TOURISM

Tel Aviv-Yafo

August 10, 2021|BIG SEE Tourism Design Award 2021 – Winner, Creative story and identity as experience, Israel, Tourism|

Welcome to the non-stop city, Tel Aviv-Yafo! Founded in 1909, the first Hebrew city in the world quickly transitioned itself to a center of culture, lifestyle and innovation. Tel Aviv boasts a population of 443,940 people, with a third of them between the ages of 18 and 35, making it a young and dynamic playground for parties, art exhibits and underground culture. It's also one of the reasons Tel
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The Unesco Biosphere Reserve Großes Walsertal

August 10, 2021|Austria, BIG SEE Tourism Design Award 2021 – Winner, Creative destination, Tourism|

The Unesco Biosphere Reserve Großes Walsertal is a protected nature reserve in the Alps in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg, the valley covers an area of 19,200 ha. There are 3,420 inhabitants and around 180 farms (40% of which are organic). Farmers have a big impact on creating traditional mountain landscape as a mosaic of alpine pastures, meadows full of beautiful flowers, mountains with high-alpine summits, rivers and forest. The region was included by UNESCO on
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Plovdiv, Bulgaria

August 10, 2021|BIG SEE Tourism Design Award 2021 – Winner, Bulgaria, Creative destination, Tourism|

Plovdiv is the oldest continuously inhabited city in Europe, built on layers of abounding cultural and historical heritage, with a vibrant urban environment combining architectural styles from various periods. Plovdiv’s Old Town is a unique monument of the Bulgarian Revival Period, where 18thand 19th-century buildings are home to museums, galleries, boutique accommodation and performance venues. The craft and trade district, originally formed in the 16th– 17thcenturies, has become Kapana Creative
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Homoki Lodge – Nature Quest Resort, Ruzsa

August 3, 2021|BIG SEE Tourism Design Award 2021 – Winner, Creative story and identity as experience, Hungary, Tourism|

A rare chance to experience the culture, traditions, and scenery of southern Hungary, Homoki Lodge, a unique beyond luxury and adult only Nature Quest Resort, is located in a sparsely populated area of wide open prairies and big skies in the southern Hungarian Puszta, which was originally settled by the Magyars, who rode in from the Ural Mountains of Asia. Today, guests of the Lodge can follow in their
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Elma Hotel & Arts Complex, Zikhron Yaakov

August 3, 2021|Architecture and design as experience, BIG SEE Tourism Design Award 2021 – Winner, Israel, Tourism|

Elma is a hotel and arts complex that uniquely combines luxurious hotel accommodation with the best in international music, plastic and performing arts. In our design work, we realized that our main task is to reflect the language of the building and its architectural language inside the rooms. For us, it was also important to bring the spectacular view inside the rooms and thus every time the guest enters the room, he will experience nature
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Lithia Boutique Hotel, Ioannina

August 3, 2021|Architecture and design as experience, BIG SEE Tourism Design Award 2021 – Winner, Greece, Tourism|

In the heart of the historical centre of Ioannina, in one of the most beautiful pedestrian areas, in a neighbourhood where just a century ago the Greek, Muslim and Jewish communities met and gave out a scent of multiculturalism and metropolitan elegance, an old two-floor residence is reconstructed and transformed into a boutique hotel, offering a new place for accommodation. The basic designing principle was to showcase the building’s history both
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Four Points By Sheraton Venezia Mestre

August 3, 2021|Architecture and design as experience, BIG SEE Tourism Design Award 2021 – Winner, Italy, Tourism|

m2 atelier was selected in a design competition on invitation to redevelop the common areas, the new restaurant and all the accessory spaces. The client wanted to completely renovate the space planning, design and formal expression of the facilities, and the architects came up with a fresh, vibrant style in line with the expectations of a multicultural clientele, redesigning all the hotel’s generously scaled spaces. The Four Points by Sheraton
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The EDITOR, Athens

August 2, 2021|Architecture and design as experience, BIG SEE Tourism Design Award 2021 – Winner, Greece, Tourism|

Located in the historic triangle of Athens, The Editor Hotel is housed in a building that was built in different phases during the years 1934 and 1938. In the past it housed craft workshops and in particular a printing house in combination with shops and warehouses. The materiality introduced into the existing building in combination with rhythmic surfaces creates an abstract system of references to the history of the building
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Homes in the Pastures, Redagno di Sopra

August 2, 2021|Architecture and design as experience, BIG SEE Tourism Design Award 2021 – Winner, Italy, Tourism|

Homes in the Pastures are two architectures which add 6 master bedrooms to the Zirmerhof Hotel, situated in the mountains of South Tyrol. They are realized with timber salvaged after the Vaia storm of 2018, which tore down 14 million trees. The project transformed this timber into an installation of art and architecture. The salvaged pinewood has been used for beams and to build load-bearing walls, while formwork, internal walls
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Far away to Podčetrtek, where everyone feels at home!

July 29, 2021|BIG SEE Tourism Design Award 2021 – Winner, Creative destination, Slovenia, Tourism|

Podčetrtek, with its beautiful surroundings, is away from major city centers. Hidden behind the hills of Obsotelje and Kozjansko, far away from the hustle and bustle of the city. With this remoteness, they took the opportunity to develop Slovenia in Podčetrtek - a small piece of land that has everything a person needs for a quality life: its thermal water, hills, history and culture, fields, vines, excellent cuisine and
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Spot hostel, Port of Tel Aviv city

July 29, 2021|Architecture and design as experience, BIG SEE Tourism Design Award 2021 – Winner, Israel, Tourism|

The hostel’s design concept comes from its location at the Tel Aviv Port, right on the mouth of the Yarkon River. This inspired the choice of colorful containers anchored in port before heading out to sea. As an alternative to expensive luxury hotels, the SPOT provides low-cost accommodation with the added value of content and community. There is a bar-restaurant, reception, games area, stage and movie room, and in the
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Falkensteiner Hotel Kronplatz, Reischach/Bruneck

July 29, 2021|Architecture and design as experience, BIG SEE Tourism Design Award 2021 – Winner, Italy, Tourism|

From mountain lovers for mountain lovers – this hotel is inspired by the diversity of the mountains of South Tyrol and the creativity of star designer Matteo Thun. The 5-star Falkensteiner Hotel Kronplatz is built on four wooden buildings, representing the 4 seasons and offers 97 light-flooded rooms & suites. The Spa is a stand-alone building on four floors with a hamam area, one Bio-Sauna, one panoramic Finnish sauna
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