Project Details
Eterna - LIV Awards Winner + Rotana Hotels Student Design Challenge (Top 3)
Project Type
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Hospitality & Wellness
Client
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Rotana Hotel Management Corporation PJSC
Year
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2025
Size
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≈110
sq. m
Location
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Palm Jumeriah, Dubai
Status
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Completed
Project Overview
LIV Hospitality Design Awards 2025 Winner | Interior Design – Hotel Boutique
Link: https://livawards.com/winner/liv/2025/2022/0/
Rooted off the symbolic edge of Palm Jumeirah, Dubai—where land meets the infinite sea—Eterna reimagines the hotel suite as a transformative journey through time. Here, the boundary between civilization and nature dissolves, inviting guests into a realm where space, memory, and identity blur. It’s a flexible, sustainable suite concept, where nature and technology merge to create personalized spaces that enhance guest well-being through emotional, adaptable design shaped by time.

Design Approach
Drawing inspiration from the ancient process of cave formation—where water carves rock across millennia—Eterna embodies the metamorphosis of time. Like nature shaping stone through slow erosion, it invites guests into a fluid journey between past, present, and future, echoing Rotana’s philosophy of «Treasured Time.» Guests are not simply accommodated—they are immersed in an experience where time feels personal and profound.
The journey begins dramatically: from a sleek reception on the Palm’s crescent, guests depart by submarine or boat toward a submerged tunnel, a passage symbolically carved by time. This flowing underwater corridor leads each visitor to their own “personal cave,” where every suite adapts instantly through a dynamic emotional survey. Lighting, scent, sound, artwork, textures, and climate reshape themselves in real time, and even the screen becomes a personalized digital canvas. The room evolves with its guest—responsive, adaptive, and alive. The Rotana SenseScape System enhances this transformation through an AI-driven ambient engine that tailors lighting, audio, and fragrance to each guest.
Project Gallery

Floating Cave Suite - Cluster Front View

Site Plan Render of Resort (Palm)

Personalized Bedroom Suite

Main Lounge & Bar Area

Kitchen Design

Reception & Guest Check-in
CAD Drawings
Plans & Sections

Basement Floor Plan

Ground Floor Plan

Site Plan

Section