Leeser Architecture, an internationally recognized design firm, has won a invited competition for a five-star luxury hotel in the Zayed Bay in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Architecture firm
Leeser Architecture
Location
Zayed Bay, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Principal architect
Thomas Leeser
Visualization
Leeser Architecture
Client
Al Qudra Real Estate
Status
1st place in international competition
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
Architecture that spans the history of multiple generations has always had a certain allure to it. Like that of the historic ‘Moarhof’, today known as Hotel Silena. Located at the far end of Valler Tal, the hotel has recently marked a new chapter in its history that bears the signature of noa*.
Architecture firm
noa* network of architecture
Location
Vals/Valles, Rio di Pusteria/Mühlbach, Italy
Completion year
June 2022
Interior design
noa* network of architecture
Client
Hotel Silena, Mair family
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel, Renovation
Son Fogueró is the latest must-visit international holistic retreat for those seeking design, yoga, silence, and healthy eating. Empathy, Harmony, Serenity, Friendliness, Flow, Fulfilment, Love, Relaxation, Enjoyment, Calm, Gratitude, and Kindness - the 12 names assigned to the hotel bedrooms as a declaration of intent for this holistic health retr...
Written by
Marta Bertran (Son Fogueró)
Photography
Mauricio Fuertes
Casa TO by the renowned architect Ludwig Godefroy, was developed under the watchword of simplicity and conceptual elegance, bringing together tradition and the avant-garde in a unique structure embraced by a peaceful natural setting.
Architecture firm
Ludwig Godefroy
Location
La Punta Zicatela, Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico
Principal architect
Ludwig Godefroy
Design team
Surreal Estate
Collaborators
Bamburen (Furnishing)
Interior design
Daniel Cinta
Landscape
Gisela Kenigsberg and Daniel Cinta
Material
Concrete, steel, clay, and wood
Typology
Hospitality › Boutique Hotel
For this renovation project, the client wanted the new design to focus on the topic of traditional Chinese liquor. In China, alcohol is made from cereal seeds, following a traditional liquor-making process that has been used over centuries. After a careful study of this process, we created a specific architectural scenography that gives people a si...
Project name
Chinese liquor themed boutique hotel
Architecture firm
Zhijian Workshop
Location
Yan’an, Shanxi, China
Photography
Aurelien Chen, Li Xin
Principal architect
Aurelien Chen
Collaborators
Beijing Yangmei Co-creation Art Development Co., Ltd. (landscape design collaborator); Partners in charge: Aurelien Chen, Wang Ke yao;
Landscape
Beijing Yangmei Co-creation Art Development Co., Ltd.
Material
Brick, concrete, glass, wood, stone
Client
Zuo Ke Mei Su Decoration Design Co., Ltd of Shaanxi Tourism Group
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
Life Tree, Tulum represents an architectural project of 10 apartments and 20 hotel lounges, developed for the Environment of great tourist and landscape value, in a location of natural character in the Yucatan region next to the Atlantic Ocean.
Project name
Life Tree Tulum, Mexico
Architecture firm
DNA Barcelona Architects
Tools used
Adobe Photoshop, AutoCAD, Rhinoceros 3D, Lumion
Principal architect
Aryanour Djalali
Typology
Hospitality › Eco Hotel & Resort
King Mohammed VI of Morocco requested a resort “hors classe” (above class) to host international royalty and heads of state. Designed by OBMI, the global architecture, master planning and design powerhouse, the design team recognised that the responsibility involved authentically bringing to life something that would honour, respect and highlight t...
Project name
Le Royal Mansour
Location
Marrakech, Morocco
Client
Vinci Group, King of Morocco
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
Banyan Tree Nanjing Garden Expo is a luxury hotel located on Tangshan Mountain, which was once a paradise dense with clouds and mists. However, the exploitation and destruction by humans have stripped its vegetation, changed the geography, eroded the soil, and damaged landscape, turning Tangshan Mountain into devastated industrial ruins.
Project name
Banyan Tree Nanjing Garden Expo
Architecture firm
Cheng Chung Design
Location
Nanjing Garden Expo, Jiangsu, China
Completion year
October 2021
Collaborators
Art consulting: CCD · WOWU Art Consultancy
Interior design
CCD / Cheng Chung Design (HK)
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Client
Nanjing Garden Expo
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
