hotel architecture

July 10, 2023

Marta Figueiredo’s large-scale ‘diva’ is the centrepiece of a new Melbourne hotel

Placed in the middle of a central atrium within the Dorsett Melbourne is a colourful and playful installation by architect and artist Marta Figueiredo – introducing the Diva Garden.

May 22, 2023

A new kind of glitz and glamour at the Ritz-Carlton Melbourne

Speaking directly to the sophisticated traveller who understands and appreciates art, the BAR Studio designed Ritz Carlton in Melbourne has crossed the line between corporate to luxury with a layer of art that is far from superficial.

November 2, 2022

Over the moon about QT Newcastle

Nic Graham has recently completed his eleventh QT Hotel design, this time in Newcastle, and the resulting interior design is fresh, vibrant and as consummate as ever.

March 5, 2019

Onion Reinvents Resort Architecture With Sala Samui

Resort architecture takes a curvilinear route in the sculpted Sala Samui Chaweng Beach Resort, courtesy of Thai design studio Onion. The result is a tempered yet inspiring series of spaces.

March 6, 2018

An Architectural Disappearing Act

Japan’s Jingshan Hotel removes the artifice from architecture. Instead of elevating the building itself, Continuation Studio contrived an architectural disappearing act that brings visitors face-to-face with nature.