kengo kuma adds to hotel campus with royal terrace building
photo © fujinari miyazaki
all images courtesy of kengo kuma and associates

 

 

 

in southern japan, kengo kuma and associates has completed a timber structure that forms part of the garden terrace nagasaki hotel. positioned at the western edge of the site, the ‘royal terrace building’ houses a number of exclusive suites, offering guests expansive views across the port of nagasaki. the complex also contains fine-dining facilities with restaurants and bars comfortably furnished to establish a warm and hospitable atmosphere. the wooden construction is capped with an angular metal roof, which allows the building to form its own distinctive identity as part of the hotel campus.

kengo kuma garden terrace nagasaki hotel royal terrace building designboom
the new building is positioned at the western edge of the site
photo © fujinari miyazaki

kengo kuma garden terrace nagasaki hotel royal terrace building designboom
the complex contains a range of fine-dining facilities
photo © fujinari miyazaki

kengo kuma garden terrace nagasaki hotel royal terrace building designboom
interiors are comfortably furnished in order to establish a warm and hospitable atmosphere
photo © fujinari miyazaki

kengo kuma garden terrace nagasaki hotel royal terrace building designboom
exclusive suites offer guests expansive views across the port of nagasaki
photo © fujinari miyazaki

kengo kuma garden terrace nagasaki hotel royal terrace building designboom
spacious living accommodation
photo © fujinari miyazaki

kengo kuma garden terrace nagasaki hotel royal terrace building designboom
the bathroom provides impressive views across the city
photo © fujinari miyazaki

kengo kuma garden terrace nagasaki hotel royal terrace building designboom
comfortably furnished reception area
photo © fujinari miyazaki

kengo kuma garden terrace nagasaki hotel royal terrace building designboom
the entrance foyer at ground floor level
photo © fujinari miyazaki

kengo kuma garden terrace nagasaki hotel royal terrace building designboom
the approach to the multi-storey building
photo © fujinari miyazaki

 

 

project info:

 

project name: garden terrace nagasaki royal terrace building
location: nagasaki, japan
completed: 2014
type: hotel and restaurant
size: 1664.21 sqm