Arboris Primary Function: Hoteli by Dimitris Potiropoulos is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 Tuzo ya Shaba ya A' Design Award in Usanifu wa Uzalishaji, Algorithimu, Parametriki na Msaada wa AI Competition Category.
ShabaUsanifu wa Uzalishaji· 2026
Arboris Primary Function: Hoteli
Client: Undisclosed
Tuzo ya Shaba ya A' Design Award Winner in Usanifu wa Uzalishaji Category
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About Arboris Primary Function: Hoteli
Book Text: Ikiwa imejengwa juu ya uwanda ulioinuka wa Zlatibor, katikati ya vilima vinavyoteremka kwa upole, misitu, na maeneo ya wazi, jumba la Hoteli ya Arboris limebuniwa kama kitovu ndani ya mtandao wenye tabaka wa uhusiano na miunganiko ya mandhari. Umbo lake la duara tatu unachukua msukumo kutoka Pango la Stopica, ambapo mabonde ya chokaa ya chini ya ardhi yameundwa kuwa maumbo ya duara yanayotokea kwa asili. Jiometri hii inawezesha ufunguzi endelevu wa mandhari pana katika kila upande, ikianzisha mazungumzo mapya kati ya umbo lililojengwa na mandhari inayozunguka.
The Recognition
About the Tuzo ya Shaba ya A' Design Award
Arboris Primary Function: Hoteli ni mshindi wa Tuzo ya Shaba ya A' Design Award, utambuzi wenye heshima kubwa unaotolewa kwa miundo bora inayotofautishwa kwa ubunifu, ustadi na busara. Washindi wa Shaba ni kazi za ufundi mwingi na bunifu ya kushangaza zinazothibitisha uzoefu mpana, mawazo na ustadi wa wabunifu wao. Arboris Primary Function: Hoteli inatarajiwa kuwa kitu kinachothaminiwa sana, kupendwa na kuenziwa, ambacho ni cha kitaalamu na bunifu kwa kiasi kikubwa. Muundo huu ulioshinda Tuzo ya Shaba ya A' Design Award unajumuisha mbinu bora katika sanaa, sayansi, usanifu na teknolojia, na ni bora kwa umakini wake kwa undani. Arboris Primary Function: Hoteli hutosheleza mahitaji kwa uzuri, hugusa hamu, huvutia hisia na kuvutia udadisi.
Behind the Design
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- 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
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