Nestled on the serene landscape of La Barra de Colotepec, facing the golden sands of the Pacific Coast, Casona Sforza presents a unique architecture inspired by the vernacular tradition and an experience of sustainable luxury, offering personal attention, exclusivity and privacy. Its concept places center-stage the value of being aware, contemplati...
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
Material
Sand-yellow bricks, Macuili and parota wood, palm leaves, traditional regional cotton textiles, and raw linen details
Contractor
Efraín Salinas
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
Hayri Atak Architectural Design Studio: The Eco-Floating Hotel is a project whose first leg is planned to take place in Qatar but it also has the potential to be located in different areas thanks to its characteristic mobile feature. As HAADS, our team has studied the project with various opinions and technical knowledge from many different discipl...
Project name
Eco-Floating Hotel
Architecture firm
Hayri Atak Architectural Design Studio (Haads)
Location
Qatar (Variable Locations)
Photography
Hayri Atak Architectural Design Studio
Principal architect
Hayri Atak
Design team
Hayri Atak, Kaan Kılıçdağ, Büşra Köksal, Kübra Türk
Client
PH tourism and management (Qatar)
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
A hotel under the barn: Its roots are underground, yet it boasts an amazing view: the hotel designed by noa* network of architecture in Fiè allo Sciliar was extended by embedding it in the terrain, offering guests a spectacular view and the feeling of being emerged in nature.
Architecture firm
noa* network of architecture
Location
Fiè allo Sciliar, South Tyrol (Italy)
Interior design
noa* network of architecture
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel, Wellness
“After a rain, in the forest, all lives are awoken. Take some time and enjoy the moment. Treat your taste buds to rich flavours. This might be the most beautiful thing.” Inspired by such aspiration for beautiful life, Karv One Design created a nature themed multi-media restaurant with an artistic concept.
Architecture firm
Karv One Design
Photography
Sean, King Ou
Design team
Kyle Chan, Derek Ng, Jacky Wan, King Ou, Yang, Leon Zhang, Bruce Li, Nicko Hui, Hannah Shen, Cvin Ho, Katie Ng
Interior design
Karv One Design
Material
Panda white marble, Grantie, Wood pattern tiles, Wood veneer, Clear glass, Sandblasted stainless steel, Black mirror, Grey aluminium panel
Designed by Iranian architecture practice OJAN Design Studio, Character Café & Gallery is located next to one of the main streets of Mehrshahr in Alborz province, with the area of 530 square meters. This old building was a two-storey construction with poor infrastructure, a complex plan and numerous arched openings.
Project name
Character Café & Gallery
Architecture firm
OJAN Design Studio
Location
Character, Masih Pakdel Blvd., Shahrdari Blvd., Mehrshahr, Alborz, Iran
Photography
M. H. Hamzehlouie
Principal architect
Ojan Salimi
Design team
Ali Merati, Saber Tajik
Interior design
Ojan Salimi
Collaborators
Eghbal Amin Khaki
Civil engineer
Alireza Safavieh
Structural engineer
Ali Merati
Environmental & MEP
Keivan Tavakoli
Construction
Majid Reza Salimi, Alireza Safavieh
Material
Concrete, Iron, Wood, Stone, Glass
Client
Eghbal Amin Khaki, Mohammad Shojaie Bakhsh, Hossein Shojaie Bakhsh
Typology
Restaurants › Cafe
French architect Jean Nouvel has unveiled his design for Sharaan, a resort hidden within the rock dwellings of AlUla, a cultural oasis in north-west Arabia. Showcasing a modern take on millennia-old ways of living, the project puts in place monumental designs carved into the rocks, respecting and preserving the landscape. Inspired by the nearby Heg...
Project name
Sharaan by Jean Nouvel
Architecture firm
Ateliers Jean Nouvel
Location
AlUla, Medina Region, Saudi Arabia
Principal architect
Jean Nouvel
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max , V-ray, Adobe Photoshop
Client
The royal commission for AlUla (RCU)
Typology
Hospitality › Resort
Designed by Kyiv-based design studio YOD Design Lab, Samna is a restaurant of Middle Eastern cuisine in the author’s interpretation by famous Israel chef Meir Adoni. The venue is located in the historic part of Kyiv, next to Arsenalna square.
Architecture firm
YOD Design Lab
Location
6, Ivana Mazepy st, Kyiv, Ukraine
Photography
Andrey Bezuglov
Principal architect
Volodimyr Nepiyvoda, Dmytro Bonesko
Design team
Volodimyr Nepiyvoda, Dmytro Bonesko, Alexandr Kravchuk, Serhiy Andriyenko, Masha Draga, Nataliya Babenko, Gleb Melnik, Yaroslav Pavlivskiy
Interior design
Yod Group
Collaborators
Nikolay Kabluka (light), Vladyslav Ogirenko (kitchen technology), Stepan Tsutsman (bar technology), Avk Top Metal (copper works), Stalkon (steel works), Tiger (printing on glass), Complex-V (sound)
Material
Copper, solid oak, leather, and steel, glass
Client
IAMTHE restaurant chain
Clayton Korte: Eberly, inspired by sources both humble and lofty, marries a former 1970s print shop building with a salvaged bar from the storied Cedar Tavern in New York’s Greenwich Village to create a sophisticated bar, cafe and restaurant in central Austin.
Architecture firm
Clayton Korte
Location
Austin, Texas, USA
Photography
Merrick Ales and Chloe Gilstrap
Principal architect
Paul Clayton
Design team
Paul Clayton, Sam Manning
Interior design
Mickie Spencer
Collaborators
Kitchen Designer: N. Wasserstrom & Sons. Permit Expediter: McClendon and Associates. Steel Work in Study: Steel House MFG
Civil engineer
Longaro & Clarke Consulting
Structural engineer
JM Structural Engineering
Environmental & MEP
Bay & Associates
Construction
ICON Design + Build
Typology
Restaurant, Cafe, Bar
