Dramatic-design hotel by Zaha Hadid slated for 2017 opening in Macau
The 780-room hotel has an exposed exoskeleton and was designed by Zaha Hadid Architects for property developer Melco Crown Entertainment. It will be located at the company’s flagship City of Dreams resort in Cotai, an area that takes visual cues from the Las Vegas Strip.
Conceived as a monolithic block with a series of voids carved through its centre, the hotel will be encased behind a latticed structure. The rectangular outline of the site merges traditional architectural elements of roof, wall and ceiling to create a sculptural form that defines many of the internal public spaces.
The 150,000m2 of floor space will include meeting and event facilities, restaurants and a spa. The design will feature generous guestrooms with innovative engineering, combined with dramatic public spaces. In addition to guestrooms, the hotel will feature multiple suites and sky villas.
The building, set to be complete in 2017, will be Melco Crown’s fifth in Macau.
