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Svart Hotel
Norway

primed and ready to work together not just to make Canary Wharf It is not just Svart in the hotel and resort industry playing their part.
a greener place rich in biodiversity, but also to share what we learn The sustainable resort Patina Maldives opened its doors last year and is
in order to bring nature back to other urban developments in the UK located in the North Malé Atoll, a 45-minute luxury boat ride from Malé
and across the globe. CWG and the Eden Project are both based on International Airport, the five-star Patina Maldives, Fari Islands is the first
the transformational redevelopment of a former industrial site into a resort in the Maldives to have a 100 per cent solar-powered kids’ club,
world-renowned icon of regeneration,” Harland said. “Our exciting recreation and dive centres. Add to that, zero-waste kitchens, recycling
new partnership feels natural and vital.” drives, and all kinds of other energy-positive operations. Sustainability
It is not just in the area of retail that sustainability is a pivotal factor, is literally in their DNA: the resort’s very walls are built with energy-
it is now also being utilised in leisure and residential as well, as a luxury saving prefab techniques, which significantly reduced waste and carbon
hotel at the base of Norway’s Svartisen glacier will attest as it moves emissions. This is the first property of its kind from the lifestyle brand
forward with its bold ambitions to generate more energy than it Patina Hotels & Resorts, courtesy of the Capella Hotel Group, and
consumes within five years of opening. The base of the Svartisen glacier the brainchild of Brazilian architect Marcio Kogan. Alongside its 90
in the far north of Norway seems an unlikely spot for a luxury hotel contemporary one-to three-bedroom Beach and Water Pool Villas,
and, even less so, a ground-breaking and innovative one that will utilise plus 20 Fari Studios, there’s a kids’ centre called ‘Footprints’, powered
a remarkable array of technology and smart design to make it the first by Swimsol – a company that specialises in marine offshore solar panels.
energy-positive hotel in the world. Yet this is the plan that the architect Finally, the sustainable Moon Retreat opened in Sharjah last year
and hotel developer, Ivaylo Lefterov, is describing: the Svart, a 94-room and offers guests a comfortable setting to enjoy Sharjah. An intriguing
circular glass structure that will hover over the sparkling waters of the new design feature has risen out of the sands in Sharjah, UAE – the
Holandsfjorden, providing a wellness and outdoors adventure hub in emirate’s Moon Retreat is now welcoming guests. The eco-luxury
the Nordland wilderness. The hotel was originally slated to open this retreat developed by Sharjah Investment and Development Authority
summer but Covid-19 got in the way and it has now been delayed (Shurooq) provides guests with the opportunity to enjoy a wide range
until late 2023. The structure will largely be built from prefabricated of outdoor activities like trekking, star gazing, and nature-inspired
modules which are in factories, ready to go, spring thaw and Norwegian experiences in the rugged Mleiha landscape. Each unit is self-sufficient,
lockdown permitting. fitted with all amenities that guests would require on a day-to-day basis.

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