Silver A' Design Award Winner 2023
This architectural photograph presents a tall curved commercial building photographed on a clear day, with the structure occupying the central and upper portions of the frame while landscaping and roadway elements establish the foreground. Scanning from background to foreground, the deep azure sky provides an uninterrupted backdrop of pure saturated blue, warm and luminous like a summer afternoon. The building rises as a sweeping curved form, its surface composed of floor-to-ceiling glass panels in a cool blue-gray tone reminiscent of glacial ice or still lake water, these panels arranged in a grid pattern defined by vertical silver aluminum frames that catch light along their edges. Projecting beyond the glass surface, thin vertical fins in pale metallic silver create rhythmic shadows across the facade, their regular spacing establishing a visual pulse like the strings of an enormous harp. The building curves gently from left to right as if embracing the viewer, this convex form creating depth and movement that prevents any sense of static monumentality. At the crown, the roofline extends outward with a series of angled fins suggesting a protective canopy or the spread feathers of a wing, their white surfaces bright against the blue sky. Below the glass tower, a podium level presents a different character with horizontal louvers in a warm beige tone like light sandstone, their linear texture suggesting fine corduroy fabric. At ground level, a landscaped traffic island occupies the lower center, planted with conical evergreen trees in deep forest green and low flowering plants showing bright red blooms warm as scattered rubies. The road surface curves around this island in smooth pale gray asphalt, creating a sweeping arc that echoes the building's own curvature above.
Regala Skycity Hotel boasts a unique design inspired by a crystal prism that refracts lights mimicking the fluidity of flight paths from the busy Hong Kong International Airport. It features a vertical tripartite division and is completed with curtain wall that gives the building a sleek and modern look. The hotel offers amenities like a swimming pool, a rooftop jogging path and three restaurants with three different unique design and culinary focus. The Regala Skycity Hotel is an example of modern architecture and sure to impress design enthusiasts and experts alike.