Casona Sforza, dreamt up and designed by the entrepreneur Ezequiel Ayarza Sforza and the leading Mexican architect Alberto Kalach, stands out with a structure that revalues roots and reflects a commitment to environmental conservation, with a structure comprising forms with clean lines, asymmetries, arches and vaults that establish a harmony with t...
Project name
Casona Sforza
Architecture firm
TAX / Taller de arquitectura X
Location
Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico
Principal architect
Alberto Kalach
Interior design
Ezequiel Ayarza Sforza and MOB Studio
Construction
Efraín Salinas
Material
Sand-yellow bricks, Macuili and parota wood, palm leaves, traditional regional cotton textiles, and raw linen details
Typology
Residential › House
For the Olympic Spa Hotel in Val di Fassa, northern Italy, NOA designs a new extension according to a sustainable model, aiming to enhance and integrate the facilities with the surrounding landscape. From the new rooms nestled in the Alpine meadow, with terraces and internal patios, to the surprising sauna overlooking the forest, to be reached by a...
Project name
Olympic Spa Hotel
Architecture firm
noa* network of architecture
Location
San Giovanni di Fassa - Vigo, Trentino (Italy)
Completion year
January 2023
Collaborators
Laura Ragazzola (Original text)
Interior design
noa* network of architecture
Material
Wood, Concrete, Metal, Glass
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
The so-called “waste of time”. Turns out to be “the meaning of human life”. Tengchong, Yunnan Province, is endowed with a colorful scenery.On a fine weather day, fly to Tengchong, and you will capture the Yue Bo Ban Shan Hotspring Hotel before landing.
Project name
Yue Bo Ban Shan Hotspring Hotel
Architecture firm
CSD.DESIGN
Location
Tengchong, Yunnan, China
Principal architect
Zhang Can
Completion year
March 2023
Interior design
CSD.DESIGN Tang Ting, Zhou Xiaohui, Guo Yuting, Liu Wenjing, Deng Yu, Yang Yan, Tang Jun, Wang Liangfen, Mou Shasha
Landscape
Tengchong Xinwen Construction Engineering Co., Ltd.
Lighting
Ou Mo Lighting, Shangbao Lighting
Construction
Interior Construction Unit: Hangzhou Donggualiang Decoration
Client
Yuebo Banshan Hotel Management Company
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
Chaozhou, a thousand-year-old ancient city with the phoenix as its totem. Time has given the city a rich cultural background. Paifang Street is the most complete traditional residential block with preserved buildings in Ming and Qing Dynasties in Chaoshan area of eastern Guangdong.
Architecture firm
The Design Institute of Landscape & Architecture China Academy of Art
Location
No. 670 Taiping Road, Xiangqiao District, Chaozhou City, China
Photography
Hanmo Vision - Zhang Jianing, Zhao Teng
Principal architect
Wu Yanming, Zheng Xiaoxiong
Design team
Lin Congxing, Wang Qianxin, Yu Chengxiang, Liu Sunqing, Shen Xiaozhe
Material
Marble parquet, wooden floor, copper plate, imitation copper stainless steel, tide embroidery, micro cement
Client
Chaoming Resort Investment Co., Ltd. Hotel
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
Intervention project inside the Pazo da Buzaca. The intervention seeks maximum dialogue with the built element. The lighting is worked on in a very detailed way in order to create cozy and warm settings without the usual strident luminaires appearing in this type of space. Moreover, it is intended that the light source go completely unnoticed, for...
Project name
Hotel Pazo da Buzaca
Architecture firm
Nan Arquitectos
Location
Moraña, Pontevedra, Spain
Photography
Iván Casal Nieto
Principal architect
Alberto F. Reiriz Paz, Vicente Pillado
Design team
Alberto F. Reiriz Paz, Vicente Pillado, Sofía Agulló, Clara González
Interior design
Alberto F. Reiriz Paz, Vicente Pillado, Sofía Agulló, Clara González
Supervision
Nan Arquitectos
Tools used
AutoCAD, Autodesk 3ds Max, Adobe Photoshop
Construction
Xemacon, Montajes Fiver
Material
Brick, concrete, glass, wood, stone
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
In the village of Shanwan in Wujiang District, Suzhou, the tranquillity of the idyllic town, the quiet expanse of the river and the historical culture blend. The Boatyard Hotel is located in this languid spatial landscape. WJ STUDIO is to give its indoor space rhyme and spatio-temporal experience.
Project name
Boatyard Hotel
Location
Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
Photography
Zhu Hai, Zhang Xi
Principal architect
Hu Zhile
Design team
Yang Xi, Yang Lilien, Zhou Shuyi, Ye Zi
Interior design
WJ STUDIO
Lighting
Yi Ke Guang Lighting Design (Shanghai) Co.
Material
Sone, Concrete, Steel, Glass
Client
Suzhou Blue City Cultural Tourism Co.
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
Located in Mexico City’s historic downtown — where one of the oldest Spanish cathedrals in the Americas rests atop the ceremonial center of the Aztec world — the Círculo Mexicano is housed in a 19th-century townhome that’s been transformed into a Shaker-inspired boutique hotel by the hotel developer Grupo Habita and our architecture firm, Ambrosi...
Project name
Circulo Mexicano
Architecture firm
Ambrosi Etchegaray
Location
Guatemala 20, Centro Histórico, Ciudad de México, Mexico
Principal architect
Jorge Ambrosi, Gabriela Etchegaray
Collaborators
Ivo Martins, Sarah Tanguy
Interior design
La Metropolitana
Landscape
Juan Acevedo / Roof Plants
Lighting
Luca Salas Bassani Antivari
Construction
Vigilante de la Construcción
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
A historic family hotel in the Pustertal valley has been extended and redesigned by studio noa*. The new wave deck embeds it into the landscape and makes it a place for sports and entertainment. Where you can ski, skate or walk in the middle of the Alpine nature.
Project name
Falkensteiner Family Resort Lido
Architecture firm
noa* network of architecture
Location
Ehrenburg/Casteldarne, Pustertal Valley, South Tyrol, Italy
Completion year
December 2021
Interior design
noa* network of architecture
Client
Falkensteiner Hotels & Residences
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
