Vanke Xi An Club is located on the shore of Fuxian Lake in Yuxi City, Yunnan Province, with a wide view and superior landscape resources. With a construction area of 4,740 square meters, the project consists of functional spaces such as a swimming pool, a yoga room, a gym center, a library, an art gallery, and one coffee shop.
Location
Fuxian Lake, Yuxi City, Yunan Province, China
Photography
Qiwen Photography
Principal architect
Project Director: Yan Wu, Si Tan, Han Wu; Project Creator: Si Yu
Design team
Renjian Zhang, Yuan Yu, Chang Liu, Yiping Hu
Interior design
Matrix Design
Structural engineer
Jia Huang, Junjie Guo, Jian Wu, Xinjie Lin
Environmental & MEP
Water Supply and Drainage: Dingcheng Wang. HVAC: Shengli Yang. Electrical: Xingyue Zhou
Typology
Hospitality › Resort › Mixed-use Development
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
Niraamaya Retreat, a resort complex in Kumarakom, Kerala demonstrates a boutique architectural experience of opulence connecting strongly with the surrounding landscape through an appropriate balance of contemporary design and traditional elements. Niraamaya Retreat by Backwaters & Beyond is located at Kumarakom, Kerala; spread across seven acr...
Project name
Niraamaya Retreats Backwaters & Beyond
Architecture firm
Edifice Consultants Pvt. Ltd.
Location
Kumarokam, Kerala, India
Photography
Niraamaya Retreat
Principal architect
Sanjay Srinivasan
Design team
Radhika Dey, Baskaran Kolathu, Binu Kuriokose
Collaborators
Electrical engineer: Abraham; Plumbing: Arun Das
Site area
(sq ft & sq m): 7 acres
Design year
February 2015
Completion year
December 2017
Landscape
Varkey Thomas (Earthline Consultants)
Material
Brick, concrete, glass, wood, stone
Typology
Hospitality › Resort › Wellness › Spa
This project is the very first “rammed earth” implementation in Costa Rica. Two minimalist-shaped villas designed for short-term rent partially levitate above the edge of a steep hill of the overgrown jungle and bring endless views of the Pacific Ocean. Both villas were designed with respect to sustainability and the surrounding wild environment.
Architecture firm
Formafatal
Location
Playa Hermosa, OSA Uvita – Bahia Ballena, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Principal architect
Dagmar Štěpánová
Collaborators
Rammed earth walls: Terra Compacta [Daniel Mantovani]. Statics: Ch. Vargas. Garden: Dagmar Štěpánová [part of the architectural project]. Realization: construction leader Willy Jeferson Céspedes Vargas + local workers. Realization of screed surfaces: Different Design [Pavel Trousil]. Graphic design [logo]: Zuzana Vemeová.
Built area
Built-up Area 190 m² / 95 m² per villa; Gross Floor Area 180 m² / 90 m² per villa; Usable Floor Area 180 m² / 90 m² per villa
Material
Clay – perimeter bearing walls. Concrete – floor slabs, interior walls, ceiling slabs, plunge pool, furniture (kitchen unit with sink and Shelves, bedside tables, outdoor bench (all according to the author's design). Raw structural steel /H-beams and U-beams/ – columns and rim/attic roof. Cement screed /Ecobeton Italy/ – colored surfaces (floor and walls, furniture according to the author's design). PlyRock (fibre cement board) – Sliding interior panel (shower/toilet) and dining table (all according to the author's design). Glass – parts of the facades. Teak massive– beds (according to the author's design). 100% linen – all fabric (bedding, curtains, mosquito nets).
Client
Dagmar Štěpánová & Karel Vančura
Typology
Hospitality, Resort, Villas
VILLA is located in the landmark "Niumian Mountain" of Puli, Nantou. The outline looks like a huge buffalo from afar, sitting and resting peacefully by the Meixi River that flows through Puli. The entire park covers an area of about 4,500 square meters with only 15 houses.
Project name
The Bale Villas
Architecture firm
WID Architecture & Interior Design
Location
No. 18-5, Neipu Rd., Puli Township, *, Nantou County, 545, Taiwan
Principal architect
Tommy Wang
Design team
WID Architecture & Interior Design
Interior design
WID Architecture & Interior Design
Landscape
WID Architecture & Interior Design
Civil engineer
Local Engineering Team
Structural engineer
Local Engineering Team
Environmental & MEP
Local Engineering Team
Lighting
WID Architecture & Interior Design
Construction
Local Engineering Team
Supervision
WID Architecture & Interior Design
Material
Slate, stone, sleepers, cement products
Visualization
WID Architecture & Interior Design
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel, Resort
Taj Resort and Spa is the morphology of the traditional Himalayan village with a structure that negotiates and creates a dialogue with the contours. The relationship of the design with the rivers and rivulets in the valleys, the materiality, local construction knowledge and memorable collaborations are all crucial determinants of the architectural...
Project name
Taj Rishikesh, Resort & Spa
Architecture firm
Edifice Consultants Pvt. Ltd.
Location
Singthali, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand 249192, India
Photography
Bharath Ramamrutham
Principal architect
Ravi Sarangan
Design team
Radhika Dey, Pallavi Jitkar, Binu Kuriakose, Akshata Bane, Kolathu Baskaran
Collaborators
Concept Architects - YH2 Canada
Completion year
September 2019
Interior design
Eco-ID, Singapore
Structural engineer
S V Damle
Environmental & MEP
AECOM
Client
Arjun Mehra, Darrameks Hotels Pvt. Ltd
Typology
Hospitality › Resort
Located in West Dharma Village, Fangshan District, Beijing, In S&N Resort is favorably sited amidst mountains and trees. Legend has it that the twenty-eighth generation of Bodhidharma disciples of Shaolin Temple in Songshan traveled across the world. When passing through the Baihuashan area, they built temples, spread Buddhism, did good deeds, and...
Project name
In S&N Resort
Architecture firm
Penda China
Location
Xidamo Village, Qingshui Town, Mentougou District, Beijing, China
Principal architect
Sun Dayong, Wan Shuyan
Material
Stone, Brick, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Hotel, Resort, Hospitality
Black Butte Ranch – an iconic resort community located near Sisters, Oregon – sits at the gateway to Oregon’s high desert. First planned in the early 1970s, the Ranch is a vacation destination for many, and a year-round home for some.
Project name
Lakeside at Black Butte Ranch
Architecture firm
Hacker Architects
Location
Sisters, Oregon, USA
Photography
Jeremy Bittermann
Design team
Corey Martin – Design Principal Jennie Fowler – Interior Design Principal. Becca Cavell – Project Manager. Amelie Reynaud – Project Architect. Scott Mannhard – Project Designer. Matt Leavitt – Project Designer. Shawn Glad – Project Designer
Interior design
Hacker Architects
Civil engineer
Harper Houf Peterson Righellis (HHPR)
Structural engineer
Madden & Baughman
Environmental & MEP
Electrical Engineer: PAE; Aquatics: Water Tech
Construction
Kirby Nagelhout Construction
Typology
Hospitality › Resort