Month: January 2019

The starting point of the project was to take advantage of the best visuals of the landscape and to impact as little as possible on the natural topography of the terrain. The front of the land is very extensive, 80 meters long, with a slight slope accompanying the street. The architectural solution was the creation of a monolithic volume landing on the ground, taking advantage of the slope to create the garage span and the volume of the lower deck, with the sauna and spa.

The project is determined by the commitment to the place. The architectural object is located in the escarpment overlooking the sea and assumes its aesthetics, a situation that has proven to be a technical challenge with a great landscape importance. Due to its location and its rustic surrounding, the hotel’s body has an irregular configuration inspired by the traditional terraces of Madeira.

the design aspires to create an ‘old but new’ building that is respectful to the context of the surrounding neighborhood.
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Airbnb is delighted to unveil its new Tokyo office in Shinjuku, Japan. Airbnb continues its mission to create functional workspaces that are enjoyable, practical and reflect Airbnb’s culture and ‘belong anywhere’ ethos with reference to local identity and design. The Tokyo office is reminiscent of a neighborhood, reinforcing Airbnb’s new neighborhood guide focus. From the reception and café area, a wooden path leads to a series of building-like meeting rooms, designed using distinctive exterior cladding and interiors based on existing Airbnb listings. Airbnb’s Environments Team worked closely with local architects, Suppose Design Office, to create a 500 sqm office space.