Recipient of an Aga Kahn Award for Architecture
in 2001, the Datai Hotel by Australia's Kerry Hill Architects
was completed in 1993 in Pulau Langkawi, Malaysia. The design
was recognized for its sensitive approach to its surrounding,
in particular the coast, the topography and the indigenous vegetation
of the site. Although a tourist development the five-star hotel
does not dominate the landscape or occupy valuable beachfront
property, instead it finds a balance with its surroundings away
from the coast.
