TOURISM

Studenica Monastery: made of Marble and Spirit, Belgrade

September 9, 2022|BIG SEE Tourism Design Award 2022 – Winner, Creative story and identity as experience, Serbia, Tourism|

The Studenica Monastery website was launched in 2021 as the last phase of the project Studenica Monastery: made of Marble and Spirit. It was conceived as a highly aestheticized portal that introduces the visitor to this XII century monastery under UNESCO protection - its history, art, news, worship schedule, gallery of photos and video contents, giving him the opportunity to visit the online store and get information how to visit
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Paleo park, Bale

September 8, 2022|Architecture and interior design as experience, BIG SEE Tourism Design Award 2022 – Winner, Croatia, Tourism|

The Paleo Park within Camp Mon Perin is a combination of a themed amusement water park and an educational research polygon with the aim of approaching and popularizing this archaeological site in the Bale Coast. The complex itself covers over 16,000 square meters, placing all enclosed facilities under green roofs that fit the natural configuration of the terrain to the maximum with use of fluid lines. The water content flirts
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Kedma Hotel, Sde Boker

September 8, 2022|Architecture and interior design as experience, BIG SEE Tourism Design Award 2022 – Winner, Israel, Tourism|

The Kedma Hotel is a new build hotel in the Negev Desert in Israel designed as a luxurious and sophisticated 21st century khan honouring its desert setting. In response to its interior brief, for which I was responsible, I chose to tell the story of the Spice Route and the Nabataean traders who carried precious goods across the Arabian Peninsula from Asia to the Mediterraneanen route to Europe. My goal
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Gran Fierro, Prague

September 8, 2022|Architecture and interior design as experience, BIG SEE Tourism Design Award 2022 – Winner, Czech Republic, Tourism|

The establishment of the Formafatal studio in 2015 was a ccompanied by the design and implementation of the interior of the Arg entinian restaurant Gran Fierro I in the centre of Prague. Five years have passed, and the owner of the restaurant Juan Cruz Pacin was forced to move his successful business to a new ad dress, near a unique function alist building - the Mánes Gallery. The architects from
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La Cage Noire, Komotini

September 8, 2022|Architecture and interior design as experience, BIG SEE Tourism Design Award 2022 – Winner, Greece, Tourism|

The architectural office Minas Kosmidis Architects designed "La Cage Noire" in Komotini, a nightclub for all seasons. The design of the building is demarcated from the rectangular floor plan resulting in a monolithic volume with strong symbolism. The name of the club, 'the black cage', was the initial inspiration for the design and directed the central idea. The next move for the 'cage' narrative is the release of wildness; this
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Sutjeska – half a century of avant-garde

September 7, 2022|BIG SEE Tourism Design Award 2022 – Winner, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Creative story and identity as experience, Tourism|

The conceptual design of the Battle of Sutjeska monument proposed by the sculptor Miodrag Živković is accepted by the executive authorities as a perfect symbol and artistic expression of the "imperishable importance of the Sutjeska". The monument becomes the compositional motif of the Memorial Complex, emphasizing the ossuary below, the stone masses of the sculpture are aimed upwards, which with the dynamics of the concrete monoliths evokes optimism, moral greatness
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Halwina Hideaway, Sibratsgfäll

August 29, 2022|Architecture and design as experience, Austria, BIG SEE Tourism Design Award 2022 – Winner, Tourism|

Located in a clearing and surrounded by vast forests and mountains is the house HALWINA. The partially three-story building is gently embedded in nature and its traditional gable roof volume is intended to continue the proportions of the typical building form here. The plinth area of sand-blasted concrete strengthens the appearance of the wooden structure resting on it. As with a typical traditional Bregenzerwald house, the building is divided
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Hexaya Health & Wellness – Intercontinental Hotel, Sofia

August 29, 2022|Architecture and interior design as experience, BIG SEE Tourism Design Award 2022 – Winner, Bulgaria, Tourism|

Intercontinental Hotel in Sofia wanted to add a Wellness Center to the top quality level of the services. The project was optimized within the preexisting structure , with a layout tailored to the functioning: gym, wet area and 5 treatment rooms. Minimal and modern, with a careful light design, its elegance binds to the international style of the hotel. Credits
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AlpiNN – Food Space & Restaurant, Italy

August 24, 2022|Architecture and interior design as experience, BIG SEE Tourism Design Award 2022 – Winner, Italy, Tourism|

AlpiNN – Food Space & Restaurant is a project conceived by Norbert Niederkofler and Paolo Ferretti in 2018. It is a reinterpretation of the classic restaurant, a place where lunch is an opportunity to approach the world of food also from an artistic point of view. The interior, designed by Martino Gamper, reinterprets the atmosphere of a traditional mountain house. All the furnishings were made by local craftsmen. Wood
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PELIVA Nature & Suites, Pelion

August 24, 2022|Architecture and interior design as experience, BIG SEE Tourism Design Award 2022 – Winner, Greece, Tourism|

Built in a privileged location in the southern part of Pelion, in an old olive grove with an unparalleled view of the Pagasitic Gulf, Peliva Nature & Suites offers a high quality place to escape, relax and stay. The simple naturalistic design with emphasis on the natural scenery, the rawness, the real but at the same time familiar, timeless and hospitable where nature is in the spotlight, all create
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Antasia Beach Club, Paphos

August 9, 2022|Architecture and interior design as experience, BIG SEE Tourism Design Award 2022 – Winner, Cyprus, Tourism|

Antasia Beach Club is a beach pavilion incorporated in a topographical intervention of the coastal promenade of the city of Paphos in Cyprus. Psomas Studio design was aiming to create a landmark which reflects city’s relation with the sea, its history and its future. Fluid concrete platforms sweep to follow the coastline and melt back with the natural surroundings to create an intuitive amphitheater design where the sea views take a centre
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SZEM Museum Collection Storage, Székesfehérvár

August 9, 2022|Architecture and interior design as experience, BIG SEE Tourism Design Award 2022 – Winner, Hungary, Tourism|

Székesfehérvár was founded around the year 1000. Many historical and ecclesiastical treasures have been preserved, which the Diocese has also sought to showcase in modern conditions. The SZEM Museum Collection Storage was built next to the Bishop’s Palace Garden, linked to the towering angel monument. Integrating the newly excavated medieval castle wall, the contemporary building stands as a kind of guardian of and gate to the city centre. The
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