Nadir بنيادي ڪم: ريزورٽ by Paolo Demel is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award برونز انعام in فنِ تعمير، عمارت ۽ ڍانچي جو ڊيزائن Competition Category.

برونزفنِ تعمير· 2026

Nadir بنيادي ڪم: ريزورٽ

by Paolo Demel

Client: Paolo Demel

A' Design Award برونز انعام Winner in فنِ تعمير Category

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The Design

About Nadir بنيادي ڪم: ريزورٽ

نادر هڪ ريزورٽ آهي جيڪو اٽاڪاما ريگستان ۾ واقع آهي، جيڪو اهڙي فن تعمير طور ٺاهيو ويو آهي جيڪو زمين مان کوٽيل نظر اچي ٿو. هيٺاهين سِڌ ڪنڊ وارا حجم پٿر سان چهٽيل رهن ٿا، جيڪي گهرا لوگيا، هوا کان محفوظ صحن ۽ ڇانو وارا داخلي دروازا ٺاهين ٿا. پاڻي کي ٿڌائي جي آئيني وانگر استعمال ڪيو ويو آهي، جتي ٻاهرين حوض ڪينيَن جي آسمان کي عڪس ڪن ٿا ۽ کوٽيل چيمبرن ۾ ڏنل تلاءَ موجود آهن. اندروني حصا تہ در تہ پٿر جي سطحن ۽ اوڪولس ڏسندڙن سان ٺاهيا ويا آهن، جيڪي ڪنٽرول ٿيل ڏينهن جي روشني اندر آڻين ٿا، چمڪ ۽ گرمي کي گهٽائين ٿا. واريءَ رنگ جي چنائي، روشني ۽ گهٽ ۾ گهٽ فرنيچر جو محتاط رنگ پناهه ۽ ڪشادي نظاري تي زور ڏئي ٿو.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award برونز انعام

Nadir بنيادي ڪم: ريزورٽ A' Design Award برونز انعام جو کٽيندڙ آهي، تمام گهڻو معزز اعتراف جيڪو تخليقيت، اختراع ۽ ذڪاوت سان ممتاز بهترين ڊيزائنن کي ڏنو وڃي ٿو. برونز جا کٽيندڙ ڀرپور مهارت واريون ۽ نمايان طور تخليقي شاهڪار آهن، جيڪي پنهنجي ڊيزائنرن جي وسيع تجربي، تخيل ۽ ڏاهپ جي تصديق ڪن ٿيون. Nadir بنيادي ڪم: ريزورٽ کان اميد ڪئي وڃي ٿي ته اهو هڪ تمام گهڻو قدر ڪيل، ساراهيل ۽ پيارو شيءِ هوندو، قابل ذڪر حد تائين پيشه ورانه ۽ جدت وارو. هي ڊيزائن جنهن A' Design Award برونز انعام کٽيو آهي، فن، سائنس، ڊيزائن ۽ ٽيڪنالاجي ۾ بهترين طريقا شامل ڪري ٿو ۽ ننڍين تفصيلن ڏانهن ڌيان ڏيڻ ڪري شاندار آهي. Nadir بنيادي ڪم: ريزورٽ ضرورتون خوبصورتيءَ سان پوريون ڪري ٿو، خواهشن کي ڇهي ٿو، جذبن کي موهي ٿو ۽ تجسس ڇڪي ٿو.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: A monolithic resort in Chile’s Atacama Desert, carved from stratified stone where architecture is defined by void rather than object. Thick, high thermal mass walls, shaded courtyards, and top lit oculi provide passive cooling and controlled daylight. Water elements temper the microclimate and enhance reflections, while a restrained stone and wood palette delivers timeless, durable luxury integrated with the canyon.
Dimensions & Packaging: The resort covers approximately 5,000 square meters and features an outdoor pool, 3 indoor pools, as well as a full wellness area with a Turkish bath, sauna, and relaxation area. The pools range in depth from 1 meter to 3 meters.
Tags: Atacama Desert, desert resort, carved architecture, Nadir oasis, Nadir resort, design oasis, Nadir concept
Production Technology: Developed through iterative massing and void carving studies plan and section first, then 3D parametric modeling to control oculi, courtyard proportions and shadow lines. Material assembly logic is based on locally sourced stone or stone veneer on RC frame with high thermal mass, ventilated cavities, concealed linear LEDs, and waterproofed pool shells designed for low maintenance desert operation.
Design Challenge: The hardest part was balancing excavation with comfort and safety in an extreme desert: creating shaded, quiet interior oases without losing daylight, views, or a clear guest journey. Limited water, harsh sun, thermal swings and fragile geology pushed us to use the rock mass as a climate buffer, minimize exposed facades, and choreograph light wells and courtyards.
Research: design research and site study. Objectives: create a low glare, sheltered resort embedded in rock, with water as an oasis cue. Methodology: climate solar mapping, spatial sequencing, and iterative massing tests. Data Tools: sun path, wind data, 3D models
Inspiration: Inspired by the Atacama’s stratified geology and pre Columbian desert settlements, the project treats architecture as a carved refuge space shaped by subtraction, shade, and silence. Research into thermal mass, controlled zenithal daylight, and evaporative microclimates informed courtyards, oculi, and water basins to create comfort with minimal mechanical demand.
Project Duration: Nadir Resort is a hospitality concept developed from august 2025 to February 2026 for a site in the Atacama Desert, Chile. The proposal integrates architecture with existing rock formations by partial excavation, forming protected courtyards and interior pool spaces. The project was prepared as a design competition submission and visualised through iterative spatial and material studies.
Operation Flow: Guests arrive from the open desert and slip into a cooler, carved threshold. A gentle descent leads through shaded passages where sound, texture and warm light guide the way. Skylights and cuts in the rock reveal a sequence of indoor outdoor oases: pools, lounges and quiet rooms. Movement shifts naturally from social spaces to private retreat, while the surrounding stone keeps the atmosphere calm and temperate.
Image Credits: Image #1 : Paolo Demel (designer), Image #2 : Paolo Demel (designer), Image #3 : Paolo Demel (designer), Image #4 : Paolo Demel (designer), Image #5 : Paolo Demel (designer)