In the village of Shanwan in Wujiang District, Suzhou, the tranquillity of the idyllic town, the quiet expanse of the river and the historical culture blend. The Boatyard Hotel is located in this languid spatial landscape. WJ STUDIO is to give its indoor space rhyme and spatio-temporal experience.
Project name
Boatyard Hotel
Location
Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
Photography
Zhu Hai, Zhang Xi
Principal architect
Hu Zhile
Design team
Yang Xi, Yang Lilien, Zhou Shuyi, Ye Zi
Interior design
WJ STUDIO
Lighting
Yi Ke Guang Lighting Design (Shanghai) Co.
Material
Sone, Concrete, Steel, Glass
Client
Suzhou Blue City Cultural Tourism Co.
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
Cafe Azzure, designed by DS2 Architecture, encapsulates and contextualizes the very essence of the pristine and serene Greek island through its architectural and material vocabulary. The design approach was to create, curate and establish an experience that amalgamates cultures and holistically comes across as a space that is international in its v...
Architecture firm
DS2 Architecture
Location
Bengaluru, India
Principal architect
Mueen Haris
Design team
Ar. Raghuvamshi AB, Ar. Harsha
Collaborators
Written by: Ar. Kritika Juneja
Interior design
DS2 Architecture
Structural engineer
Civil engineer: Maaz; Structural engineer: A B Associates, Bengaluru
Landscape
DS2 Architecture
Tools used
ZWCAD, SketchUp, Affinity Photo
Material
mosaic tiles, cane, wood, stamped concrete, marble, fabric, fluted glass, metal, exposed bricks, ceramic.
Typology
Hospitality › Cafe
Located at No. 33 Wusi Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing, the Japanese banquet restaurant was renovated from a 200-year-old building set up in the Republic of China and provides Japanese banquets with a history of 300 years, facing the Forbidden City, a 600-year-old imperial palace.
Architecture firm
LDH Architectural Design
Location
F2, No. 33 Wusi Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing, China
Photography
As you see - Wang Ting; Video: SheShiDu - Zhang Peng
Principal architect
Liu Daohua
Design team
Liu Daohua, Cheng Qianyuan, Guan Ji, Shi Naixin, Wang Xiaonuo, Xie Dafeng, Lan Pengzhen, Wang Shang
Collaborators
Brand Consultant: Beijing XinYu Brand Consultant Co., Ltd.
Lighting
Beijing Light-House Lighting Design Co. Ltd.
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant
The practice of GS Design continues to focus on “Spatial experience”, with the designer redefining the expression of “Elegant Vacation” by combining the building with the surrounding environment and the brand's value proposition, unlock the relationship between rational space and perceptual experience behavior. Through color, light, display, instal...
Project name
Miyue · Blue & White Cliffside Resort
Architecture firm
GS Design
Principal architect
Li Liangchao, Huang Yuanman
Design team
Fu Qixin, Xu Zuohua, Zheng Yong, Zhong Zhige
Collaborators
Soft outfitting design director: Feng Yu
Completion year
2023 January
Interior design
GS Design
Client
Shenzhen Miyue Hotel Management Company, co.ltd
Typology
Hospitality › Resort
Located in Mexico City’s historic downtown — where one of the oldest Spanish cathedrals in the Americas rests atop the ceremonial center of the Aztec world — the Círculo Mexicano is housed in a 19th-century townhome that’s been transformed into a Shaker-inspired boutique hotel by the hotel developer Grupo Habita and our architecture firm, Ambrosi...
Project name
Circulo Mexicano
Architecture firm
Ambrosi Etchegaray
Location
Guatemala 20, Centro Histórico, Ciudad de México, Mexico
Principal architect
Jorge Ambrosi, Gabriela Etchegaray
Collaborators
Ivo Martins, Sarah Tanguy
Interior design
La Metropolitana
Landscape
Juan Acevedo / Roof Plants
Lighting
Luca Salas Bassani Antivari
Construction
Vigilante de la Construcción
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
A historic family hotel in the Pustertal valley has been extended and redesigned by studio noa*. The new wave deck embeds it into the landscape and makes it a place for sports and entertainment. Where you can ski, skate or walk in the middle of the Alpine nature.
Project name
Falkensteiner Family Resort Lido
Architecture firm
noa* network of architecture
Location
Ehrenburg/Casteldarne, Pustertal Valley, South Tyrol, Italy
Completion year
December 2021
Interior design
noa* network of architecture
Client
Falkensteiner Hotels & Residences
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
The site for this hotel is gently contoured rising up 9M towards the south with the entry at the lowest level in the north. Situated in the wine-growing region of India, the north faces a large river and a dam with hills beyond. The southern side rises up into hills in close proximity to the site. The client’s requirements included a large banquet...
Architecture firm
Sanjay Puri Architects
Principal architect
Sanjay Puri
Design team
Toral Doshi, Manjeet Khatri, Sudhir Ambasana, Dipti Patil
Completion year
February 2020
Collaborators
Noesis (Services Consultants)
Interior design
Sanjay Puri Architects
Structural engineer
Dr. Kelkar Designs Pvt. Ltd
Landscape
Sanjay Puri Architects
Material
Stone, Concrete, Stucco, Glass
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
In-Depth is a cafe where quality coffee, shisha and bar services are offered. By creating gradients of colour, light and shadow in waves, we are presenting every visitor a visual appetiser as a welcoming gesture.
Architecture firm
ABT Design Studio
Location
Central, Hong Kong
Photography
Alice Cheung, Max Suen
Design team
ABT Design Studio
Interior design
ABT Design
Lighting
Eclipse Vertical Light by Dechem Studio
Visualization
Alice Cheung
Tools used
AutoCAD, Rhinoceros 3D, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustration
Construction
Confidential
Material
Glass brick, cement paint, champagne gold stainless steel
Typology
Residential › Café and Bar
