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
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
The new lodging restores the Art Deco architecture of a mansion house nestling in the Historic Center, fusing it with the heritage of craftsmanship in an emblem of contemporary luxury. The precise balance between the forcefulness and purity of the lines of Art Deco architecture and an homage to artisan traditions give shape to the welcoming rooms o...
Project name
Majagua Hotel Boutique
Architecture firm
Daniela Jara Carrasco
Location
Oaxaca City, Oaxaca, Mexico
Photography
Chucho P, Daniela Jara (Courtesy of Majagua)
Principal architect
Daniela Jara Carrasco
Collaborators
Concept Design & Development: Andrés Gómez Ricárdez; Textilera del Manantial in Oaxaca :Tivichis – cushions in the shape of wild animals – created by women artisans.
Interior design
Edurne Esponda
Material
Brick, concrete, glass, wood, stone
Client
Andrés Gómez Ricárdez
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
SFEEL Designer Hotel TaiKoo Li is located in Dong'an South Road, Chengdu. It used to be one of the areas with the most old Chengdu flavor, with Chunxi Road and Shuijingfang in the south, Caojia Lane and Ma'an Road in the north.
Project name
SFEEL Designer Hotel in Taikoo Li
Architecture firm
HARMO Design
Location
Dong'an South Road, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Principal architect
Huang Renqi
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
It is not unusual for adjoining buildings to become architecturally connected. But this project’s story is one of a kind: in the former imperial city of Dinkelsbühl, noa* has succeeded in giving different architectural identities, each with its own history and peculiarities, a common face.
Project name
Goldene Rose Hotel
Architecture firm
noa* network of architecture
Location
Dinkelsbühl, Middle Franconia, Germany
Completion year
December 2022
Collaborators
Barbara Jahn (Original text), Amy Kadison (Translation EN)
Interior design
noa* network of architecture
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel, Renovation
A new luxury hotel from Atelier Ace designed by EskewDumezRipple in collaboration with Studio Shamshiri, this project involved the restoration and rehabilitation of a six-story 1906 building adjacent to New Orleans’ former city hall.
Project name
Maison de la Luz
Architecture firm
EskewDumezRipple
Location
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Photography
Stephen Kent Johnson
Design team
EskewDumezRipple project team: Steve Dumez, FAIA. Jason Richards, AIA. Pearson Smith, AIA. Emily Heausler. Max Katz, AIA. Chris Jackson
Interior design
Studio Shamshiri
Civil engineer
Morphy Makofsky, Inc.
Structural engineer
Morphy Makofsky, Inc.
Environmental & MEP
Mechanical Engineer: Pontchartrain Mechanical (Design/Build). Electrical Engineer: Frischhertz Electric Co. (Design/Build).
Landscape
Spackman Mossop Michaels
Client
Domain Companies (Developer) / Atelier Ace (Operator)
Typology
Hospitality, Hotel
