Quinta da Corte: 200-Year-Old Winery in Portugal Transformed Into a Hotel by Pierre Yovanovitch.This project has all the makings of a classic French film. A wealthy winemaker finds himself wandering in the hillsides of the beautiful Valença do Douro, one of the oldest winemaking areas in Portugal. A self-proclaimed hedonist and art...
Amanemu Resort in Shima, Japan by Kerry Hill Architects.Forming part of luxury hotel brand Aman, Amanemu takes cues from traditional Japanese ryokan, comprising a series of pavilion structures, housing 24 suites and four villas—each with a private hot spring bath. Amanemu onsen resort...
Caldera House: Luxury Resort in Jackson Hole, Wyoming Designed by Commune.When designing Caldera House, Commune took inspiration from Carlo Mollino's Casa de Sole, Charlotte Perriand's Meribel Ski Resort, mid-century modern Scandinavian design and scenes from films like Belle du Jour and Charade. “Our goal...
Amanyangyun Resort in Shanghai, China by Kerry Hill Architects.The passing of celebrated Singapore-based Australian architect, Kerry Hill on 26 August, has rippled through the global design and architecture community, causing great sadness to those who either knew him and everyone else who was touched...
John Pawson Transforms a Historical French Hospital into the Jaffa Hotel in Tel Aviv.In an unlikely pairing of the ornate nature of Middle Eastern heritage and hard-core minimalism, British architect John Pawson has given an old French hospital a stunning makeover, transforming the building into a brand new hotel in...
Hotel Café Royal in London by David Chipperfield.In what could only be described as pared-back opulence, David Chipperfield Architects have taken a Regent Street icon in London’s Piccadilly Circus and reinvented it for the new era. Hotel Café Royal is a sort of Cinderella (post...
ISTORIA Hotel in Santorini, Greece by Interior Design Laboratorium.A deserted private residence neighbouring a deep blue patch of the Aegean Sea was transformed into a boutique hotel for travellers with eclectic taste, inspired by luminous images of the Mediterranean locations....
Noma Restaurant in Copenhagen by Studio David Thulstrup.When René Redzepi shut Noma, voted world’s best restaurant four times over, and began planning Noma 2.0, the project heralded a fresh beginning with a brand new building and a new menu based around three seasons. To realise his vision,...
Santa Clara 1728 in Lisbon, Portugal by Aires Mateus.Everything about Santa Clara 1728 in Lisbon, makes you want to cry (in appreciation). From the rich historical elements retained by local architecture practice, Aires Mateus, to the interplay of the selected materials that feel simple...
