Zaha Hadid unveils sculptural hotel for casino resort in Macau
Zaha Hadid Architects has unveiled images of a 40-storey hotel with an exposed exoskeleton that is under construction in Macau, China.
The 780-room hotel was designed by Zaha Hadid Architects for property developer and casino specialist Melco Crown Entertainment. It will be located at the company's flagship City of Dreams resort in Cotai, an area that takes its 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.
It will contain 150,000 square metres of floor space, and will also contain meeting and event facilities, restaurants, a spa and an elevated swimming pool.
"The design combines dramatic public spaces and generous guest rooms with innovative engineering and formal cohesion," said the architects in a statement.
The building will be Melco Crown's fifth hotel in Macau which, like Hong Kong, is a Special Administrative Region of China.
Construction started on the building in 2013 and is set to be completed by 2017.
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