Archinect - News 2024-12-21T20:13:33-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150069173/zaha-hadid-architects-morpheus-hotel-in-macau-to-open-tomorrow Zaha Hadid Architects’ Morpheus hotel in Macau to open tomorrow Mackenzie Goldberg 2018-06-14T17:40:00-04:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f4/f43d6b991c74953ec15f94f55a47157f.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Opening its doors tomorrow, the Morpheus hotel is already set to become one of <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/262801/macau" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Macau</a>'s most opulent addresses.&nbsp;Located on the southern edge of China, the&nbsp;area often touted as the "Las Vegas of Asia" has become the region's most popular entertainment destination, welcoming more than 32 million tourists a year and housing a new breed of mega, casino resorts that make the ones in Nevada look modest.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/28/28b4eca328148e7cf078432e787cb177.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/28/28b4eca328148e7cf078432e787cb177.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo by Virgile Simon Bertrand.</figcaption></figure><p>Joining their ranks, the Morpheus hotel will very soon be adding another 770 hotel rooms and sky villas to City of Dreams, a massive 1,400-room integrated resort complex on the Cotai Strip. It is the final chapter for&nbsp;Melco Resorts and Entertainment&rsquo;s&nbsp;sprawling resort development, and also happens to be one of the final buildings designed by the late <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/110/zaha-hadid" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Zaha Hadid</a>. Intimately involved with the project prior to her passing, the 150,000-square-meter, 40-story complex is complete with all the posh details one has come to expect.<br></p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a6/a6d7b96343785e47ee7c513e74b7a608.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a6/a6d7b96343785e47ee7c513e74b7a608.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo by Ivan Dupont.</figcaption></figure><p>With its openin...</p>