Archinect - News2024-12-22T02:10:58-05:00https://archinect.com/news/article/150319320/sou-fujimoto-s-new-resort-concept-offers-guests-a-revelatory-experience-of-form-and-philosophy
Sou Fujimoto’s new resort concept offers guests a revelatory experience of form and philosophy Josh Niland2022-08-02T19:15:00-04:00>2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/68/681dd182c1c8d088f7cb0c255fbb9255.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>A few months removed from their grand <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150295963/sou-fujimoto-s-house-of-music-finally-opens-in-budapest" target="_blank">House of Music</a> debut in Budapest, <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/65588/sou-fujimoto-architects" target="_blank">Sou Fujimoto Architects</a> has just unveiled concept renderings and a <a href="https://notahotel.com/next/ishigaki" target="_blank">project website</a> of an undulating coastal resort design on Okinawa’s Ishigaki Island for the Japanese hospitality brand <a href="https://www.instagram.com/notahotel_official/" target="_blank">NOT A HOTEL</a>.</p>
<p>The circular home concept includes four bedrooms arranged around an open-air combined living/dining room that includes an island kitchen and panoramic views of the ocean. Its green roof gives way to an internal courtyard that is defined by a 12-meter (40-foot) infinity pool and framed by a singular symbol tree. The construction will equal more than 3,000 tsubos, or about 106,000 square feet, upon its completion, which is scheduled for next summer.</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/6c/6c9f5308ce9263004f911241efdc5d6c.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/6c/6c9f5308ce9263004f911241efdc5d6c.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image courtesy Sou Fujimoto Architects</figcaption></figure><p>As mentioned in the project announcement, the design’s near-poetic expression of natural geometries and landscaping is conducive to improved circulation throughout while simultaneously breaking the indoor-outdoor threshold in a refresh ...</p>