Burka Architects / Mad Studios – Conrad Hotel

The Conrad Hotel located in Beijing, China was completed in 2013. The naturally-inspired hotel took five years to build, and has an area of 56,994 square meters. It is a typical MAD Studios building. The exterior cell-like grids mimic the inside structure. It was designed to provide an organic element in a rapidly growing city. On one side of the hotel is a park, making the Conrad a barrier between the natural and the modern world. Providing fresh energy to urbanity, it is truly spectacular work.