ArcadiaPlace

Lake Lugu | China

Design crafted as narrative

The creative journey behind The ArcadiaPlace

On the remote shores of Lake Lugu, where Sichuan meets Yunnan, The ArcadiaPlace was created as a dialogue between heritage and modernity. Its owners and designers set out not to impose a hotel on the landscape but to craft a cultural statement, an environment where the traditions of the Mosuo people could be reinterpreted for contemporary hospitality.

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Featured interview

François Delahaye
Chief Operating Officer | Dorchester Collection

Almost two years after the onset of the pandemic, the hospitality industry is still searching for answers. ‘When will this end? When will things return to normal? What will the “new normal” be?’ We turn to our leaders for solutions, those who have guided us through the digitization of the workplace and an unprecedented period of uncertainty. For Mr. François Delahaye, the esteemed Chief Operating Officer of the Dorchester Collection, the answer is simple and refreshingly honest: ‘I don’t know.’

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