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June 20, 2025
Nestled deep in the forests of Hangzhou, the Dongmingshan Senyu Hotel is a retreat defined not by grand gestures, but by its quiet respect for nature. Designed by GLA Architects, the 1,300? resort unfolds gently along a stream, surrounded by mature metasequoias and dense bamboo. Rather than reshaping the landscape, the design treats the forest […]
May 22, 2025
Welcome to Babel, not your average hotel, and definitely not your typical tourist trap. Nestled in the jungly heart of Tulum, this striking pink-toned structure is a game-changer for architecture, sustainability, and how we think about living with nature instead of just on top of it. At first glance, it’s all curves, shadows, and sculptural […]
August 12, 2021
Architecture firm BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group, has recently completed Marsk Tower, a lookout tower located in the marshlands of Denmark’s popular National Park, Wadden Sea. The 82 foot (25m) high tower, whose name translates to Marsh Tower, is a sculptural object surrounded by sweeping landscapes designed as a key tourist landmark. The Corten steel […]
February 10, 2021
Architecture firm Etea has designed Estancia Lago, a small boutique hotel in Mexico made up of three cabins set around a lake. Raised on concrete columns, the cabins appear to float on the water. The firm is at etea.mx. Part of the Amalia complex The hotel belongs to Amalia, a complex that combines forestry and […]
January 17, 2021
Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter in collaboration with ASP Architecture has designed the Breitenbach Landscape Hotel. Located near Alsace, France, the ecotourism hotel design has been inspired by Scandinavian traditions, the meeting of two cultures (French and Scandinavian), as well as nature and architecture. The main building of the hotel, whose exterior is wrapped in Alsatian chestnut […]
January 16, 2021
The Kuono tiny house stands in a forest of Ohia trees in Volcano, Hawaii, about five minutes from the nearby national park. It is a small modern cabin that guests can rent through Airbnb. Tall windows and wood cladding The most visible feature is a set of floor-to-ceiling windows, 14 feet tall, that open the […]
December 1, 2020
Architecture firm Green Advisers AS has designed an expansion of the Øyna Cultural Landscape Hotel in Norway. The new wing adds 20 hotel rooms, and a large green roof helps it settle into the surrounding landscape. Why the hotel grew The hotel hosts conferences and family celebrations, and demand for overnight stays kept rising. The […]
August 18, 2020
Architect Carlos Castanheira of CC&CB Architects designed the Canopy Walkway in Serralves Park in Porto, Portugal. The timber path lifts visitors off the ground and leads them through the treetops, offering an unusual view of the park and an easy way to enjoy a walk among the trees. The architect’s work is at carloscastanheira.pt. A […]
April 28, 2020
The Flying Nest is a nomadic concept hotel designed by Ora ïto for the hotel group Accor. Its rooms are built from shipping containers, so the hotel can be set up wherever it is needed. A hotel that travels Because each room is a recycled transport module, the whole hotel can be shipped around the […]
February 3, 2020
Designed by Alexis Dornier, the Lift Treetop Boutique Hotel located in Penestanan, Indonesia, started out as a testing ground for ideas on how to lift structures off the ground, to have a less invasive footprint and impact, and be more cost-effective and faster to build. Alexis mentions, “Many developments here on this island use high […]
August 28, 2019
Six years have elapsed since we last had the pleasure of visiting one of Italy’s most exclusive and best-kept secrets, Castello Di Reschio, way back in 2013 . With so much time having passed we were excited and curious to see just how this estate had evolved over the intervening years. To briefly recap, Castello Di […]
July 29, 2019
Perianth Hotel is a neo-modernist boutique hotel in central Athens, Greece. It occupies a five-storey building from the 1930s and has only 38 rooms. The hotel was designed by the Greek firm K-Studio. Near Agia Eirini square The hotel stands by the Byzantine-era Agia Eirini square, in a lively neighbourhood of cafes, bars and restaurants. […]
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