Full Moon Hotel
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The Full Moon Hotel is an under construction building in Baku
, Azerbaijan
at Absheron
peninsula on the west coast of the Caspian Sea
. Hotel Full Moon is essentially a disc with rounded edges and a hole in one of the top corners that appears radically different from the view depending on the angle it is seen from. The front appears more like a glass Death Star
whilst the side profile does not feature any specialty and looks like an ordinary glass building . The Full Moon Hotel brings out more Dubaized style to Azerbaijan Hotels History
Changing appearance depending on the view is reinforced by the cladding treatment the architect has selected. The front will have a glass diagrid while the back will be covered with hexagonal honeycombs shaped windows.
This main building will be a 35 story luxury hotel with 104,182 square metres of space for only 382 rooms, a relatively small amount of rooms given the sheer size of the internal space on offer. It will reach a maximum height of 158.68 metres.
The hotel is linked via a zoomorphically shaped podium that snakes curvaceously around the boundaries of the site to two residential apartment blocks entitled Palace of Wind One and Palace of Wind Two.
's largest multidisciplinary consultancies. The hotel is being built by Azerbaijani construction contractors. The entire project, which includes the hotel itself and two skyscrapers, (Palace of Wind One and Palace of Wind Two) will approximately cost $250 million to build.
Acting as the counterpoint to Hotel Full Moon will be the Hotel Crescent, part of the Caspian Plus redevelopment that stands as a curving arch similar to a crescent moon.
Baku
Baku , sometimes spelled as Baki or Bakou, is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. It is located on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, which projects into the Caspian Sea. The city consists of two principal...
, Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
at Absheron
Absheron
The Absheron peninsula, is a region in Azerbaijan. It is host to Baku, the biggest and the most populous city of the country, and also the Baku metropolitan area, with its satellite cities Sumgayit and Khyrdalan....
peninsula on the west coast of the Caspian Sea
Caspian Sea
The Caspian Sea is the largest enclosed body of water on Earth by area, variously classed as the world's largest lake or a full-fledged sea. The sea has a surface area of and a volume of...
. Hotel Full Moon is essentially a disc with rounded edges and a hole in one of the top corners that appears radically different from the view depending on the angle it is seen from. The front appears more like a glass Death Star
Death Star
The Death Star is a fictional moon-sized space station and superweapon appearing in the Star Wars movies and expanded universe. It is capable of destroying a planet with a single destructive super charged energy beam.-Origin and design:...
whilst the side profile does not feature any specialty and looks like an ordinary glass building . The Full Moon Hotel brings out more Dubaized style to Azerbaijan Hotels History
Changing appearance depending on the view is reinforced by the cladding treatment the architect has selected. The front will have a glass diagrid while the back will be covered with hexagonal honeycombs shaped windows.
This main building will be a 35 story luxury hotel with 104,182 square metres of space for only 382 rooms, a relatively small amount of rooms given the sheer size of the internal space on offer. It will reach a maximum height of 158.68 metres.
The hotel is linked via a zoomorphically shaped podium that snakes curvaceously around the boundaries of the site to two residential apartment blocks entitled Palace of Wind One and Palace of Wind Two.
Construction
The Construction of The Full Moon began in the late first quarter of 2008. The architect and engineering consultant for the project was Heerim Architects, one of South KoreaSouth Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
's largest multidisciplinary consultancies. The hotel is being built by Azerbaijani construction contractors. The entire project, which includes the hotel itself and two skyscrapers, (Palace of Wind One and Palace of Wind Two) will approximately cost $250 million to build.
Acting as the counterpoint to Hotel Full Moon will be the Hotel Crescent, part of the Caspian Plus redevelopment that stands as a curving arch similar to a crescent moon.