Bill Bensley is world renown for his outstanding, unique and inspiring award-wining hotel, landscape and interior designs and eye-catching architecture. What is not so widely known, but comes as no surprise to those that know him, is that he is a concerned conservationist and passionate philanthropist and an eco-warrior.
Category Archive: Architecture
In the category Architecture we inform you about architecture, hotel architecture,
architecture exhibitions as well as extraordinary buildings of the future.
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Nestled on the grassy dunes of Naxos, sits two beach houses. The mediterranean, simple-luxury style makes you feel right away relaxed and at ease. Unwind with your loved ones within the breezy borderless living shelters…
During his keynote address at the Thailand Tourism Forum 2020 in Bangkok on 20 January, Bill Bensley launched his open-source “Sensible Sustainability Solutions” white paper for the global Hotel Industry, incorporating over three decades of experience from designing over 200 hotels around the world and in celebration of 30 years since he created BENSLEY.
O Lofos [the Hill] is a private house located on the east side of Crete where the landscape grows wild, and the nature is an ever-changing source of inspiration. This side of the island is still quite unexplored, and you can clearly sense the authenticity in the habitants and their way of living. Blending Block722’s inherent Scandinavian sensibility and organic minimalism with local architecture influences, result is a one-of-a-kind design language.
Urban concept with a fresh look and feel. The architectural firm MEISSL ARCHITECTS designs the new wood hybrid building of the first Henri Country House in Seefeld and brings the traditional house into today’s world with a green-building approach…
Some hotels are more than simply a place to spend the night. Hotel Stein in Salzburg is one of them, featuring interior design with historical influences and the most regal of colours, all in keeping with the theme of “Salzburg meets Venice” …
In th elegant Flaminio district in Rome, a few steps from the MAXXI Museum and the National Gallery of Modern Art, emerging architecture and interior design studio 02A has reimagined the interior of a 130 sqm apartment …
The Salzburg resident from Maria Alm has a laid-back and likeable demeanour, and he’s younger than you might expect. You wouldn’t think at first glance that Josef Schwaiger, also known as Sepp, runs three hotels and a concept store, but he does, and he does it with immense passion, even more creativity and huge success.
The Avani Chaweng Samui Hotel & Beach Club, which is set to open in early August 2022, is set to rekindle the fun-loving vibes in the island hotspot of Chaweng, Koh Samui, with sun-drenched beaches and high-octane ambiance.
Souki Lodges & Spa, Cabrières, France: Ode to real nature
The Souki Lodge & Spa stands for the combination of ecologically sustainable architecture and a breathtaking panorama that captivates every visitor …
The district where film stars like to congregate is now the setting for one of the biggest environmental projects in the USA: “One Beverly Hills” is creating green towers and gardens alongside legendary VIP hotels. A green “triangle” with master plan by Foster + Partners will offer public zones and – naturally – new luxury …
Architect David Hotson reinterpreted 1,400-year-old Armenian prototype in the design of the new Saint Sarkis Church. The innovative façade memorializing victims of the 1915 Armenian genocide was developed in collaboration with Italian architectural surfaces manufacturer Fiandre Architectural Surfaces …
Build a stronger connection to your body and integrate the knowledge gained from your Dimensions Retreat plant medicine Ceremony. Develop a deeper kinship with your physical intuition and improve self-awareness, resilience and self-worth …
Just north of the bustling city center of Copenhagen, Norm Architects has carried out a full renovation of a private family home overlooking the water and a grand marina. With a focus on bringing out the house’s inherent modernist qualities and putting it on display, the home is now a calm refuge of clean lines and natural materials to retreat to in a busy everyday life.
Do you know what your totem guide is? Is it perhaps a salmon, a hawk, a beaver or a deer? We didn’t know about ours until now, either. But since seeing the chic apartment by STUDIOTAMAT, we haven’t just wanted to know about our spirit animal, we’ve mainly wanted to go to Rome. …
Mit The Farmhouse liefert Studio Precht den Entwurf für ein Stadtenwicklungsmodell, bei dem sich die Menschen wieder selbst versorgen können …
Elegantly set in the beautiful East Anglian landscape, on the border of a working farm in Suffolk (UK), the Pavilion House is a real inside-out construction. The shapes and materials of the interior all carry a certain tranquillity and simplicity, while every room offers a different glimpse of the outside. There is a certain humility within the architecture, acknowledging that the big-ticket item in the setting is indeed the countryside; it doesn’t try to compete with it, but frames it instead.
Villa Apollon by Block722 effortlessly merges contemporary architecture with nature, making the most of its context, while respecting its green surroundings …