Seeko’o Hotel by Atelier King Kong

Architects: Atelier d’architecture King Kong
Location: Bordeaux, France
Construction year: 2007
Project Team: Paul Marion, Jean-Christophe Masnada, Frederic Neau and Laurent Portejoie, associate architects + Olivier Oslislo, Fontaneda Calzada David, Max Hildebrant, assistant architects
Structure Engineering: ETBA
Acoustics Engineering: IdB acoustic
Fluids Engineering: Math Engineering
Constructed Area: 2,300 sqm
Graphic Artists: Philippe Giraud (signage, tapestry), Julie Soistier (facade screen printing)
Photographs: Arthur Pequin
The Seeko’o [...]

Starchitects in the Turks & Caicos archipielago

Super star architects arrive to the Caribbean, specifically to Dellis Cay, a 560-acre island at the Turks & Caicos archipielago. The project, set to be completed by 2010, will feature works by Shigeru Ban, David Chipperfield, Carl Ettensperger, Zaha Hadid, Kengo Kuma, Piero Lissoni, and Chad Oppenheim. In addition to the 124 villas and [...]

Remota Hotel / German del Sol

Architects: German del Sol
Location: Provincia de Última Esperanza, Magallanes, Patagonia, Chile
Project team: José Luis Ibañez G. / Architect, Francisca Schüler M. / Architect, Carlos Venegas / Architect, Rodrigo Arenas P. / Graphics Arts
Contractor: Salfa, Punta Arenas
Constructed Area: 5,213.46 sqm
Project year: 2004 - 2005
Construction year: 2004 - 2005
Photographs: Guy Wenborne, Felipe Camus, Turek
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The W Hotel in midtown Atlanta, Georgia

W Hotels recently opened a new location in midtown Atlanta. The sleek, techno glam hotel, designed by I-CRAVE, Stephen Alton, Fruchtman Associates, and Ai Group in collaboration with W Hotels’ own design team, features 466 guest rooms, including 33 luxurious suites. The opening of W Atlanta-Midtown represents W Hotels’ second property in Atlanta, to be [...]

THE SONGJIANG SUSTAINABLE HOTEL IN CHINA

Near Shanghai, the Songjiang district has become a popular weekend destination for many tourists with its natural beauty and sprawling landscapes. And now the Songjiang Hotel might just become the newest and greenest attraction. While it may look a bit sci-fi, this hotel was designed for the real (green) world, with many sustainable features in [...]