WINNERS ANNOUNCED

 

Birkin Hotel Melaka

  • Prize
    Honorable Mention in Architecture
  • Company/Firm
    Holding + Partners Associates
  • Lead Designer
    Hao Lin Yang
  • Other Designer(s)
    Hsieh Jen Lee, Liz Chao
  • Interior Designer
    Holding + Partners Associates
  • Location
    Malacca City, Malaysia
  • Project Date
    2025/02
  • Project Link

Seaside Signatures distills tide, craft and light into a differentiated coastal journey. Arrival features a gilded wave ceiling, elliptical timber oculus and fluted mirror columns framing a floating stone concierge. Lounges shape acoustic “coves”, steering flow from drop-off to check-in while keeping sea sightlines.
All-day dining sweeps to the straits—ribbed marble bar, curved timber screens and wraparound glazing—while layered LED shifts from morning clarity to dusk glow. Agility is built-in: concealed floor boxes and a furniture grid flip rooms for tastings or previews in minutes. Wayfinding uses matter—wood portals, textured stone and Melaka imagery—trading signage for story.
Outdoors, a light steel pavilion in bamboo acts as a climatic buffer: cross-breezes and ceiling fans deliver passive comfort; by night it glows like a lantern. Stone, timber and dark metal meet bamboo and rattan; fins, shaded balconies and semi-outdoor zones temper heat and glare, with low-glare guidance. The result is a glamorous yet grounded public realm—agile and unmistakably Melaka.




LIV Hospitality Design Awards 2025
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