outdoor piazza that pulls the Jack Nicklaus
designed golf course greens and landscaped
gardens up to the threshold of the building, which
floats effortlessly above.
A metal veil finished in shimmering bronze
further emphasises the fluidity and softness of the
design concept and has been interpreted in various
textured design components around the building.
A number of interconnecting water features
located throughout the two ground floor levels
The Houghton Hotel
interprets a water stream meandering through the
various public areas, slowing down and widening in
gathering areas and even expelling over concrete
edges as waterfalls at a number of points along
the route.
Challenges
The use of concrete and its inherent fluid quality
played an integral part in realising the conceptual
vision. Throughout the project this has been met
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