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With architecture from Foster + Partners, the Lana will be connected to an
interlocking residential tower by a hinge that runs through the two buildings
Generous proportions will add a sense of grandeur
to the Lana lobby, shown in a rendering
hotels, representing nearly 18,900 rooms
in the pipeline for 2022, according to data
benchmarking company STR.
While the pandemic caused construction
delays for some hotel projects, the leisure
destination continues to build itself up with
the hope that demand and travel will reach
peak levels by 2026, says Bruce Ford, senior
vice president and director of global business
development at Lodging Econometrics. That
year, Wynn Resorts is planning to open its
multibillion-dollar integrated resort on Al
Marjan Island, 45 minutes north of Dubai
International Airport. With views of the
Arabian Gulf, the property-Wynn's first
beach resort developed by Wynn Resorts
globally-will boast a luxury hotel with
more than 1,000 rooms, 10-plus restaurants,
a gaming area, and more.
Technology, innovation, and an emphasis
on sustainability have also elevated Dubai
as a world-class destination, with major
brands eager to plant their flags here. The
W Dubai - The Palm, designed by local firm
dwp, opened in 2019, while two St. Regis
properties landed here two years later, the
St. Regis Downtown, Dubai (the design from
WA International draws from Dubai's Gold
Souk) and the St. Regis Dubai, the Palm (the
sleek interiors by RSP Architects Planners
& Engineers evoke modern glamour). Accor
also has a stronghold here, credited to a
variety of brands, including the MGallery
Hotel Downtown, the Raffles Dubai,
25hours Hotel One Central, and SLS Dubai
Hotel & Residences, with plans to broaden
Derived from Dubai's Gold Souk, the WA International-designed St. Regis
Downtown Dubai boasts a palette of rich golden tones with vibrant accents
its reach with the Rixos Jewel of the Creek
and Mama Shelter Dubai further into 2022.
Ambitious projects are de rigueur in
Dubai, a country known for pushing design
limits with the Burj Khalifa (the tallest in
the world at 2,700 feet) and the Burj Al Arab
hotel, which recently underwent a redesign
by local firm KCA International, that recalls
a sail billowing in the wind. The upcoming
arrival of the Lana, a Dorchester Collection
hotel, will be an additional iconic structure
dotting Dubai's skyline. Helmed by the
powerhouse team of London-based Foster +
Partners and Parisian firm Gilles & Boissier,
the 225-room property stars an exterior
of interlocking blocks that connect the
residential tower and hotel. Slender columns
are supported without the use of a transfer
structure, making space for vertical gardens.
" Each of these unique gardens creates a new
lifestyle experience, " says Foster + Partners'
senior executive partner Gerard Evenden,
culminating in a rooftop pool and cantilevered
deck that offer unobstructed views of the city.
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