Designboom, the world's first and most popular digital architecture and design magazine has just released its rankings of the world’s top hotels and resorts, judged based on function, location and form.
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If you guessed that the subject of the above photo was the work of by Vo Trong Nghia Architects you’d be right. The 5-star Flamingo Đại Lải Resort, located just outside of Hanoi, boasts not one, but two works by the award-winning Vietnamese architects – the ‘Dailai Conference Hall‘ and ‘Bamboo Wing.’
Here’s the site’s methodology for selecting their list.
“Throughout 2014, a number of hotels and resorts have been established across the globe, occupying a variety of rural landscapes in unusual locations. the resorts form places of escape, often in remote or picturesque settings, offering a break from an ever more hectic world. Although similar in function, the ten selected schemes are incredibly diverse in form, with intimate and expansive volumes utilized to great effect alongside a range of different materials and production techniques, providing guests with a tranquil and calming temporary residence. Continuing our annual review of the year’s BIG stories, we take a look at the hotels and resorts that caught our eye in 2014.”
Anyone have any extra vouchers to this place?
[Designboom // Photos via Hiroyuki Oki]
