Popov Lug Hotel
2. Prize in open international competition
With a 2-hour drive to Moscow, Pleshcheyevo Lake National Park is a destination for city dwellers visiting for the recreational opportunities of the national park. Juul | Frost Architects have designed a hotel concept with sensitivity to the surrounding historical, architectural, cultural and natural environment: An architectural reinterpretation of the intimate scale of the local villages, which draws inspiration from the architecture of the Dachas (Russian holiday homes), the surrounding monasteries and the classic refuge as a haven surrounded by nature.
The hotel comprises 125 rooms of varying sizes from standard rooms to suites, an underground spa area, restaurant and bar, multifunctional conference facilities and more.