Drawing inspiration from the flavours of Rome’s historic Esquilino neighbourhood, DesignAgency created a vibrant, welcoming atmosphere with subtle ethnic flair for Generator Hostels. The lobby is a bright, gallery-inspired room programmed for live music and art. The design team sourced vintage oil paintings to further emphasize the gallery nature of the space, which adds to… [Read More]
The Transformation of Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth Hotel, as Seen by its Designers
Working closely with owner Ivanhoé Cambridge and operator Fairmont Hotels, Sid Lee Architecture crafted a vision for the hotel’s repositioning, and developed architecture and interior design concepts to make it happen. The project was executed by the architectural consortium of Sid Lee Architecture | Architecture49, with general contractor Pomerleau. We designed the renewed hotel experience… [Read More]
Radical Innovation Award open for submissions
The John Hardy Group, leader in hospitality real estate development has announced that the 2016 Radical Innovation Award is now open for submissions. This year marks the award’s 10th year anniversary, a great milestone as last year’s winner, Zoku, opens up in Amsterdam this May. The hospitality competition is calling for innovative design concepts that aim… [Read More]
Xi’an Westin Museum Hotel by Neri&Hu Design
Neri&Hu Design has designed the Xi’an Westin Museum Hotel by paying homage to Chinese heritage in one of the country’s oldest cities. The design team reinterprets Chinese cultural references in a contemporary and fresh approach. Rising like a modern-day fortress within the city, the architecture combines past and present in a journey of symbolic references…. [Read More]
RSP design a hotel with an expressive facade
RSP Architects Planners & Engineers (Pte) Ltd have designed the Holiday Inn Express Clarke Quay in Singapore, featuring an expressive facade that gives it a distinctive look. The geometrical glass facade came as a solution to the hotel’s location, and mainly because a large part of its exterior is facing the harsh western sun. Rigorous… [Read More]
The Temple House by Make Architects
The Temple House is Make’s second project with Swire Hotels, following the successful launch of the Montpellier Chapter Hotel in Cheltenham, and the third hotel in Swire’s portfolio, following The Upper House in Hong Kong and The Opposite House in Beijing. Located in the heart of Chengdu, one of China’s key centres of finance and commerce, the… [Read More]
A Gem on the Pearl River: Langham Place, Guangzhou by Aedas International
Located on Pazhou, Langham Place, Guangzhou together with Guangzhou Commercial Showcase Complex form the Nanfung Commercial, Hospitality and Exhibition Complex. The 500-room five-star hotel has a dramatic, animated appearance, with horizontal elements accentuated through small and large shifts to maximize the dialogue between the buildings, providing a dynamic, unified and powerful expression for the exhibition complex. Situated opposite from the government funded… [Read More]
Tama Hotel Phnom Penh Tower by Fhams Studio
Tama Hotel is located on the 22nd floor of the Phnom Penh Tower in Cambodia. Fhams Studio was commissioned to design both the hotel and restaurant meant to target business people and investors. In order to meet the variety of uses, the designers proposed an open concept with a sense of community. The reception counter… [Read More]
Crown Mahogany Room by Bates Smart
Award winning studio Bates Smart has designed a series of premium gaming rooms with exclusive ground floor arrival lobby and dedicated lift for the Crown Mahogany Room, located on Level 1 of Crown Towers Hotel, in Melbourne, Australia. From the first steps within the newly designed Porte Cochere and lift lobby, visitors are introduced to… [Read More]
Make creates a 902 hexagonal module facade for the Wanda Reign Hotel
Award-winning international architecture firm Make Architects, created a unique facade for the luxurious Wanda Reign Hotel in Wuhan, China. Commissioned by the Wanda Group, the architects designed a 902 hexagonal module facade that creates the “effect of multiple windows as ‘eyes’ looking our over the city from the guest rooms”. Wuhan, which is sometimes referred to… [Read More]
