Floating Lanterns, or Magical Vacation on the Water

RRC Studio Architects, a Milan based architectural firm working in national and international projects, has recently finished a luxury resort in Myanmar Asia. The project, located in the Southernmost part of the Pyin Sa Island, consists of 3 main structures that hold the main hospitality activities: the hotel, the restaurant, and the gym & spa. 

These are connected by light weight, wooden corridors that run over the water, extending from one point of the beach to the other. There are other functions also developed, such as fishing and diving center, a boat clubhouse, and a seaplane and ship base to manage the arrivals from air and from water. The smaller corridors branche, from the main ones to access each of the floating villas, providing privacy, unique views, and a sense of total embedding in the environment. 

The resort is surrounded by a tropical jungle of vegetation and unexplored lands characteristic of Myanmar and its islands. The structures are placed in the context with care to reduce to a minimum the impact on the natural environment. The materials used (bamboo, wood and textiles) come from local manufacturing and the light and permeable structures blend in the landscape, free to be covered by vegetation and confused with the natural elements. 

Materials provided by RRC Studio Architects

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