Davit & Mary Jilavyan / LEMEAL Studio: This project started out as a discussion about a dam. We were looking at the Hoover Dam and the idea came to us to create something like that. We tried to imagine what if the dam was a house or a hotel for example? Of course, this is crazy, but anything is possible in 3D. We made it more architectural. We divi...
Project name
The Dam Hotel
Architecture firm
Lemeal Studio by Davit & Mary Jilavyan
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona renderer, Adobe Photoshop, Quixel Megascans
Principal architect
Davit Jilavyan
Design team
Davit & Mary Jilavyan
Visualization
Davit Jilavyan & Mary Jilavyan
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
A hotel under the barn: Its roots are underground, yet it boasts an amazing view: the hotel designed by noa* network of architecture in Fiè allo Sciliar was extended by embedding it in the terrain, offering guests a spectacular view and the feeling of being emerged in nature.
Architecture firm
noa* network of architecture
Location
Fiè allo Sciliar, South Tyrol (Italy)
Interior design
noa* network of architecture
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel, Wellness
DNA Barcelona Architects presents “Tree Life Boutique Hotel, Aldea Zamá, Tulum, Mexico”, a new project for Giada Real Estate, inspired from the Nature patterns- wooden façade and lots of greenery inside. The hotel represents a solid triangular building with the surface of 1.652 m2 with big panoramic windows all along the complex, covered by a uniqu...
Project name
Tree Life Boutique Hotel
Architecture firm
DNA Barcelona Architects
Location
Aldea Zamá, Tulum, Mexico
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Lumion
Principal architect
Aryanour Djalali
Visualization
DNA Barcelona Architects
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
The Istanbul-based Architectural visualiser/designer, Selami Bektaş envisioned a minimalist hotel room for winter holiday lovers.
Architecture firm
Selami Bektaş
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Selami Bektaş
Visualization
Selami Bektaş
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
Crazy House is known as one of the most strange buildings in the world. When you enter Crazy House, you will instantly feel a cool, fresh air as if you were in a forest. Visiting Crazy House is taking a journey in giant tree trunks with the small winding paths. The tree trunks are connected by the tree branches. You won’t know where these branches...
Project name
Biệt thự Hằng Nga (later called Crazy House)
Principal architect
Đặng Việt Nga
Location
03 Huỳnh Thúc Kháng, phường 4, Đà Lạt, Lâm Đồng, Vietnam
Photography
All images courtesy of crazyhouse.vn
The Chinese architecture firm Liu Jiakun led by Liu Jiakun in collaboration with CSD Design has recently completed Shanthi Boutique Hotel located in Songyang, Zhejiang.
Project name
Shanthi Boutique Hotel
Architecture firm
Jiakun Architects
Location
Songyang, Lishui, Zhejiang
Principal architect
Liu Jiakun
Design team
Chen Kan, Yang Ying, Liu Su, He Qiang, Yi Huizhong
Collaborators
FF& E design team: Tang Jia, Xian Lijuan & Wei Ai. Signage design team: WUYONG ART & DESIGN, Zhang Can, Li Wenting
Landscape
Chen Kan, Yang Ying, He Qiang, Yi Huizhong & Li Jing
Interior design
Jiakun Architects & CSD Design. team: Zhang Can, Chen Kan, Li Wenting, Yang Ying, He Qiang, Yi Huizhong, Deng Yu,Tang Jun, Wang Boyu, Liu Wenjing, Wang Zhangping, Yang Yan, Zhou Xiaohui & Guo Yuting
Lighting
Dept. of lighting planning & design, tsinghua tongheng urban planning & design institue
Contractor
BEIJING TONG HENG SI CHENG INVESTMENT Co. Ltd
Typology
Hospitality, Hotel
SAOTA designs 15 storey high rise building in Lagos, The building has introduced new architectural ideas to Lagos. By enhancing the streetscape and shared public space around the building, we hope this will be a catalyst for positive change in the city.
Project name
Kingsway Tower
Principal architect
Greg Truen. Consultant’s Collaborative Partnership (CCP)
Design team
Greg Truen, Teswill Sars, Adrian Monger, Michael Wentworth, Henry Abosi, Kier Bothwell, Dov Goldring and Andrew Cunningham
Collaborators
Project manager (Gabonn and Cachez Turnkey Projects). Quantity Surveyor (Costcare)
Landscape
Hermon Empor Landscape Ltd
Structural engineer
Sutherland Engineers and Consultant’s Collaborative Partnership (CCP)
Environmental & MEP
Sutherland Engineers and Consultant’s Collaborative Partnership (CCP)
Construction
ITB Nigeria Ltd
Typology
Mixed-use building, Office, Hotel
The Costa Rican architecture studio Instinto Estudio has designed Hotel Boutique Ostional, a sustainable hotel to be built in Guanacaste, Costa Rica.
Project name
Hotel Boutique Ostional
Architecture firm
Instinto Estudio
Location
Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Tools used
SketchUp, Cinema 4D, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Alejandro Gonzalez & Laura Morelli
Design team
Alejandro Gonzalez & Laura Morelli
Visualization
Imminent Studio
Typology
Hospitality Architecture, Hotel
