DESIGN
The tents complement the sandstone formations surrounding them .
inspired by the landscape .
CLEAN AND MODERNIST New York-based Selldorf Architects conceived Camp Sarika ’ s clean-lined lobby , spa and restaurant building in the modernist spirit of the Amangiri resort , which opened in 2009 . Maya Lin , architect and sculptor of the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington , D . C ., created the camp lobby ’ s glass and marble sculpture , Wahweap , inspired by the flow of water from nearby Lake Powell to Lake Mead .
“ The luxury market is gravitating towards experiential hospitality ,” Vazifdar says . “ In the Americas , there ’ s a big hole in the market for not just tents , but superluxury tree houses and lodges like the ones in Africa , India and Southeast Asia .”
With plans to develop more tented destinations in canyon regions , wine country , and state and national parks , it seems Canyon Equity would agree .
The bathroom of Tent 9
A twin bedroom in Tent 10
44 hotelsmag . com September / October 2020