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Over the last couple of weeks we have revealed the nuts and bolts of how the project was built with the local community, and introduced you to the extraordinary characters who participated in the project, so it is only fitting that we should finish the series with an overview of the finished product and the wildlife experiences that guests have enjoyed there. Many thanks to all the collaborators.
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The architecture of the restaurant and bar reflect the massive rounded boulders scattered throughout the park. From afar, the large pavilions appear solid but on closer inspection, they’re revealed as light, open structures crafted from a woven grid shell bamboo structure clad in reclaimed teak shingles.
Large, arched openings and high vaulted ceilings create a strong sense of space.
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Constructing the Looper. The Looper interior fit out was a labour of love. The cocoon like suites went through a series of iterations before we finalized the design that was installed - in the mock up we tried out quartz crystal chandeliers using site sourced crystals, stretch fabric liners that mimicked the patterns of leaves, and pressed flowers preserved in fibreglass.
During the process we were visited by chilling buffalos, giant squirrels, picky peacocks, and naughty monkeys.
The final design was in many ways the simplest. As is so often the case.
Many thanks to Bo Reudler, Olav Bruin, Sascha Meyer, Freddie Catlow, Dominique Nordman and Malik Fernando for their patience and tenacity. It was, in retrospect, a lot of fun.
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The Looper is inspired by the form of a caterpillar - a fully functioning, luxury pod with an en-suite bathroom and an air-conditioned sleeping area, as well as a spacious living deck with a retractable cover. A stay here brings you back to nature, with the membrane flysheet glowing like a firefly at night.
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Looking back at the bamboo and shingling construction in Yala..... Memories from Sri Lanka
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The arrival experience is a critical moment in the guest journey – in many ways it dictates that impression for the subsequent discoveries. The perfect arrival evokes a sense of mystery; a journey through partially obscured views that entices the individual to travel deeper into the environment. As you approach, the experience should appeal to each of your senses, gently – a waft of frangipani, the tinkle of water, a glimpse of a form, the crunch of gravel underfoot, and finally a refreshing glass of fresh coconut water. If orchestrated correctly, the guest should float into their room on a cloud……’
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In The News
Our Seedpod featured on Lonely Planet
Our Seedpod featured on Designboom
The interior design of Wild Coast Tented Lodge has been awarded by the 2020 IFI Design Distinction Award in the Sustainability category with the Bronze medal. Many thanks to Bo Reudler Studio for their great design work.
On October 14 we were honored with winning the prestigious Architecture Master Prize for the design of Wild Coast Tented Lodge in Sri Lanka. The project’s interior designers from Bo Reudler Studio went to the ceremony in the Famous Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao to collect the award on our behalf.
A great many thanks to Tom Ravenscroft and the Dezeen team for doing a great feature on us and longlisting us for their prestigious awards. Its an honour for the whole team to be featured on such a prestigious site.
The best Architect’s Guide to Travel and Adventure featuring our Seedpod
Proud to see our Seedpod featured on CABINPORN
Nice article on INHABITAT on our latest product: the Seedpod
Our Seedpod featured on GLAMPING BUSINESS
DEZEEN coverage on the AHEAD awards including our winning entry.
Wild Coast Tented Lodge has won the 2019 AHEAD AWARDS ASIA in the Resort Hotel category. The Ahead Awards celebrate Hospitality, Experience and Design. Our CEO Louis Thompson received the award at the ceremony held at the Andaz hotel in Singapore. The other finalists included the Amanyangyun in Shanghai China, Capella Ubud in Bali Indonesia and Tsingpu Yangzhou Retreat in China
Our Creative Director Olav Bruin attended the Design For Asia award ceremony in Hong Kong to receive the Gold and the Grand Award Sustainability. The DFA Awards are the flagship program of the Hong Kong Design Centre, celebrating impactful and outstanding designs with Asian perspectives.
We are delighted to announce that Nomadic Resorts has won the Design For Asia Award Gold and the Grand Award Sustainability. The DFA Awards are the flagship program of the Hong Kong Design Centre, celebrating impactful and outstanding designs with Asian perspectives.
Wild Coast Tented Lodge selected in Conde Nast Traveler 2018 READER AWARDS
Our Wild Coast Tented Lodge project is featured in the NEW INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURE book which was released during the International Architecture Award ceremony and exhibition in Athens on 28 September 2018
Our CEO Louis Thompson has been invited by PURE Marrakesh to speak about How to connect hospitality with nature
Nomadic Resorts selected as one of the winners of the 2018 International Architecture Awards!
Nomadic Resort wins the 2018 UNESCO PRIX VERSAILLES world award for the restaurant design at Wild Coast Tented Lodge
WILD COAST TENTED LODGE IN CONDE NAST TRAVELER HOT LIST 2018: THE BEST NEW HOTELS IN THE WORLD For this 22nd edition of the coveted Hot List, Conde Nast editors and reporters crisscrossed six continents to review hundreds of new properties firsthand. They came back with 102 outstanding winners that represent not just the vanguard of the hotel world but where travelers are headed next -and why
Nomadic Resorts attended the HOSPITALITY DESIGN AWARDS ceremony in New York as finalist in 2 categories RESORTS and SUSTAINABILITY
CONDE NAST TRAVELER’S 2018 HOT LIST includes our Wild Coast Tented Lodge project
Wild Coast Tented Lodge among TATLER’S most glamorous eco-hotels in the world.
HOUSE & GARDEN visited our Wild Coast Tented Lodge
Interview with our creative director in GALERIE magazine
DEZEEN features the Dome of Plants we are developing in collaboration with LOLA landscape architects
Wild Coast Tented Lodge wins TTG best new luxury hotel of the year
Wild Coast Tented Lodge featured in THE TIMES
We’re featured on Archdaily, one of the leading architecture websites
Wild Coast Tented Lodge publication in Domus, the leading Italian architecture magazine
Wild Coast Tented Lodge featured on INHABITAT
Wild Coast Tented Lodge reviewed on SINGAPORE TATLER
Wild Coast Tented Lodge featured on DESIGNBOOM
Nice article on our project in the EVENING STANDARD
Interview with our client in HOW TO SPEND IT on our Wild Coast Tented Lodge project
Nice article of Wild Coast Tented Lodge in DWELL
ROBB REPORT on Wild Coast Tented Lodge
Wild Coast Tented Lodge covered in CONDE NASTE TRAVELLER
