The site of the Emperor Hotel, Qianmen was once occupied by a public bath and so the spirit of bathing and mystery lives on in the new hotel. The design is organized not by spaces and circulation but by emotions and dreams; not by materials and details but by illusions and memories. From the l’Occitane Spa below ground to Beijing’s largest hotel ro...
Project name
The Emperor Hotel
Architecture firm
asap/adam sokol architecture practice
Photography
Jonathan Leijonhufvud
Principal architect
Adam Sokol
Design team
Adam Sokol, AIA, principal; Daymond Robinson, Gregory Serweta, Nicole Halstead, Nicole Lee, Ana Misenas
Lighting
Smith + Anderson
Material
Concrete, Brick, Glass, Metal
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
ACRO Suites is a 5 star luxury boutique resort set on the rocky cliffside of Mononaftis Bay, in Crete, Greece. ‘ACRO’ originates from the ancient Greek word ‘Akros/Akron’ which means ‘on the edge’ – where the wellbeing retreat is built.
Project name
Acro Suites A Wellbeing Resort
Architecture firm
Study of the 1st Phase - Stavros Peppas & Afoi Orfanaki S.A • Second Phase : Afoi Orfanaki S.A
Location
Mononaftis Bay, Agia Pelagia, Heraklion, Greece
Photography
Georgos Sfakianakis
Design team
Konstantina & Danae Orfanaki
Collaborators
Utopia Hotel Design, Theme Spa -Architectural Firm
Interior design
Manos Kypritidis (Restaurant & Bar Interior Designer)
Structural engineer
Edifice
Environmental & MEP
Regeon Renewable Energy Systems
Landscape
Dimitris Karameris
Lighting
Neapolis Vicky Dimakis, Tsakirellis Ioannis
Supervision
Ioannis & Nikolaos Orfanakis
Construction
Afoi Orfanaki S.A
Material
Local Stone, Antique Egyptian And Cretan Marble , Corten Metallic Details, Wood From Mount Athos, Solid Oak Phaestos Stones, Copper, Pressed Cement Mortar In Warm Tones
Typology
Hospitality › Boutique Resort With Suites And Villas
Made for Poetic Life. Having occupied in estate design related to culture and tourism for many years, with expert experience on plan, design and materialization of multiple cultural and tourism county which covers hundreds of thousands of sq meters, ZOOM DESIGN takes on the soft design of this project, covering showroom, coffee, rooms of 50, 70 and...
Project name
SUNAC· MOGAN VALLEY
Architecture firm
ZOOM DESIGN
Design team
Xianting Pan, Chen Jun, Yuling Liang, Yahui Zhou, Beiqi Liu,Pingping Xiong
Built area
Interior Space Area 260 m²
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
In the municipality of Valkenburg in the heart of hilly South Limbug, you’ll find experience center Par’Course. MoederscheimMoonen Architects, commissioned by project developer Wyckerveste, designed a mixed-use environment where the Mercure Hotel is a part of.
Project name
The Mercure Hotel
Architecture firm
MoederscheimMoonen Architects
Location
Valkenburg, The Netherlands
Photography
Bart van Hoek
Built area
4,120 m² (hotel), 1,283 m² (Cycle Center), 15,000 m² (Par’Course)
Collaborators
Deerns B.V. (Installation Advisor), Palte B.V. (Constructor)
Contractor
Palte B.V. (Constructor). Builder: Jongen Bouwpartners, Derckx, Bouwbedrijf Peeters & Pluminfra BV.
Client
Wyckerveste Adviseurs
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
Merging Japanese sophistication and simplicity with the rugged and powerful Pacific coastline. Located on the shores of the Pacific Ocean, the new Nobu Los Cabos Resort is the embodiment of Japanese Mexican fusion. Opening up to expansive views of the ocean, interior and exterior spaces fuse together in seamless transition. Our role encompassed the...
Project name
Nobu Hotel Los Cabos
Location
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Photography
(AIC) or Barbara Kraft Photography
Collaborators
Idea Asociados, Ares Arquitectos
Interior design
Studio PCH
Lighting
ISOMETRIX Lighting + Design
Material
Stone, Wood, Metal, Glass
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
The project is located nearby the “The Skyline Coast”, a popular tourist attraction in Sanya, Hainan, enjoying vast and open seascape and surrounded by the lovely sound of crashing waves, which can relieve people’s spirits in the immersive blue natural ambience.
Project name
Sumei Skyline Coast Boutique Hotel
Architecture firm
GS Design
Location
Tianya Dristrict, Sanya, Hainan, China
Design team
Chao Li, Zigeng Luo
Collaborators
Furnishing Director: Yu Feng. Design Directors: Liangchao Li, Yuanman Huang
Interior design
GS Design
Client
Sumei Skyline Coast Boutique Hotel, Sanya
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
Boundaries between past and future, between dream and reality, between inside and outside: noa* network of architecture makes the invisible lines visible, which become part of the full picture and, above all, instead of a separation, a connection between two worlds.
Architecture firm
noa* network of architecture
Location
Soprabolzano, South Tyrol, Italy
Photography
Alex Filz, Andrea Dal Negro (drone images)
Interior design
noa* network of architecture
Material
Wood, Stone, Glass, Steel
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel, Wellness
The Iranian architecture practice Polsheer Architects led by Mohamadreza Ghaneei, Ardesheer Ghaneei and Nariman Pirasteh have recently completed Dalan Jahan Boutique Hotel located in Naqsh-e Jahan Square, Sadat Alley, Isfahan, Iran.
Project name
Dalan Jahan Boutique Hotel
Architecture firm
Polsheer Architects
Location
Naqsh-e Jahan Square, Sadat Alley, Isfahan, Iran
Photography
Mehdi Ghale Beigi, Azadeh Khoshab
Principal architect
Mohamadreza Ghaneei, Ardesheer Ghaneei, Nariman Pirasteh
Design team
Mohamadreza Ghaneei, Ardesheer Ghaneei, Nariman Pirasteh, Farzad Pakdel
Collaborators
Farzad Pakdel
Landscape
Ardesheer Ghaneei
Interior design
Ardesheer Ghaneei
Material
Thatch, Brick, Wood, Glass
Client
Etehad Miras Company
Typology
Hospitality › Boutique Hotel