This Movijovem project developed coma, was the extension of a former hostel for young travelers, located in Serra da Estrella, the highest mountain in Portugal. It was precisely this location and scenery which largely conditioned the design. With space for 20 rooms, a lounge and additional space for all types of travelers, this area reached [...]

Abu Dhabi Mirage Hotel is located in Al Bateen, Abu Dhabi, UAE. The main design idea of the hotel was to create an illusion of a dolphin couple swimming in a mirage, therefore the form of dolphins was applied as the mass motif. This luxury hotel architecture is mainly divided into three buildings, the residential [...]

With the influx of many large corporations bringing new businesses into the city, Krakow is slowly adapting its architecture to reflect the city’s modern goals. The new SOF hotel, opening today in Krakow, illustrates this change with an ultra-modern exterior. Designed by J. MAYER H. Architects of Berlin with OVOTZ design Lab, the hotel’s black and white exterior with its horizontal lines, clad of aluminium interspersed with black windows, is quite stunning.

Through operations of subtraction, larger scale spatial relationships are made between interior and exterior spaces. These operations create both apertures, openings that provide daylight and visual connections between inside and out, and porches, or habitable covered exterior space. Cladding
A horizontal 1×4 exterior cladding rain-screen wraps the projects.

The authors of the project, Asadov Architectural Studio, think that the nature beauty of the resort will be completely kept as it is even with all these new structures. The architectures are going to apply eco-technologies and use alternative energy sources while implementing the plan.