The lofty Sofitel Lianyungang Suning is a cocoon of sophisticated savoir - faire combined with Chinese folklore, enticing you to the delights of this mountain -
side harbor city.
Not exact matches
For this dramatic repurposing of a waterfront grain silo, superstar architect Thomas Heatherwick added pillowed - glass panels to the exterior, bringing Cape Town's scenery (Table Mountain and the
city on one
side, the
harbor on the other) into all 28 rooms.
The sonic environment operates as a just - audible «shroud» which is built from two opposing sound - spaces: the traffic of the
city emerging from one
side of the space, the liquid sounds of a
city harbor from the other.
A large part of the building was cut up into small meeting - rooms for the conferences of the trades; in an upper story another great [73] room was provided for the cosmorama; and the flat roof was to be safely inclosed with a balustrade, so that on pleasant days or evenings the frequenters of the institution might sit or promenade there, partake of harmless refreshments, listen to agreeable music, [8] and enjoy the magnificent prospect of the
city below, — the heights beyond the East River on one
side, the Hudson on the other, and the magnificent island - studded
harbor.