Brazilian Hotel Features Timber and Stone Exterior Design

Fernando Guerra, FG + SG Architectural Photography, Fasano Boa Vista Hotel

Luxury is synonymous with Hotel Fasano’s South American retreats. Fasano Hotels has three locations in Brazil. Each hotel, while unique in design, exudes panache from the inside out. Located in the small municipal city of Porto Feliz, 100km outside of São Paulo, sits the Hotel Fasano Boa Vista. Comfort is a primary feature in hospitality, but equally important is the ability for the structure to be a departure from everyday residential living.

Virginia Healthcare Facility Constructed After Strong Public Support

ALPOLIC ACM Panels, Riverside Doctors' Hospital in Williamsburg, Virginia

Riverside Health System has been providing Virginia residents with exceptional health care since its first facility opened nearly a century ago. Today, the pioneering healthcare system serves communities in six cities along the Virginia Peninsula. Since 2004, Riverside has been recognized as having some of the most technologically advanced facilities in the country.

Cancer Treatment Healthcare Center Features Timber and Stone Exterior

NORD Architects, Healthcare Center for Cancer Patients, Copenhagen

Research suggests a correlation between architecture and the improvement of human health. With that in mind, the architects of NORD created a healthcare facility with the subtle nuances of a residential project. Healthcare construction is often overly extravagant or too minimal. As a cancer treatment facility, the architects’ were required to construct an iconic structure without overpowering the building’s purpose.

Aluminum Composite Canopy Transforms Emergency Department Entrance

ALPOLIC ACM Panels, Bon Secours St. Mary's Hospital in Richmond, Virginia

In 2011, Bon Secours St. Mary’s Hospital accommodated 12,000 more patients than the facility could handle. Expansion was vital as the new patients admitted into St. Mary’s Emergency Department became overwhelming. Its reconstruction was separated into two phases, the first of which consisted of the construction of a new front entrance featuring an extensive aluminum composite canopy.

Whimsical Hotel Design In Austria Blends Into Snowy Landscape

Mario Webhofer Photo, Hotel Wiesergut by Gogl Architekten

Amidst the snowy mountains of Hinterglemm, Austria lies the Hotel Wiesergut, a whimsical creation of Austrian design firm, Gogl Architekten. The project required renovating the existing structure with more modern elements of design. The organic nature of its construction allows the hotel to blends into the surrounding landscape. Resembling winter with its locally sourced building materials, the hotel utilized dark timber, natural stone, granite, glass and concrete in its construction.