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March 20, 2025

Over 100 Plant Species Emerge From The Brick Facade Of This Hotel

March 20, 2025 Architecture firm ALH Taller has shared photos of Hotel El Zarzo, a brick hotel in Medellin, Colombia, that serves as an urban oasis that combines aesthetic, environmental and social value in every architectural detail. The hotel’s design maximizes the connection with the exterior, despite being sandwiched between two other buildings, strategically using […]

August 6, 2023

This Hotel Includes A Series Of Treehouse Inspired Elevated Cabins

Studio Saxe has shared photos of the Suitree Experience Hotel they completed in Sardinal, Costa Rica, that offers a distinct canopy-based guest experience. Inspired by childhood treehouses, the designers created tree-inspired pods floating over the landscape, together with a central gathering area and swimming pools. The elevated hotel rooms are created with a strong metal […]

July 26, 2023

The Design Of This Shingle-Clad Hotel Lobby Was Inspired By A Coconut

Architecture firm Onion, has shared photos of a hotel lobby they completed for Holiday Inn Samui in Thailand, whose design is inspired by the coconut shell after its meat has been grated to make Thai dessert. The curved building exterior is clad with wooden shingles, with openings giving a glimpse of the lobby inside. At […]

May 16, 2023

Patterned Brickwork Is Featured On The Exterior Of The Ace Hotel In Toronto

Photography by Scott Norseworthy Shim-Sutcliffe Architects has sent us photos of the Ace Hotel in Toronto, Canada, which has a red brick facade that draws guests in with a wood-lined opening. Working closely with the creative agency Atelier Ace, the architects of the hotel decided to cover the exterior of the hotel in brickwork with […]

December 21, 2022

The Sculptural Exterior Is Part Of The Unique Experience Of This Boutique Hotel

Atelier d’More has completed the design of a new boutique hotel, located in the suburbs of Beijing, China. Originally used as a residence and office, Atelier d’More was commissioned to renovate this run-down two-story brick-concrete building into the ‘Sleeping Lab’. The designers decided to create an inward view and to create an interesting private garden, which led to […]

November 24, 2022

Placing The Desk Behind The Bed Creates A Workspace And Headboard

November 24, 2022 Nikos Adrianopoulos Architecture & Lighting has designed the Cave Suites Milos, that’s located in Plaka, Greece. The rooms have a bed that’s centrally located within the room, with a sofa built-in along the wall. The bed’s wood headboard extends at the top to become a desk, creating a separate space for getting […]

February 9, 2022

Minimalist Design Is Found Everywhere In This New Hotel

GS Design has recently completed the Sumei Skyline Coast Boutique Hotel, that’s located in a popular tourist attraction area of Sanya, China. The minimalist, white design of the hotel has been inspired by the blue ocean and its crashing waves. Let’s take a look around the hotel… The Exterior The hotel rests right on the beachfront […]

January 25, 2022

These Prefabricated Hotel Units Are Set To Open In New York This Spring

January 25, 2022 Moliving has recently revealed their first model unit for a nomadic hotel concept that includes luxury prefabricated hotel cabins, measuring in at 45 feet long with 400 square feet of personal space. Located in New York’s Hudson Valley and set to open Spring 2022, the individual wood-clad units are built offsite by […]

December 19, 2021

This Tiny Home Community Is Actually A Hotel

Located in Nashville, Tennessee, Ironwood Grove is a community of 6 tiny homes that have been turned into a small hotel. The one-of-a-kind hotel rooms each have their own unique designs and are connected by pathways and gardens that surround a central courtyard with a fire pit and chairs. Wanting to create a space where […]

March 6, 2021

This Landscaped Outdoor Space Includes A Living Room With A Bookshelf For Plants

Architecture and interior design firm Onion has designed the second phase of the Sala Samui Chaweng Beach Resort in Koh Samui, Thailand. As part of the design, they included an outdoor living room and sitting area that both include a bookshelf for plants. At night, the plant bookshelves light up, while the living rooms are furnished […]

February 10, 2021

Three ‘Floating’ Cabins On A Lake Create A Unique Experience At This Small Hotel In Mexico

Architecture firm Etea has designed ‘Estancia Lago’, a boutique hotel in Mexico, that consists of three small cabins distributed around a lake. The hotel was created as part of a complex called Amalia, which is a project that integrates forestry and agriculture through an organic, sustainable, social, and environmentally friendly system. The hotel rooms have […]

January 17, 2021

A Collection Of 14 Modern Cabin Designs Were Used To Create This Unique Hotel In France

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 […]