Arboris Mosebetsi wa Motheo: Hotele by Dimitris Potiropoulos is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 Moputso oa Boronse oa A' Design Award in Moralo wa Tlhahiso, Algorithimi, Paramethrike le AI Competition Category.
BoronseTlhahiso· 2026
Arboris Mosebetsi wa Motheo: Hotele
Client: Undisclosed
Moputso oa Boronse oa A' Design Award Winner in Tlhahiso Category
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The Design
About Arboris Mosebetsi wa Motheo: Hotele
Sengoloa sa Buka: E hlometse holim'a sebaka se phahameng sa Zlatibor, hara maralla a nyanyathang butle, meru, le libaka tse bulehileng, kopano ea Hotele ea Arboris e nahanoa e le sehokelo sa bohareng ka har'a marang-rang a lera la likamano le likhokahano tsa naha. Libupeho tse tharo tse chitja tsa eona li nka khothatso ho Stopica Cave, moo lipchanne tsa 'mopo tse ka tlas'a lefatše li entsoeng liforomo tse chitja tse iketsahallang ka tlhaho. Jiometri ena e nolofalletsa likhoahlano tse tsoelang pele tse bonahalang mahlakoreng 'ohle, e theha puisano e ncha lipakeng tsa sebōpeho se hahiloeng le sebaka se e potolohileng.
The Recognition
About the Moputso oa Boronse oa A' Design Award
Arboris Mosebetsi wa Motheo: Hotele ke mohapi oa Moputso oa Boronse oa A' Design Award, kananelo e hlomphehang haholo e fuoang meralo e ikhethang e tsejoang ka boqapi, bohlale ba ho qapa le bohlale. Bahapi ba Boronse ke lintho tse nang le bokhoni ka ho felletseng le boqapi bo hlollang tse tiisang boiphihlelo bo bongata, mohopolo le bokhoni ba ho iphumana ba baqapi ba tsona. Arboris Mosebetsi wa Motheo: Hotele e lebelletsoe ho ba ntho e hlomphuoang haholo, e ratoang le e ratehang, e nang le boprofeshenale bo bonahalang le mehopolo e mecha. Moralo ona o hapileng Moputso oa Boronse oa A' Design Award o kenyelletsa mekhoa e metle ka ho fetesisa bonong, mahlaleng, moralong le theknolojing mme o hlahella ka ho tsepamisa maikutlo lintlheng tse nyenyane. Arboris Mosebetsi wa Motheo: Hotele e kutloisisa litlhoko hantle, e ama litakatso, e hapa maikutlo mme e tsosa takatso ea ho tseba.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The building geometry allows for uniform, panoramic openings in all directions, redefining the relationships between architecture and landscape. The three ring shaped formations develop around a central outdoor core, creating a kind of protected hollow. The circular courtyards function as vertical light wells while simultaneously extending the landscape into the interior of the buildings.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- The surrounding landscape is defined by a large water surface and extensive planting. The lake acts as the primary reference point, offering a calm, natural backdrop to the overall experience, while simultaneously contributing, together with the greenery, to a microclimatic regulation. The hard surfaces of the outdoor areas, composed of natural and recycled materials, allow for water infiltration, have a low energy footprint, long lifespan, and minimal maintenance requirements.
- Tags
- architecture, hospitality, hotel, Serbia, design
- Production Technology
- The extensive wooded landscape of Zlatibor directly informed the materiality of the project. The timber louvers of the facade imply the rhythm of the surrounding forest while providing solar shading and enhancing the energy performance of the building envelope. Integrated with glazed surfaces, the shading elements reflect the environment, allowing the building volumes to visually transform and acquire an almost landscape quality.
- Design Challenge
- The dialogue between ARBORIS Hotel and the natural landscape of Zlatibor emerges as a primary experiential element, defining the way the complex is conceptualised and takes form.
- Research
- The narrative is deeply embedded in a continuous process of hiding, revealing, and engaging between the user and nature. Within this interactive and creative approach, architecture functions as a mechanism of integration between modes of inhabitation determined by the landscape, movement patterns and views, constructing a coherent experience deeply connected to its natural surroundings.
- Inspiration
- On the elevated plateau of Zlatibor, among mildly sloping hills, forests, and open flat areas, the ARBORIS Hotel tourist complex is conceived as a node within a complex network of landscape conditions. The three circular volumes draw their inspiration from Stopica Cave, a system of underground limestone basins formed in natural circular geometries. The rationale of these concave forms served as an influence on the overall scheme geometry, distinct circular units organized around an internal courtyard, shaping a clear spatial character.
- Project Duration
- Design 2025
Location Zlatibor, Serbia - Operation Flow
- Τhe green roofs of the buildings, providing outdoor lounging areas and viewing points, contribute both to the environmental performance of the complex and to the perception of a continuity across the landscape and the built forms. Although distinct in presence, the three buildings are integrated into the plateau s ecosystem, interact with the landscape and emphasize the natural character of the terrain.
- Team Members
- Architectural Design Potiropoulos+Partners
3D Visualization Potiropoulos+Partners - Image Credits
- Architectural Design Potiropoulos+Partners
3D Visualization Potiropoulos+Partners
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