Crazy House is known as one of the most strange buildings in the world. When you enter Crazy House, you will instantly feel a cool, fresh air as if you were in a forest. Visiting Crazy House is taking a journey in giant tree trunks with the small winding paths. The tree trunks are connected by the tree branches. You won’t know where these branches...
Project name
Biệt thự Hằng Nga (later called Crazy House)
Principal architect
Đặng Việt Nga
Location
03 Huỳnh Thúc Kháng, phường 4, Đà Lạt, Lâm Đồng, Vietnam
Photography
All images courtesy of crazyhouse.vn
The Chinese architecture firm Liu Jiakun led by Liu Jiakun in collaboration with CSD Design has recently completed Shanthi Boutique Hotel located in Songyang, Zhejiang.
Project name
Shanthi Boutique Hotel
Architecture firm
Jiakun Architects
Location
Songyang, Lishui, Zhejiang
Principal architect
Liu Jiakun
Design team
Chen Kan, Yang Ying, Liu Su, He Qiang, Yi Huizhong
Collaborators
FF& E design team: Tang Jia, Xian Lijuan & Wei Ai. Signage design team: WUYONG ART & DESIGN, Zhang Can, Li Wenting
Landscape
Chen Kan, Yang Ying, He Qiang, Yi Huizhong & Li Jing
Interior design
Jiakun Architects & CSD Design. team: Zhang Can, Chen Kan, Li Wenting, Yang Ying, He Qiang, Yi Huizhong, Deng Yu,Tang Jun, Wang Boyu, Liu Wenjing, Wang Zhangping, Yang Yan, Zhou Xiaohui & Guo Yuting
Lighting
Dept. of lighting planning & design, tsinghua tongheng urban planning & design institue
Contractor
BEIJING TONG HENG SI CHENG INVESTMENT Co. Ltd
Typology
Hospitality, Hotel
SAOTA designs 15 storey high rise building in Lagos, The building has introduced new architectural ideas to Lagos. By enhancing the streetscape and shared public space around the building, we hope this will be a catalyst for positive change in the city.
Project name
Kingsway Tower
Principal architect
Greg Truen. Consultant’s Collaborative Partnership (CCP)
Design team
Greg Truen, Teswill Sars, Adrian Monger, Michael Wentworth, Henry Abosi, Kier Bothwell, Dov Goldring and Andrew Cunningham
Collaborators
Project manager (Gabonn and Cachez Turnkey Projects). Quantity Surveyor (Costcare)
Landscape
Hermon Empor Landscape Ltd
Structural engineer
Sutherland Engineers and Consultant’s Collaborative Partnership (CCP)
Environmental & MEP
Sutherland Engineers and Consultant’s Collaborative Partnership (CCP)
Construction
ITB Nigeria Ltd
Typology
Mixed-use building, Office, Hotel
The Costa Rican architecture studio Instinto Estudio has designed Hotel Boutique Ostional, a sustainable hotel to be built in Guanacaste, Costa Rica.
Project name
Hotel Boutique Ostional
Architecture firm
Instinto Estudio
Location
Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Tools used
SketchUp, Cinema 4D, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Alejandro Gonzalez & Laura Morelli
Design team
Alejandro Gonzalez & Laura Morelli
Visualization
Imminent Studio
Typology
Hospitality Architecture, Hotel
Sisan Hupao 1934 in Hangzhou, China an Ethereal Haven with a Restful Atmosphere for Guests to Bask in the Natural Environment. Designed by SYY Decoration Design.
Project name
Sisan Hupao 1934
Architecture firm
SYY Decoration Design
Location
Huyu Road, Xihu District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
Principal architect
Xie Ke, Zhi Hongxin
Design team
Wang Chi, Zheng Yajia, Hong Hong, Wu Siyu, Bao Yixin, Jiang Xian, Shen Linben
Structural engineer
Yang Ye, Luo Zhuomao
Environmental & MEP
Liu Hu
Interior design
Ya Design - Wang Chi, Bao Yixin, Jiang Xian, Shen Linzhen
Material
Marble, Bricks, Wood, Ceramics
Dolmen Shelter is a concept for mini hotels in UK inspired by natural stones, designed by Davit & Mary Jilavyan / LEMEAL Studio.
Project name
Dolmen Shelter
Architecture firm
Davit & Mary Jilavyan / LEMEAL Studio
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona renderer, Adobe Photoshop, Quixel Megascans
Principal architect
Davit Jilavyan & Mary Jilavyan
Design team
Davit Jilavyan & Mary Jilavyan
Built area
From 35 m² - 55 m²
Site area
From 100 m² - 120 m²
Visualization
Davit Jilavyan & Mary Jilavyan
Architect Isurunath Bulankulame has created a villa that draws inspirations from the vernacular tradition of the locality as well as the natural beauty of the Landscape and historical significance of Kandy.
Project name
Nestled Hideaway – Villa /Boutique Hotel, Kandy, Sri Lanka
Architecture firm
CASAA - Contemporary Architecture Studio And Associates
Location
Kandy, Sri Lanka
Photography
Eresh Weerasuriya
Principal architect
Architect S.W. Isurunath Bulankulame AIA (SL)
Structural engineer
Udaya Dissanayake
Contractor
Plantec Engineering
Typology
Hospitality, Hotel
Client
Engineer Janaka Abeykoon
London practice Baca Architects have designed a sustainable eco resort for bíku in Bocas del Toro, Panama.
Architect’s Statement:
Baca Architects has designed a cocoa pod-shaped treehouse for an eco hotel located on a secluded Panama island, which is accessible only by boat. The practice was...
