Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay / Michael Wilford & Partners + DP Architects Designed by Singapore’s DP Architects and London’s Michael Wilford & Partners, this performing arts centre comprises two main venues, a 1,800-seat concert hall and a 2,000-seat theatre, with some of the most state-of-the-art acoustics in the world. Opened in 2002, the distinctive aluminium cladding on the exterior has earned it the local nickname, the ‘durian’…
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Kasbah Tamadot Hotel / Virgin Limited Edition Kasbah Tamadot is Sir Richard Branson’s luxurious retreat set in the foothills of the Atlas Mountains. Consisting of 24 individually designed rooms and suites, an indoor and outdoor pool and spa all just 1 hour’s drive from Marrakech…
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Singita Grumeti Reserves Serengeti National Park, Tanzania / Singita tourism group Singita Grumeti Reserves is located adjacent to the Western Corridor of the Serengeti, bordering the national park, and encompasses 340,000 acres of unrivalled wilderness. The area forms part of the famous migratory route, which is travelled by hundreds of thousands of animals every year. Grumeti features three luxurious lodges…
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Harpa Reykjavik Concert Hall & Conference Center / Henning Larsen Architects Designed by the Danish firm Henning Larsen Architects in co-operation with Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson. The structure consists of a steel framework clad with irregularly-shaped glass panels of different colours. The building was originally part of a redevelopment of the Austurhöfn area dubbed World Trade Center Reykjavík…
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Daeyang Gallery & House / Steven Holl Architects Steven Holl Architects – new york-based firm has completed the Daeyang Gallery and House, located in the Sungbuk district of Seoul, Korea. The private gallery and house were inspired by a 1967 sketch of a music score by composer Istvan Anhalt called ‘Symphony of Modules’, discovered in a book by John Cage titled ‘Notations’…
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Necker Island Private Resort / Virgin Limited Edition Sir Richard Branson’s Necker Island Resort in the heart of the British Virgin Islands provides the kind of laid-back luxury in beautiful surroundings that is a balm for the soul. Sir Richard bought the island in the late 1970s and began a development programme that would see it grow into an exclusive resort…
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Tori Tori Restaurant / Rojkind Arquitectos + ESRAWE Studio Mexican architects Rojkind Arquitectos and industrial designer Hector Esrawe have designed a Japanese restaurant for Mexico City.Called Tori Tori Restaurant, the project involves converting a house but aims to make the building unrecognisable…
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51º Spa Residences / Michael Graves & Associates New York-base architects Michael Graves & Associates has designed 51 Degrees residences,This is comprised of luxury residences and a 6-star boutique hotel in the town of Leukerbad, Switzerland. Because of its favorable climate and abundant sunlight, along with its extraordinary mineral waters, Leukerbad has been the site of thermal baths since Roman times…
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Constance Moofushi Resort Maldives / Jean-Michel d’Unienville Architect & Studio MHNA A pearl in the middle of the Maldives archipelago, Moofushi is situated on The Jewel Island in the South Ari Atoll.Opened in November 2010, the island has a unique butterfly design and daring architecture that was developed by Mauritian architect Jean-Michel d’Unienville and French design team Marc Hertrich and Nicolas Adnet of Studio MHNA…
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Six Senses Con Dao Resort / AW² architecture The new Six Senses resort at Con Dao is designed to enhance the amazing local setting by Paris-based studio AW² architecture. The white strip of sand and its dunes against the dark rocks and forest are kept as the main features and all buildings and circulations are designed to make for beautiful views and a permanent discovery of the landscape…
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