A personal review of design creations
Design Space AlUla
Design Space AlUla, the first permanent gallery space dedicated to showcasing design initiatives across AlUla, to open on 15 February 2024.
TRUNK Hotel Yoyogi Park
In the buzzing Tokyo metropolis, a new calm retreat has been designed to fit seamlessly into the vibrant spirit of the Japanese Oku-shibu district. TRUNK (Hotel) Yoyogi Park boasts a relaxed, human-centered ethos.
Aethos Ericeira Hotel
With boasting views over the Atlantic Ocean, Aethos Ericeira Hotel started as a refurbishment project on a protected site… but the end result looks like a brand new property.
Villa M, a Green Spot in the Parisian Urban Jungle
In the heart of Montparnasse, a new mixed-use complex hides its metallic structure beams by medicinal herbal plants and fruit trees. Villa M is the perfect combination between nature and a human-centered mission.
Cukrownia Żnin: A Sugar Factory turned into A Hotel
Żnin, a city in north-central Poland, was already known by Romans before establishing its historical centre in the 11th century… It is in one of its industrial landmarks that Bulak Project created a new hotel.
‘A midsummer night's dream’ suite by Bernadotte & Kylberg at the Icehotel
Prince Carl Philip Bernadotte and Oscar Kylberg have designed and built a suite in Icehotel 365. This is the first time that the award-winning design duo has taken on a project consisting entirely of ice and snow.
#BrickWeek 2 - Sforza House
Just a year ago, I launched the first edition of the #Brickweek, celebrating this building material so often disregarded but which is nevertheless the basis of all sedentary civilisations.
Here is a new series of five articles proving, if it was still necessary, the versatility of brick for projects of luxury hotels up to a bush school.
Season Two, Episode One - Sforza House in Mexico
Waimarino Luxury Lodge
12 minute drive from Queenstown, here is a brand new exquisite and sustainable property development on the shores of Lake Wakatipu: the Waimarino Luxury Lodge. A premiere of its kinds in New Zealand.
Kimpton Vividora Hotel
In the Ciutat Vella (old city) of Barcelona, a new hotel was added to the Kimpton chain with a strong personality, new colour combination and a definitive “bon vivant” flair… hence its name.
#LifeAfterLockdown – Berghaus Zallinger
For the last post of our series, we mix everything… The location is Italian but people speak German, the mountains are stunning in the winter but remain an endless field for Summer activities too… And the interior combines here as well traditional wood structures with contemporary flavours…
Episode Eight: Berghaus Zallinger, Italy.