Hard Rock Maldives is part of the multi-islands concept Crossroads Maldives, a man-made miracle of reclaimed islands only 15 minutes boat-ride from Male Airport. The design is truly holistic from shaping the reclaimed island to master planning, architecture and interior design. The island shape maximises beach frontages and addresses coastal wave concerns. Coral preservation areas are respected with the island reclamation skirting outside the fringes of the coral zones. Hard Rock Hotel’s brand DNA celebrates music and what it stands for. Translated to design, the resort strives to achieve a non-static spontaneous experience. The resort centre and reception appear to sit atop of a hill, looking like a single storey structure with a storey below as the resort’s main restaurant and pool at beach level. For the playful and adventurous, a slide connects these two levels. The program of the resort offers high and low energy facilities from the young to the adults. Accommodations are varied from suites to villas. Whilst the use of colours and shapes in the interior reflects the energy of the brand’s DNA, material selection takes care of wear and stress from the tropical climate.
Bio The premise of eco.id, a multidisciplinary practice founded in 1996, is a modern and progressive approach to design. The firm’s comprehensive suite of services range from master planning and architecture to interior design and branding, and project typologies that span high-rise luxury condominiums and detached dwellings to retail boutiques, hotels and resorts. Regardless of scale, the emphasis is always on balancing aesthetics with rigour, and program with budget.
Other prizes 1) Four Seasons Resort Seychelles at Desroches Island: Architecture - Living space - Indian Ocean, Beach Destination 2) Hard Rock Hotel Maldives: Architecture - Living space - Beach Destination 3) InterContinental Maldives Maamunagau Resort: Architecture - Living space - Resort – Luxury, Beach Destination, Indian Ocean 4) Renaissance Nanning: Interior design - Living space - Brand New category 5) Dalvey Haus: Architecture - Living space - Asia, Condominium 6) SO/ Maldives: Architecture - Living space - Resort – Luxury
