Studio MK27 has designed a new hotel located in the Maldives.
This new design attempts to create an atmosphere that welcomes guests to do whatever they please - dream, live, sleep, swim. Studio MK27 designed the suites with a sense of the temporary and the radical - the room is completed with five-star amenities that invite guests to embrace a temporary taste of luxury. In addition, the resort's design attempts to amplify the natural landscape, and Studio MK27 made a conscious effort never to obstruct the horizon views.
The hotel consists of a series of separate structures connected through a built path made of wood. To the left of the path houses the villas and main building, and to the right of the path houses the spa and common areas. The natural and curated landscape helps nestle the resort into its own private oasis.
Image Credit: Georg Roske
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Temporary Luxury
- An opportunity to create hotels that offer guests a taste of luxury, without commitment, could be a potential disruptive innovation in the hospitality industry.
- Personalized Experience
- Designing hotels that provide guests with an atmosphere that encourages guests to fulfill their personal desires could be a unique selling point and disruptive innovation in the hospitality industry.
- Nature-centric Design
- Integrating the natural landscape into hotel designs in a way that amplifies the surroundings and makes conscious efforts not to obstruct views, could be a potential disruptive innovation for hotels in eco-tourism and sustainable tourism.
Where This Applies
- Hospitality
- The temporary luxury trend could disrupt the traditional concept of luxury hotels and open up opportunities for more targeted and varied offerings for hospitality businesses.
- Wellness and Spa
- The nature-centric design trend could disrupt the traditional spa experience by offering guests a more relaxing and rejuvenating experience by incorporating natural surroundings.
- Eco-tourism and Sustainable Tourism
- The nature-centric design trend could also disrupt the traditional concept of hotels by creating sustainable and eco-friendly tourism experiences that have a low impact on the environment but still offer luxury amenities.
