Arboris Iṣẹ́ Àkọ́kọ́: Hótẹ́ẹ̀lì by Dimitris Potiropoulos is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Ìpilẹ̀ṣẹ̀, Àlgọ́rídímù, Párámétrìkì àti Àtìlẹ́yìn-AI Competition Category.
IdẹÌpilẹ̀ṣẹ̀· 2026
Arboris Iṣẹ́ Àkọ́kọ́: Hótẹ́ẹ̀lì
Client: Undisclosed
Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award Winner in Ìpilẹ̀ṣẹ̀ Category
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The Design
About Arboris Iṣẹ́ Àkọ́kọ́: Hótẹ́ẹ̀lì
Ọ̀rọ̀ Ìwé: Tí ó dúró lórí pẹ̀tẹ́lẹ̀ gíga ti Zlatibor, láàrin àwọn òkè kékeré tí ó ń yí jẹ́jẹ́, àwọn igbó, àti àwọn àyè gbígbòòrò, ilé-iṣẹ́ Hótẹ́ẹ̀lì Arboris ni a rí gẹ́gẹ́ bí ibi pàtàkì kan nínú àwọ̀nrán tí ó ní ọ̀pọ̀ ìpele ti ìbáṣepọ̀ àti ìsopọ̀ àwọn ilẹ̀-ìṣẹ̀dá. Àwọn ìwọ̀n mẹ́ta rẹ̀ tí ó ní ìrísí ìyíká gba àwòkọ́ṣe wọn láti Ihò Stopica, níbi tí àwọn àpò limestone tí ó wà lábẹ́ ilẹ̀ ti ni a ti ṣe wọ́n sí àwọn ìdásílẹ̀ ìyíká tí ó ṣẹlẹ̀ láti ìṣẹ̀dá. Geometry yìí máa ń mú kí àwọn ìṣílẹ̀kùn panoramic tí ó tẹ̀síwájú wà ní gbogbo ìhà, tí ó ń dá ìjíròrò tuntun sílẹ̀ láàrin ìrísí tí a kọ́ àti ilẹ̀-ìṣẹ̀dá tí ó yí i ká.
The Recognition
About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award
Arboris Iṣẹ́ Àkọ́kọ́: Hótẹ́ẹ̀lì jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ olókìkí gan-an tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe tó tayọ tí wọ́n yàtọ̀ nípasẹ̀ ìṣẹ̀dá, àrékérekè àti ọgbọ́n inú. Àwọn olùborí Idẹ jẹ́ àwọn ohun èlò tó ní ìjáfáfá gan-an tí wọ́n sì ní ìṣẹ̀dá tó yani lẹ́nu tí wọ́n ń ṣe ẹ̀rí ìrírí gbígbòòrò, ìrònú àti ọgbọ́n àwọn olùṣàwòṣe wọn. A retí pé Arboris Iṣẹ́ Àkọ́kọ́: Hótẹ́ẹ̀lì yóò jẹ́ ohun tí a kà sí gidigidi, tí a gbóríyìn fún tí a sì nífẹ̀ẹ́, tó jẹ́ ti ọ̀jáfáfá lọ́nà tó ṣe pàtàkì tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award yìí ń kó àwọn ọ̀nà tó dára jùlọ nínú iṣẹ́ ọnà, sáyẹ́ǹsì, àwòṣe àti ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ jọ, ó sì tayọ nítorí àfiyèsí rẹ̀ sí àwọn àlàyé kékeré. Arboris Iṣẹ́ Àkọ́kọ́: Hótẹ́ẹ̀lì ń tẹ́ àwọn ohun tí a nílò lọ́rùn lọ́nà àgbàyanu, ó ń fọwọ́ kan àwọn ìfẹ́ inú, ó ń gbà ọkàn ó sì ń fa ìfẹ́ láti mọ̀ mọ́ra.
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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