitting. Please inquire.

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