We’ve featured a lot of amazing resorts and hotels from probably every corner of the planet but this is just the first time we’re featuring a hotel from a place like Inner Mongolia. And it’s not a regular hotel either. The magnificent Desert Lotus Hotel is located right in the middle of the Xiangshawan desert, between the dunes of Inner Mongolia, 800 kilometers west to Beijing.
The lotus is one of the most potent symbols in Asian culture, representing purity, enlightenment, and good fortune and now, thanks to PLaT Architects, it could also become a symbol of innovative architecture and luxury vacationing! The structure of this one of a kind hotel consists of repeating triangular white tent tops, rotated 45 degrees and connected together in a circular formation like a lotus.
Free of tiles and bricks for construction, the resort is built with low carbon environment friendly materials to utilize solar, water and wind energy in the desert, reducing environmental pollution and strengthening ecology protection. Load bearing walls give the structure the bulk of its structural integrity, while a dazzling array of repeating triangular panels provide shade and protection from the harsh elements.
The project is just part of a larger desert plan by PLaT Architects, who hope to create many more buildings that will generate their own electricity and water. These future net-zero, desert compounds will truly test the sustainability of PLaT’s designs.
[LuxuryLaunches and Gizmodo]
