The Reef Restaurant on the Chinese island of Shengshan is a project by Benedetta Tagliabue that celebrates the sea and coastal landscape as well as cultural heritage. Local materials and wood are to play a key role.
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IMAGINE WAKING UP SURROUNDED BY THE LUSH GREENERY OF THE JUNGLE, THE SOUND OF EXOTIC BIRDS ALL AROUND YOU. THIS IS HOW EVERY DAY BEGINS AT SUITREE, THE LUXURY TREE HOUSE HOTEL IN SARDINAL, GUANACASTE, COSTA RICA. THIS IS WHERE CLOSENESS TO NATURE AND MODERN AMENITIES MEET.
In Praia do Forte, Brazil, Sidney Quintela Architecture and Urban Planning have developed Casa Brise - a house in which the interior lives from its palm-rich surroundings. And vice versa.
The Belgian city of Antwerp will soon benefit from a Japanese-inspired, timber-hybrid residential tower that is currently under construction. The building was designed by Pritzker Prize winner Shigeru Ban, who takes nature and wood as central inspiration for his designs.
Nobility obliges. But so is the name. In the case of London's new The BoTree Hotel, the Bodhi tree, under which Buddha is said to have attained enlightenment, was the inspiration. Concrete Amsterdam created an appealing interior design for the five-star hotel.
Studio Curiosity from Tokyo has designed the Light House, a concept store for the fashion label m-i-d in Osaka, Japan. The result is a place where art, architecture and fashion merge in yellow light.
Sophisticated architecture is increasingly finding its way into the high mountains. In the Pyrenees, the Refuge de Barroude, a refuge designed by the architectural firm Snøhetta, is setting new standards for building in high alpine regions.
A library has emerged on the east coast of Japan that is not only profound in terms of its book collection, but also its location. The Library in the Earth is located underground and conceals a spectacular wooden dome.
Bacalar - as enchanting as the word sounds, as magical is the Mexican place that bears this name. In the untouched nature of the lagoon town, the colours blue and green take on a whole new dimension, not only pleasing to the eye but also touching the soul. How do you build a resort here? With a lot of mindfulness. The Boca de Agua shows how. It blends in so seamlessly that you could be forgiven for thinking it was part of the ecosystem.
Inspired by the 'White Cube' concept, Pierattelli Architetture's latest project is envisioned as a 'neutral box' seamlessly integrated into the lush greenery
A traditional restaurant since the 1980s, Stendhal Milano is a tribute to Milanese style interpreted by architects Claudio Saverino and...
The expanded US airport in Portland now boasts a gigantic wooden roof, in which its own forest grows. ZGF Architects were able to preserve most of the existing building and serve the common good by transforming the supply chain.
