With individual environmental responsibilities higher than they’ve ever been, consumers of experiences have turned their backs on the short-term glitz and glamour of plastic-fantastic surfaces, in favour of more what they categorise as ‘real’ interactions, with more natural and local material ingredients. As this list of “architectural resource”’s most popular new commercial spaces shows, the use of environmental materials, sustainable building practices and spaces that integrate themselves and their visitors with the serenity and balance of the natural world around them, are all key features common in contemporary design briefs. The Montenegrin region of Kotor – a UNESCO World Heritage Site – can now be experienced from within the comforts of a luxury hotel
