Modern modular hotel comes delivered on the back of a truck

Helsinki-based architectural firm Studio Puisto has recently completed a modular eco-hotel concept, designed to capture the attention of budding hoteliers. Dubbed Uni Villas, named after the Finnish word for “dream,” the pilot project is made up of thr… Continue reading Modern modular hotel comes delivered on the back of a truck

Modern modular hotel comes delivered on the back of a truck

Helsinki-based architectural firm Studio Puisto has recently completed a modular eco-hotel concept, designed to capture the attention of budding hoteliers. Dubbed Uni Villas, named after the Finnish word for “dream,” the pilot project is made up of thr… Continue reading Modern modular hotel comes delivered on the back of a truck

Sprawling concept floats eco resort on piles of ocean garbage

Commissioned to design a sustainable floating hotel, Margot Krasojević Architects produces a proposal that’s unconstrained by practicalities. The designer envisions making use of the massive amounts of plastic in the ocean as a building material.Contin… Continue reading Sprawling concept floats eco resort on piles of ocean garbage

Ambitious renovation turns dated hotel into modern green-hilled oasis

Commissioned to breathe new life into a drab 1970s hotel building, Sou Fujimoto Architects decided on an out-of-the-box approach that’s typical of the firm. The Shiroiya Hotel project involved transforming the aging space into a light-filled oasis, whi… Continue reading Ambitious renovation turns dated hotel into modern green-hilled oasis

Eco-Floating Hotel puts ambitious spin on sustainable design

Qatar isn’t exactly lacking in notable architecture but a new floating hotel would certainly be a head-turning addition to the Middle Eastern country. Named the Eco-Floating Hotel, the project would rotate in place like a revolving restaurant and boast… Continue reading Eco-Floating Hotel puts ambitious spin on sustainable design

Foster + Partners’ hardy luxury villas rise in the Arabian dunes

Following news of its under-construction airport and Coral Bloom hotel, Foster + Partners has created yet another hotel to become part of the massive Red Sea Project desert development in Saudi Arabia. Named Southern Dunes, it will get electricity from… Continue reading Foster + Partners’ hardy luxury villas rise in the Arabian dunes

Tree-inspired hotel to turn heads with eye-catching facade

With projects like the twisting Mira and sunlight-dodging 40 Tenth Avenue to its name, Studio Gang is no stranger to producing unusual designs – and its latest is another head turner. Named Populous, the mixed-use hotel will boast sustainability featur… Continue reading Tree-inspired hotel to turn heads with eye-catching facade

Ultra-thin “sky scratcher” makes other skinny skyscrapers look chunky

Thin is in when it comes to skyscraper design, with skinny luxury towers increasingly seen as viable by developers due to limited building space in crowded cities. However, the Pencil Tower Hotel makes other thin towers look positively chunky as it wil… Continue reading Ultra-thin “sky scratcher” makes other skinny skyscrapers look chunky

Sweden’s winter wonderland returns with opening of 31st Icehotel

Each December, Sweden’s chilly Icehotel hosts frozen bedrooms filled with amazing ice sculptures for a few months, before it all melts away into a puddle again as arctic winter turns to spring. This year’s iteration is no exception and contains a selec… Continue reading Sweden’s winter wonderland returns with opening of 31st Icehotel

Millions of hotel guests worldwide have their private details exposed

A sloppy lack of security by a hotel reservation platform has left highly sensitive information about millions of people worldwide exposed.

Security experts uncovered a misconfigured AWS S3 bucket containing over 10 million files, containing informa… Continue reading Millions of hotel guests worldwide have their private details exposed