Cappadocia Oasis
An international ideas competition for a teahouse in Cappadocia’s Red Valley, with verified dates, fees, prizes and procedural caveats.
Hospitality Design
Hanamurasaki: Contemporary Design in a Ryokan Established in 1902
Hanamurasaki renews a ryokan founded in 1902 through phased interiors, low furniture, art and material craft while retaining its spatial rituals.
The Nora Hotel: Light, Wood and the Shift from Gathering to Retreat
How the Nora Hotel distinguishes social spaces from guest rooms through changing light, timber enclosure and furniture, with shade organising its rooftop.
Makkah Hotel Acquisition Sets Up a Phased Development Programme
Indonesia’s Danantara has announced completion of its Makkah hospitality acquisition. Its 19 October statement places the hotel handover on 11…
Coffee and Architecture: Who Designs What Happens Before the First Sip?
How cups, roasting equipment, service routes and seating shape coffee spaces: research evidence, operational trade-offs and a practical design evaluation.
Dutchmoor Valley Guesthouse: Three Gables, Two Ways to Stay
Dutchmoor Valley Guesthouse in LaPorte, Indiana, distributes a 2,700-square-foot programme, approximately 251 m², across three gabled volumes. The familiar outline…
Phomi Café in Golf Island: Managing Light and Texture to Create a Sensory Contrast with Its Commercial Surroundings
From Structural Constraint to Managed OpennessThe project is based on the transformation of two existing commercial buildings rather than constructing…
Nokken Addresses the Gap in Hotel Wellness Promises
Redefining the Recovery Experience Through Spatial TransitionThe design approach responds to a clear gap between what hotel wellness facilities promise…
Spitfire Roastery Connects Visitors to Production
Lifestyle Infrastructure in the Rural LandscapeAmid the social transformations taking place in contemporary China, with increasing numbers of young people…
Coastal Wellness Retreat Opens on Awaji Island With Dual-Faced Timber Architecture
A five-storey wellness retreat has opened at the coastal edge of Awaji Island in Japan. The building organizes 57 guest…
Mimado Restaurant: Materials and Double-Height Spaces
Spatial Transition and Scale Management at the EntranceThe spatial experience begins at the threshold between the exterior and interior, where…
Zaha Hadid Architects Reveals Low-Carbon Residential and Hotel Wings in Tirana
Zaha Hadid Architects designed the Nest and Cascades developments for the Kodra e Diellit community in the southern hillsides of…
Portugal Long Table Restaurant Competition 2026
Competition BriefOrganized by Buildner, the Portugal Long Table Restaurant is an international architecture competition set in the lush landscape of…
Kawagibo Snow Mountain Hotel: Reinterpreting Mountain Space
Urban Context and SiteThe project is located at the viewing platform known as the “Thirteen Towers Viewing Platform” within Meili…
Noble World Hotel Awards 2026
Competition BriefThe Noble World Hotel Awards 2026 is an annual international recognition programme organised by the International Awards Associate (IAA),…
MUSE Hotel Awards 2026
Competition BriefThe MUSE Hotel Awards 2026 is an annual international recognition programme organised by the International Awards Associate (IAA) under…
Abogoga Cafe in Gimpo Blends Ancient Ruin Aesthetics with Modern Concrete Forms
Sosokki Anac has completed Abogoga, a riverside cafe and bakery in Gimpo, South Korea. The project sits along the Han…
De’Longhi Miniature Café Coffee Machine Concept
Consumer Perception Between the Café and the HomeSome consumption patterns indicate that a large segment of users still associates coffee…
Nobu Hotel Warsaw — Medusa Group and Studio PCH
Nobu Hotel Warsaw: Restraint, Contrast, and the Demands of a Difficult SiteFive years after its opening at the intersection of…
Genji Kyoto Hotel: Architecture Between Narrative and Landscape
Concept of Experience at Genji Kyoto HotelGenji Kyoto Hotel is located on the banks of the Kamo River in Cities…
Rammed Earth Resort Opens on Remote Japanese Island in Seto Inland Sea
A new resort featuring three villas and a beach terrace has opened on Sagishima, a remote island in Japan’s Seto…
