Arab Peninsula Hotel

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Great to post on the blog again, it’s been a while..the last few years have been a bit of a blur with a lot of work on the go. This particular project was highly confidential, but I finally have the go-ahead to share it online. Renders were completed in 2017, and it was an honor to work with the brilliant Designworkshop SA who, as always, have nailed the concept, and managed to integrate an entire hotel perfectly into the environment in which it sits.
Due to the nature of the project, all materials needed to be locally sourced, so the architects were very precise with the design, and in particular the visual representation of the woven screens used throughout the hotel. This posed quite a technical challenge, and for a relative beginner in railclone, this was my first real test.
Backgrounds are a mix of photography and 3D, and local ghaf trees were modeled using GrowFX. It was great to have the rare opportunity to work on a commissioned project that was so unusual, and always a pleasure to collaborate as part of a design team.

LOBBY BAR BCN

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The project was developed for the ground floor of a hotel located in one of the Barcelona districts. The hotel area is surrounded by plants and has its own garden, which creates a cozy and tropical atmosphere.

The interior consists of modern and classical elements of furniture and decor made of very simple materials such as concrete, wood and various metals. Space is multifunctional as it provides either area for work or a relax.

So, there are no secrets here:

  • Quality HDRI
  • Tasty tone mapping
  • Custom LUTS
  • Shading

Interior style and accurate vision of the atmosphere, which is the most important aspect of any project in my opinion.

FOUR GATES

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The complex consists of 4 28- storeyed towers located across from each other and creating an entry plaza to the Exhibition Complex in between. A common three level garage connects the towers under the plaza. Two three-storeyed wings are attached to each of the towers achieving larger floor plates on the lower levels of the complex.
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The circulation and service cores are located in the central sections of the towers, dividing the office areas in East and West wings. These wings are rendered as distinct volumes enhancing verticality and transforming the design in a composition of four vertical elements, grouped in two buildings. Furthermore, each of the volumes is articulated in high and low rise sections clad with different glass envelopes.The horizontal articulation between these high and low rise volumes varies in each of the four vertical sections.