Tuesday, 28 June 2011

rock architecture; desert lodges

via designboom.com and ineedaguide.com

by Oppenheim architecture + design, this competition winning design is set in Wadi Rum, Jordan. Set out to be humble within the site, something modern architecture would benefit from since it provided sustainable and elegant design. The rooms are jigsawed into the natural faults in the rock face, enhancing the site. 



petra, i think an obvious source of inspiration