The story of Hilton and Shanghai began in 1988—a year when a new chapter was written in the city’s unfolding saga. At the bustling crossroads of Huashan Road, the iconic Hilton Shanghai hotel was unveiled.
Project name
Hilton Shanghai City Center
Architecture firm
P&H Architects International Co. (Canada)
Location
488 Yan’an West Road, Changning District, Shanghai, China
Completion year
September 2024
Interior design
CCD / Cheng Chung Design (HK)
Landscape
Lacime Landscape Studio
Lighting
CCD / Cheng Chung Design (HK)
Client
Shanghai Yuchang Real Estate Development Co., Ltd.
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
Hotel Avándaro has been renovated by mexican firms Chain + Siman and modomanera to meet the growing demand of visitors and integrate a contemporary design vision in dialogue with the site’s various historical layers.
Project name
Hotel Avándaro
Architecture firm
Chain + Siman, modomanera
Location
Valle de Bravo, State of Mexico, Mexico
Principal architect
Renatta Chain, Lina Siman
Design team
Chain + Siman (Renatta Chain, Lina Siman), modomanera (Patricio Galindo Chain, Natalia Zenteno Ortega)
Collaborators
PRÓXIMA (Energetic Solutions)
Interior design
Chain + Siman
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel, Conference Centre, Restaurant, Golf Club
Drawing from Eastern civilization, the Qushui-Lanting Shanghai by DJX Design intertwines light, shadow, and architecture to evoke a poetic, ink-wash-inspired sanctuary for contemporary healing. Beneath its majestic appearance, water flows softly and naturally, merging the tangible and the spiritual.
Project name
Qushui-Lanting Resort Hotel
Architecture firm
DJX Design, Beijing
Photography
DJX Design, Xiangshang Group
Principal architect
Wang Bing (Founder of DJX Design)
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
Located in the heart of the White City, right on Paseo Montejo, the boutique hotel brings together tradition and sophistication in a welcoming atmosphere that merges the characteristic textures, aromas, colors and warmth of the Yucatan Peninsula.
Photography
Kahal Hotel, Diafragmas, David Yawalker
Perched on the edge of a breathtaking cliff, this one-of-a-kind hotel seamlessly blends into the rugged rock formations, creating a harmony between nature and design. With expansive glass facades mirroring the surrounding landscape.
Project name
Elysium Cliffs
Architecture firm
Archi_mediya
Location
Chabahar Brice Port
Tools used
Midjourney AI, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Mediya Parsafard
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
Designed to blend in with nature and built with deep respect for History and for the local community, this boutique hotel in Baja California offers a sensorial experience where gastronomy, architecture and excursions intertwine in perfect harmony.
Photography
Courtesy of El Perdido
Inspired by the purity of the landscape, we craft a minimalist yet poetic sanctuary—one that allows those who dwell within to dissolve into the essence of nature, shedding the weight of the material world. Here, the self is returned to its quiet, unburdened state—balanced, still, and at peace.
Architecture firm
Funs Creative Design Consultant
Location
Jinghong, Xishuanbanna, China
Photography
Chuan HE from Herespace
Principal architect
Robin Luo
Collaborators
CHIC Design
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
In the heart of the Oaxacan coast, the sustainable architecture of Productora and the interior design of The Book of WA come together in a harmonious dialogue between the constructed and the natural. This project employs materials that respect local biodiversity, integrating regenerative building practices that enhance the essential beauty of the l...
Architecture firm
Productora
Location
Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico
Photography
Onnis Luque, Kymaia
Principal architect
Natalia Badia
Design team
The Book of WA
Collaborators
Ezequiel Ayarza Sforza (Conceptualization and development), Eduardo García (Culinary concept)
Interior design
The Book of WA
Tools used
Reinforced concrete walls, slopes made of on-site blocks with concrete and local soil, traditional palapa with palm and wooden beams
Construction
Salinas Architecture and Construction
Material
Concrete, local wood, concrete blocks with local soil, local palm
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
