#yao noi

[alldreamyvibes]

Those days..

[juliaboutboul]

Six Senses September 2014

[smallcinemas]

"Held in March this year, the inaugural Film on the Rocks festival, curated by Thai filmmaker and artist Apichatpong Weerasethakul and British actress Tilda Swinton - and held on the Thai island of Yao Noi - is surely a contender for 'film festival with the most stunning backdrop'. The films were shown on a floating cinema structure designed by architect Ole Scheeren, the man behind the iconic CCTV building in Beijing during his OMA days."

"'I was invited to take part, but my role was completely open,' says Scheeren. 'Being an architect, working on an environment for the screenings felt like an obvious way to be involved. And after seeing the location, I decided I wanted to put people on water.'

Created by local craftsmen, using regional building techniques (the floating parts are based on the rafts traditionally used for lobster fishing around the island), the structure incorporates recycled materials. Says Scheeren: 'The inspiration came from the landscape. Then we looked at local methods and references to work out the best way to build the structure.'"

[theperfumebottle-blog]

On the Andaman Sea, on the private island of Yao Noi, Thailand is this marvel: a floating cinema. Designed by architect Ole Scheeren, the cinema is part of the Six Senses Yao Noi resort..

..my new dream holiday destination.