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Bensley creating luxury ‘human zoo’ hotel concept for multinational project in Asia, Australia and Africa
by Megan Whitby | 01 May 2020
Architect Bill Bensley has announced plans for a luxury sustainable 'human zoo' hotel and spa project. Bensley’s concept will involve guests staying like caged animals within a luxury hotel and looking out onto an expansive wildlife sanctuary park full of rescued endangered animals. Bensley design studio’s vast 2084-key project named World Wild is comprised of seven hotels spread throughout Asia, Africa and Australia covering a total 654,867sq m. The concept's

Undersea living: Maldives unveils world’s first underwater villa
by Andrew Manns | 13 Nov 2018
MURAKA – the world’s first underwater residence – has opened at Hilton Hotels’ Conrad Rangali in the Maldives. The new US$15m (€13.3m, £11.6m) space, which is set five metres beneath the Indian Ocean, spreads over two levels and features three bedrooms, a gym, bar, and infinity pool. Guests at the Crown Company-designed villa also have round-the-clock access to a butler who resides on the premises. Other amenities at Conrad Maldives

OMA, BIG, MVRDV and MAD Architects enter Melbourne competition with tower designs
by Luke Cloherty | 31 Jul 2018
Some of the world’s most renowned architectural practices have submitted entries to a design competition for a new building in Melbourne, Australia. Situated in the city’s Southbank area, the new building will be a mixed-use tower development. Six entrants, including Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), MAD Architects, Office of Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) and MVRDV have submitted entries. BIG, in partnership with Fender Katsalidis Architects, are proposing a mega 359.6m-high two-building development

Conrad Maldives Rangali Island hotel reveals US$15m underwater residence
by Kim Megson | 26 Apr 2018
The Conrad Maldives Rangali Island hotel has announced the submersion of what it claims is the world's first undersea residence, which will be completed in Q4 2018. Crown Company, which owns the hotel, has invested US$15m in The Miraka (meaning ‘coral’ in Dhivehi, the local language of the Maldives). The company’s director, Ahmed Saleem, is the named architect, and the project is being constructed by New Zealand aquarium technology firm

Conran and Partners' Tina Norden on the blurring boundary between work and leisure buildings
by Magali Robathan | 22 Feb 2017
Increasing crossovers between work and leisure are creating new challenges for hospitality designers, says Conran & Partners' Tina Norden, in an interview with CLAD. "With the boundaries to the way people live becoming more and more blurred, we're starting to explore sectors we haven't worked in for some time," says Norden. The full interview, in which Norden tells the story behind the award-winning German Gymnasium and talks through the practice's

ReardonSmith co-founder Conrad Smith dies
by Kim Megson | 04 Oct 2016
Conrad Smith, the co-founder of architecture studio ReardonSmith, has died suddenly after suffering a heart attack. Confirming the news, the studio’s co-founder Patrick Reardon spoke of his sense of shock and loss. “Conrad touched all our lives as an extraordinary colleague, business partner and a dear friend; he was an exceptionally talented architect but, above all, a very special person,” Reardon said. “We will all miss him in so many

Construction begins on Herzog & de Meuron's Conrad hotel in Washington
by Kim Megson | 30 Jun 2016
A 360-room luxury hotel designed by Herzog & de Meuron for Hilton Worldwide in Washington is now under construction. The Conrad Washington D.C.will feature within 10-acre mixed-use development CityCenterDC, which is being created in the heart of the US capital. HKS Architects are collaborating on the hotel project, as are interior design firm Rottet Studio. Turner Construction Company is the project’s general contractor. Few design details have been released, but

Conrad makes Philippine debut with hotel perched on top of lifestyle mall
by Jane Kitchen | 20 Jun 2016
Conrad Hotels has made its debut in the Philippines with the opening of Conrad Manila today, in the heart of the 42-acre Bay City development. Perched on top of a high-end shopping, dining and lifestyle mall, the Conrad Manila features 347 bedrooms as well as a spa with six treatment rooms with soaking tubs, a private sauna and steam facilities. It also includes a fitness centre and a third-level, coral-shaped

Conrad opens its first hotel in India with 5,000sq ft spa
by Jane Kitchen | 19 Apr 2016
Conrad Hotels has made its debut in India with the opening of Conrad Pune, which features a 5,000sq ft (465sq m) Conrad Spa. Owned by Palm Grove Beach Hotels, a subsidiary of K. Raheja Construction Group, and managed by Hilton Worldwide, the 310-bedroom Conrad Pune features interior design by Hong Kong-based AB Concept. Expansive public spaces feature 40ft (12m) high ceilings, cascading water features, a collection of hand-picked artwork, bold

Skyspire and Conrad Hotel touted for New Orleans World Trade Center redevelopment
by Tom Anstey | 13 Mar 2015
The City of New Orleans is currently evaluating private sector proposals for the redevelopment of the World Trade Center building on the banks of the Mississippi. The building has been vacant since the late 1990s and has been subject to three previously unsuccessful redevelopment attempts. Two Canal Street Investors, a finalist for the redevelopment, has unveiled designs for Tricentennial Tower, a 320ft (98m) observation tower and vertical gondola ride –

Conrad Koh Samui opens in Thailand
by Pete Hayman | 02 Sep 2011
Hilton Worldwide has announced the launch of its new Conrad Koh Samui Resort and Spa on Thailand's Aow Thai Beach, a west-facing property overlooking the Gulf of Thailand. The 80-villa resort joins its sister hotel Conrad Bangkok in Thailand and includes a spa that offers "innovative therapies and holistic treatments" to benefit mind, body and soul. Dr Buathon - one of Thailand's leading authorities on holistic healing - has been
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