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No road leads here. You arrive by cable car from Lana, rising to 1,500 meters above the Adige Valley.
Tainan is Taiwan’s oldest city. Layered with temples, courtyards, and colonial-era streets, it’s not where you expect to find a
A 1965 Boeing 727 sits in the jungle canopy above Costa Rica’s Pacific coast. It never took off again. It
Some hotels sit in nature. Keemala was designed to disappear into it. Perched on a forested hillside in Kamala, Phuket,
There is a point in northern Thailand where three countries end at once. Thailand, Myanmar, Laos — the borders dissolve
Acro comes from the ancient Greek akros. It means on the edge. That’s not a metaphor here. The hotel is
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Vigilius Mountain Resort: Alpine Architecture in South Tyrol
No road leads here. You arrive by cable car from Lana, rising to 1,500 meters above the Adige Valley. When the cabin opens, the resort appears — or barely does. Matteo Thun designed the Vigilius Mountain Resort to disappear into the slope. A horizontal timber structure, low and quiet,
HOTEL COZZI Ximen Tainan: Cartoon Network Hotel Rooms in Taiwan
Tainan is Taiwan’s oldest city. Layered with temples, courtyards, and colonial-era streets, it’s not where you expect to find a hotel that turns its walls into a cartoon universe. HOTEL COZZI Ximen in Taiwan does exactly that — and makes it feel intentional. The Design Opened in 2015,
Inside the Airplane Suite at Hotel Costa Verde, Costa Rica
A 1965 Boeing 727 sits in the jungle canopy above Costa Rica’s Pacific coast. It never took off again. It became a home. That is the starting point for Hotel Costa Verde in Quepos — one of those rare places where the architecture is not decoration. It is the story.
Keemala Phuket: A Forest Resort Built Around Myth and Architecture
Some hotels sit in nature. Keemala was designed to disappear into it. Perched on a forested hillside in Kamala, Phuket, Keemala is a resort where the architecture tells a story before you even unpack. Every structure is inspired by four mythical forest clans — each with its own building language,
Anantara Golden Triangle: A Safari Lodge Built Into the Jungle
There is a point in northern Thailand where three countries end at once. Thailand, Myanmar, Laos — the borders dissolve into the Mekong River below. Anantara Golden Triangle sits on the ridge above it, watching all three. Designed Around the Edge of a Continent Landscape architect
Acro Suites, Crete: A Cliffside Adults-Only Hotel Built on the Edge of the Sea
Acro comes from the ancient Greek akros. It means on the edge. That’s not a metaphor here. The hotel is built into a cliff on the north coast of Crete, and nearly every room watches the Aegean from above it. Designed to Sit at the Edge
Aqua Dome, Austria: A Futuristic Spa Built Into the Alps
Some hotels have mountain views. The Aqua Dome Austria is the mountain view. Set in the Ötztal valley in Längenfeld, Tyrol, it was designed to sit inside the landscape rather than on top of it. The building stretches low and horizontal, its lines following the valley floor — then three
Desert Rock Resort, Wadi Rum, Jordan: Where the Building Is the Mountain
Some hotels sit in a landscape. This one is the landscape. Desert Rock Resort in Wadi Rum, Jordan is carved directly into rose-red sandstone cliffs. Not positioned near them. Not inspired by them. Built into them — so that the rock face becomes your wall, your ceiling, and sometimes your
Al Maha Desert Resort, Dubai: Where the Desert Becomes the Architecture
Most hotels try to escape their surroundings. Al Maha was built to disappear into them. Set inside the Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve — about an hour from the city’s skyline — this resort doesn’t compete with the landscape. It reads like part of it. Low-lying, spread across the dunes, designed
MOOONS Vienna: The Hotel Built Around a Circular Window
Vienna has no shortage of grand hotels. Baroque facades, gilded lobbies, history layered over history. MOOONS doesn’t compete with any of that. It does something different — it looks up. The concept starts with the moon. The building’s black facade is punctuated by large circular windows, each one a full
