staff , such as lobbies , bridges and restaurants are served by air conditioning , not the atrium ’ s middle zones .
In addition , Melco Resorts specified long-life materials throughout to limit requirements for maintenance and replacement . The hotel ’ s exterior panel fabrication was procured locally , reducing transportation needs and making use of local skills and equipment .
Additional active solutions were implemented to increase energy efficiencies , including the air handling units with high efficiency variable speed water-cooled chillers and thermal wheel energy exchangers to recover energy from exhaust air . A water-to-water heat pump pre-heats domestic
water , while the intelligent building management system responds in real time to usage and environmental conditions to minimise energy consumption .
Lawrence Ho , chairman and CEO of Melco Resorts says that from the beginning , Melco shared ZHA ’ s vision and drive to push boundaries .
“ Morpheus offers a journey of the imagination – from the curved exterior to the dramatic interior spaces , it pleases the eye and excites the senses .”
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Previous pages : The arresting L21 Chinese restaurant sits in one of the bridges that link the hotel ’ s two internal towers .
Below : The rooftop pool offers an up-close-and-personal take on the hotel ’ s striking exoskeleton .
Facing page : Six glass elevators in each of the hotels two internal towers provide guests with views across the atrium . The latter is flanked by feature walls of triangular metallic panels with light cells .
Architects Zaha Hadid Architects ( ZHA ); project directors – Viviana Muscettola , Michele Pasca di Magliano Developer Melco Resorts & Entertainment Local architect CAA City Planning & Engineering Consultants , Macau Quantity surveyor WT Partnership Structural engineering Buro Happold International Mechanical and electrical engineering J Roger Preston Fire engineering Arup Facade engineering Buro Happold International Facade contractor Kyotek
Freeform exoskeleton cladding design Front Interior contractor – Lobby , Porte Cochere , atrium feature wall Pat Davie Lighting design Isometrix Acoustic consultant Shen Milson & Wilke , Hong Kong Traffic engineer MVA Hong Kong Lobby , Porte Cochere , atrium feature wall : Front Lifts : Otis
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