AIArchitect: Leeser Wins Helix Hotel Design Competition for Abu Dhabi Development →
New York city-based Leeser Architecture has won a design competition for the Helix Hotel, a 208-room luxury centerpiece for the Zayed Bay development of office buildings, condominiums, and retail along the water in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The design features staggered floor plates that spiral upward, with the structure partially floating in the bay adjacent to the Sheik Zayed Bridge, designed by Zaha Hadid, Hon. FAIA, and currently under construction...read more at AIArchitect >>
CONTEMPORIST: The Helix Hotel by Leeser Architecture
New York based Leeser Architecture has won a competition for the design of the Helix Hotel that is to be built in Zayed Bay in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
DEZEEN: Helix Hotel by LEESER Architecture →
Leeser Architecture, an internationally recognized design firm, has won an invited competition for a five-star luxury hotel in the Zayed Bay in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Called the Helix Hotel for its staggered floor plates, it rests in the bay, partially floating in the water and adjacent to the serpentine Sheik Zayed Bridge currently under construction by designer Zaha Hadid. With the Helix, Leeser Architecture has devised a new way to consider hotel culture in the Emirates, highlighting elements that are usually unseen, and playfully enlivening those parts that traditionally remain static and mundane...read more at DEZEEN >>
WORLD ARCHITECTURE NEWS: Leeser Architecture wins competition to design 5 star hotel in Abu Dhabi →
The Middle East is ushering in some of the most provocative architecture being produced today. And Helix, a bold new hotel won in competition by Lesser Architecture, is no exception. The project which gets its name from its staggered floor plates resulting in an iconic spiraling form, will rest in the Zayed Bay next to Zaha Hadid’s Sheid Zayed Bridge, which is currently under construction...read more at WAN >>