New renderings reveal Jean Nouvel's plant-covered São Paulo hotel tower
By Kim Megson 14 Jun 2017
Developer Allard Group is transforming a complex of early 20th century landmark buildings iSao Paulo into a leisure development Credit: Atelier Jean Nouvel
The architecture practice of Jean Nouvel have revealed new renderings of the plant-covered hotel they have designed for Rosewood in São Paulo.
Developer Allard Group is transforming a complex of early 20th century landmark buildings in the Brazilian city into a development featuring a hotel and spa, private residences, art galleries, high-end retail and entertainment venues.
Nouvel has been commissioned to create the centrepiece hotel, located in and around the former Cidade Matarazzo maternity hospital. A new 90m tower with a latticed steel facade will rise next to the historic building, and will be covered with landscaped terraces that act as an extension of an adjacent park.
Nouvel has previously said: “Like a tree, a tower should have roots. It’s part of a geography, a terrain, a topography, the soil, a specific geology. As an expression of the built environment, it’s the easiest to read at a distance.
“This tower will show how medium- to high-rise apartment buildings can be instrumental in recapturing an art of living that’s capable of progressively defining Sao Paulo.”
His latest thoughts on the project and his design can be heard in the video below:
French designer Philippe Starck is designing the hotel’s interiors and local architecture studio Triptyque and renowned Brazilian artists Beatriz Milhazes and Saint-Clare Cemin have also collaborated on the project.
The hotel will have 151 guestrooms and 114 residential suites. There will also be two restaurants, a landscaped garden, a large ballroom, a wedding chapel and a spa with six treatment rooms, a fitness area and two swimming pools.
Rosewood São Paulo will be the first Rosewood to open in South America. It is scheduled to launch in 2019.
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New renderings reveal Jean Nouvel's plant-covered São Paulo hotel tower
POSTED 14 Jun 2017 . BY Kim Megson
Developer Allard Group is transforming a complex of early 20th century landmark buildings iSao Paulo into a leisure development Credit: Atelier Jean Nouvel
The architecture practice of Jean Nouvel have revealed new renderings of the plant-covered hotel they have designed for Rosewood in São Paulo.
Developer Allard Group is transforming a complex of early 20th century landmark buildings in the Brazilian city into a development featuring a hotel and spa, private residences, art galleries, high-end retail and entertainment venues.
Nouvel has been commissioned to create the centrepiece hotel, located in and around the former Cidade Matarazzo maternity hospital. A new 90m tower with a latticed steel facade will rise next to the historic building, and will be covered with landscaped terraces that act as an extension of an adjacent park.
Nouvel has previously said: “Like a tree, a tower should have roots. It’s part of a geography, a terrain, a topography, the soil, a specific geology. As an expression of the built environment, it’s the easiest to read at a distance.
“This tower will show how medium- to high-rise apartment buildings can be instrumental in recapturing an art of living that’s capable of progressively defining Sao Paulo.”
His latest thoughts on the project and his design can be heard in the video below:
French designer Philippe Starck is designing the hotel’s interiors and local architecture studio Triptyque and renowned Brazilian artists Beatriz Milhazes and Saint-Clare Cemin have also collaborated on the project.
The hotel will have 151 guestrooms and 114 residential suites. There will also be two restaurants, a landscaped garden, a large ballroom, a wedding chapel and a spa with six treatment rooms, a fitness area and two swimming pools.
Rosewood São Paulo will be the first Rosewood to open in South America. It is scheduled to launch in 2019.
Nouvel is creating the centrepiece hotel, which will be managed by Rosewood Credit: Atelier Jean Nouvel
A new 90m tower with a latticed steel facade covered in plants will rise next to the site's historic maternity hospital Credit: Atelier Jean Nouvel
A documentary has been released tracking Pritzker Prize-winning architect Jean Nouvel
around the world as he explains and reflects on key buildings in his career – both built and
under construction.
Australian developer Sterling Global has submitted plans for a Jean Nouvel-designed
mixed-use tower in Melbourne, which will have different designs on all four sides.
A complex of early 20th century landmark buildings in South America are being
transformed into a stylish development featuring a hotel and spa, private residences,
high-end retail and entertainment venues.
The historic Breakers Hotel in Long Beach, California, is set to reopen in mid-2024 as a
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts property after a significant restoration and redevelopment project.
The Bannatyne Group says it has officially bounced back from the pandemic, with both turnover
and profits restored to pre-2020 levels in 2023, according to its year-end results.
Kerzner International has signed deals to operate two new Siro recovery hotels in Mexico and
Saudi Arabia, following the launch of the inaugural Siro property in Dubai this February.
The US spa industry is continuing its upward trajectory, achieving an unprecedented milestone
with a record-breaking revenue of US$21.3 billion in 2023, surpassing the previous high of
US$20.1 billion in 2022.
Short-term incentives for exercise, such as using daily reminders, rewards or games, can lead
to sustained increases in activity according to new research.