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Warsaw based architects RE have designed a 4 Star hotel for Pobierowo in Northern Poland. Here is from architect;

The main idea is to create an object that would be a counterpoint to the chaotic construction of low architectural values. Polish Pomerania has a rich tradition of modernist, which in the interwar period brought many avant-garde implementations. Read the rest of this entry »

© OMA/Ole Scheeren 2009

Bangkok Rising: Construction to Begin on Ole Scheeren / OMA’s MahaNakhon Bangkok’s Tallest Building to be a Lush Urban Oasis with The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Public Square and Five-Star Edition Hotel Collaboration with New York’s Ian Schrager to Be Completed 2012. Read the rest of this entry »

Photo©ONG&ONG Pte Ltd

Hotel Quincy ,designed by ONG&ONG, was envisaged as a one-of-a kind boutique hotel encompassing all the design aspects from architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, project management and graphic design.     This building shows the process of how one design concept is implemented through all design elements, providing consistency in creativity and design. Read the rest of this entry »

All images courtesy Foster+Partners

Foster + Partners’ design for a new five-star hotel on Bath Road, close to Heathrow Airport has been approved by the Mayor of London. The only five-star hotel in the area, it will offer a range of services, including the most extensive conference facilities of any London hotel, to serve the local community and businesses, as well as passengers using Heathrow. Read the rest of this entry »

All images from Leeser Architecture

Iconic design and state of the art technology create dynamic mini-city in the UAE

Leeser Architecture, an internationally recognized design firm, has won an invited competition for a five-star luxury hotel in the Zayed Bay in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Called the Helix Hotel for its staggered floor plates, it rests in the bay, partially floating in the water and adjacent to the serpentine Sheik Zayed Bridge currently under construction by designer Zaha Hadid. With the Helix, Leeser Architecture has devised a new way to consider hotel culture in the Emirates, highlighting elements that are usually unseen, and playfully enlivening those parts that traditionally remain static and mundane. Read the rest of this entry »