“Turathuna” Tripoli, Lebanon is known for its connection to culture, history, trade and art. Throughout history, Tripoli has witnessed a decline in the trade of its most important crafts: textile, soap, copper, and glass blowing due to political and social reasons. This has left the artisans of Tripoli longing for an outlet for their trades. In order to preserve these fading crafts, Khan Al Khayatin – the emblem of the textile industry in Tripoli – has been renovated into a boutique hotel that is a microcosm of Tripoli through its crafts. Through preserving the architecture and identity of Khan Al Khayatin, this boutique hotel revives these trades and creates a platform for the artisans of Tripoli to gain exposure and profit from their work. The visitors of this hotel get to experience the local crafts and artisanship through themed rooms, where each craft dictates the interior of each different room, providing the visitor with a choice for their stay. Dictating the exterior as well, a screen inspired by the soap towers overlooks the suites and creates a pattern of the traditional soap trade onto the interior of the hotel. The concentration of these crafts is in the rooms of the khan, while the suites and the public areas are an accumulation of the four crafts combined. This artisan haven also serves as a guide and referral to these artisans, in which the visitors get to know the faces and ateliers behind the rooms they stayed at.