Laguna de Bacalar is one of the most magical places that exist in the Yucatan Peninsula. This concept seeks to honor this sacred place and transmit feelings of introspection to the human being. The dock project is based on the rescue of a current dock and with this new projection it extends further into the lagoon.
Project name
Bacalar Levitating Sanctuary Dock
Architecture firm
Manuel Aguilar Arquitecto, Reyes Torres Arquitectura
Location
Bacalar, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Tools used
Autodesk AutoCAD, SketchUp, Autodesk 3ds Max, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Manuel Aguilar, Guillermo Reyes
Design team
Manuel Aguilar, Guillermo Reyes
Collaborators
Guillermo Reyes
Visualization
Miguel Carrillo
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
The so-called “waste of time”. Turns out to be “the meaning of human life”. Tengchong, Yunnan Province, is endowed with a colorful scenery.On a fine weather day, fly to Tengchong, and you will capture the Yue Bo Ban Shan Hotspring Hotel before landing.
Project name
Yue Bo Ban Shan Hotspring Hotel
Architecture firm
CSD.DESIGN
Location
Tengchong, Yunnan, China
Principal architect
Zhang Can
Completion year
March 2023
Interior design
CSD.DESIGN Tang Ting, Zhou Xiaohui, Guo Yuting, Liu Wenjing, Deng Yu, Yang Yan, Tang Jun, Wang Liangfen, Mou Shasha
Landscape
Tengchong Xinwen Construction Engineering Co., Ltd.
Lighting
Ou Mo Lighting, Shangbao Lighting
Construction
Interior Construction Unit: Hangzhou Donggualiang Decoration
Client
Yuebo Banshan Hotel Management Company
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
Chaozhou, a thousand-year-old ancient city with the phoenix as its totem. Time has given the city a rich cultural background. Paifang Street is the most complete traditional residential block with preserved buildings in Ming and Qing Dynasties in Chaoshan area of eastern Guangdong.
Architecture firm
The Design Institute of Landscape & Architecture China Academy of Art
Location
No. 670 Taiping Road, Xiangqiao District, Chaozhou City, China
Photography
Hanmo Vision - Zhang Jianing, Zhao Teng
Principal architect
Wu Yanming, Zheng Xiaoxiong
Design team
Lin Congxing, Wang Qianxin, Yu Chengxiang, Liu Sunqing, Shen Xiaozhe
Material
Marble parquet, wooden floor, copper plate, imitation copper stainless steel, tide embroidery, micro cement
Client
Chaoming Resort Investment Co., Ltd. Hotel
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
Intervention project inside the Pazo da Buzaca. The intervention seeks maximum dialogue with the built element. The lighting is worked on in a very detailed way in order to create cozy and warm settings without the usual strident luminaires appearing in this type of space. Moreover, it is intended that the light source go completely unnoticed, for...
Project name
Hotel Pazo da Buzaca
Architecture firm
Nan Arquitectos
Location
Moraña, Pontevedra, Spain
Photography
Iván Casal Nieto
Principal architect
Alberto F. Reiriz Paz, Vicente Pillado
Design team
Alberto F. Reiriz Paz, Vicente Pillado, Sofía Agulló, Clara González
Interior design
Alberto F. Reiriz Paz, Vicente Pillado, Sofía Agulló, Clara González
Supervision
Nan Arquitectos
Tools used
AutoCAD, Autodesk 3ds Max, Adobe Photoshop
Construction
Xemacon, Montajes Fiver
Material
Brick, concrete, glass, wood, stone
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
In Hindu mythology, Varuna is the god of water and rain, and his presence is essential to maintain the natural balance of the universe. In this mixed-use residential and commercial project, located on a 6.5-hectare property facing the beach in Tulum, his wisdom is manifested through the harmonious fusion of nature and architecture. The dense and...
Project name
Hotel “VARUNA” Tulum México
Architecture firm
Veliz Arquitecto, Porter Neuman Arquitectos, Pak’ te Tulu
Tools used
SketchUp, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Jorge Luis Veliz Quintana
Design team
Veliz Arquitecto, Porter Neuman Arquitectos, Pak’ te Tulum
Visualization
Veliz Arquitecto, Neuman Arquitecto
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
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
The concept of "homey and cozy" is no longer enough for the modern hospitality industry. A good hotel must provide its guests with a level of relaxation that is better than what they experience at home, leaving them with an unforgettable experience and a desire to return again and again. In the highly competitive and in-demand hotel business, origi...
Written by
Alesia Karnaukhova, CEO at ZIKZAK Architects
Photography
ZIKZAK Architects
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
