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  • Zaha Hadid Architects reveals interiors of ME Dubai hotel at the Opus

    The newly opened ME Dubai hotel at the Opus by Zaha Hadid Architects features furniture by Zaha Hadid Design and curving sculptural balconies. Set in Dubai’s Burj Khalifa district, the Opus is a mirrored glass building occupied by a hotel, offices, serviced apartments and several restaurants. Completed externally last year, the ME Dubai at the […] More

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    Shortlist unveiled for AHEAD Americas 2020 hospitality awards

    Dezeen promotion: a conversion of New York’s JFK terminal building and a brutalist boutique in the historical centre of Oaxaca, Mexico, are among the projects to be shortlisted in this year’s AHEAD Americas awards. The AHEAD Americas awards honour exceptional hospitality projects that have been launched, opened or reopened on the continents between November 2018 and […] More

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    Call for entries to AHEAD Europe awards 2020

    Dezeen promotion: architects and designers working across Europe are invited to submit their hospitality projects to the 2020 edition of the AHEAD Europe awards. Carried out across four different regions – the Americas, Europe, Asia and the Middle East and Africa (MEA) – the AHEAD awards celebrates stand-out hospitality projects from across the world. The […] More

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    Nuwa is a micro guesthouse in Seoul with just one room

    Design studio Z_Lab has included a huge porthole window and sunken bath inside this tiny guesthouse in northern Seoul, which measures under 30 square metres. Nuwa is tucked down a narrow alley in Seochon, one of the oldest neighborhoods in Seoul’s Jongno-gu district. The guesthouse takes over a traditional Korean home – otherwise known as […] More

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    Hoy hotel is designed to be a calming refuge at the heart of Paris

    TV-free guest suites and an in-house yoga studio are some of the ways that hotelier Charlotte Gomez de Orozco has tried to channel a sense of serenity inside this Parisian hotel, which is decked out in natural hues. Situated in Paris’ ninth arrondissement, Hoy has been designed to be a “true hideaway” from the hustle […] More

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    AHEAD Asia reveals region's best hotels for 2020

    Dezeen promotion: a wabi-sabi-inspired hotel in a remote Chinese village and a luxury yacht that sails the seas of Indonesia are among the projects to be celebrated in the 2020 edition of the AHEAD Asia awards. The AHEAD awards spotlight outstanding hospitality projects from four different regions of the world: Asia, the Americas, Europe, and […] More

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    AHEAD Asia 2020 awards winners announced in video ceremony

    [embedded content] The AHEAD Asia awards is announcing its winners today in a video ceremony broadcast on Dezeen, after its Singapore awards ceremony was postponed due to coronavirus outbreak. The AHEAD awards celebrates striking hospitality projects from across the world, and is split into four different regions: Asia, the Americas, Europe and the Middle East and […] More