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best Hotel eco-coNscIoUs or socIAlly coNscIoUs

"tHIs project reqUIred
INNoVAtIoN At eVery
pHAse, From remoVINg
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tHe sIte to tHe coNcept
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okavango delta, botswana
Designer Fox Browne Creative, Johannesburg; Michaelis Boyd Associates,
London; Nicholas Plewman Architects, Johannesburg
The brief Use sustainability as a springboard to reach a new level of luxury
design. Okavango Delta was declared a UNESCO World Heritage since the original lodge opened 17 years ago. So, when the owner decided to reinvent this
retreat, the existing buildings had to be demolished. Despite the fact that the
resort is distanced from civilization by hundreds of miles of swampland, river
crossings and rough tracks, all of the non-biodegradable materials in those
structures (including tons of bricks and mortar) had to be gently trucked out of
the delta. The new main lodge and 12 bungalows had to be constructed entirely
with ultimately biodegradable materials. There could be minimal (in some
instances, zero) negative impact to the site and its flora and fauna. Seventy

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percent of the energy requirements had to be sustainable in origin. And every
aspect of the new 24-bed lodge had to immerse guests in a hand-crafted fivestar experience that looked as if it had emerged from the exquisite landscape.
The insiDe scoop The architects and designers were inspired by animals
that carry their shelter with them or weave it from organic materials. As they
did their research, they chose the pangolin, a rare African armadillo, as a
specific motif because of its shy, elusive, harmless character and its ability to
curl into its own protective carapace of scales. Laminated pine beams form
the "ribs" that give the main lodge and 12 bungalows their distinctive curvilinear shape modeled after the pangolin's body profile. Layers of butt-joined
pine scale planks were waterproofed with an acrylic membrane and covered
in Canadian cedar shingles to form the structures' skin. Fox Browne carried

D O O K P H O T O G R A P H Y ( S A N D I B E ) ; E R I C L A I G N E L (1 H O T E L )

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Contents
From the Executive Editor
The Buzz
2015 Gold Key Awards: Golden Rules
Q+A: Winning Combination
Products: Lighting
Products: Wallcovering
Last Detail
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Boutique Design - December 2015 - The Buzz
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