Nikki Beach Resort & Spa Bodrum

Nikki Beach Resort & Spa Bodrum

Design: Global Architectural Development – GAD: new buildings in Torba on a private peninsula surrounded by crystal clear waters and nature. Torba is a small sea-side village covered by olive groves and pine forests with a relaxed, rural ambience.

Barin Ski Resort Iran: Shemsak Mountain Hotel

Barin Ski Resort Iran building

Design: RYRA Studio, architects. Shemshak is the second largest ski area in Iran, about 55 minutes drive from Tehran. This project on a mountain was a demonstration one to investigate the interface between nature and architecture.

Rural Tourist Resort in Odemira

Rural Tourist Resort in Odemira

Design: [i]da arquitectos. Located on the Alentejo Coast, the Monte Novo da Cruz is a rural property with about 10 ha strongly characterized by a gently undulating land with slopes sometimes relevant.

Treehouse Suite at Playa Viva Hotel

Treehouse Suite

Design: Deture Culsign, Architecture+Interiors. Take a walk on the one-mile beach of this 12-key 200 acre eco-resort, and you might see an elliptical shaped bamboo wrapped platform balanced between the canopy of palms above and the green shrubbery below.

Seven-Star Bay Yacht Club in Shenzhen

Seven-Star Bay Yacht Club

Design: Rongor Design & Consultant Co. This resort is designed to let the guests have a comfortable and relaxed experience throughout their stay. The designers have emphasized the transition between spaces and scales to create a positive rhythm of a holistic space.

Nanhai Pearl Artificial Island, Haikou Bay, Hainan

Nanhai Pearl Artificial Island in Haikou Bay

Design: Diller Scofidio + Renfro, New York architects studio DS+R have won the South Sea Pearl architectural contest to design an eco-friendly tourist destination on an artificial island in Haikou Bay in Hainan, China

Extension of Thermal Baths & Spa Bad Aibling

Extension of the Thermal Baths and Spa

The Thermal Baths and Spa in Bad Aibling, designed by Behnisch Architekten, completed in 2007. From the beginning, the facility was very popular with visitors, so the client desired additional floorspace, particularly more room for relaxation and resting areas.

Elements of Byron Resort in NSW

Elements of Byron Resort

Design: Shane Thompson Architects

Shane Thompson Architects’ design of the central facilities and accommodation (94 villas) is inspired by local naturally-occurring forms – sand dunes, native trees, ocean and lakes.

Myconian Ambassador Resort Mykonos

Myconian Ambassador Resort

Design: GM Architects

The Myconian Ambassador is a luxury hotel located in Mykonos. It is one of a number of such top-end establishments in the Cyclades group of Greek islands.

Dawang Mountain Resort, Changsha, China

Ice World and Five Star Hotel, Dawang Mountain Resort, Changsha, China – design by COOP HIMMELB(L)AU, architects – images of Dawang Mountain Resort in Changsha, new Chinese hotel architecture

Doubletree by Hilton in Xishuangbanna

Doubletree by Hilton

Design: OAD, architects

This secluded and tranquil hillside resort in Yunnan, China, develops its subtle and elegant design from the architects’ understanding of local culture and geography.

Kata Rocks in Phuket Resort Thailand

Kata Rocks Resort

Design: Open Vision. A modernist and minimalistic concept throughout, Kata Rocks has been thoughtfully designed by architect firm Open Vision. With emphasis on clean and uncomplicated spaces, this luxury resort has been constructed towards the exceptional panoramic views of the Andaman Sea.

Rotana Salalah Five Star Hotel Oman

Rotana Salalah Five Star Hotel in Oman

The Rotana Salalah is the largest five star hotel in Oman and comprises 400 rooms. Situated in Salalah, design by GM Architects, is one of the most beautiful hotels in the country thanks to its exceptional setting