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The inaugural property from Patina Hotels & Resorts, Capella Hotel Group’s spin-off lifestyle brand, the Patina Maldives is the first-ever hotel project from São Paulo architectural practice Studio MK27, which collaborated with Lebanon-based Vladimir Djurovic Landscape Architecture to ensure that the property’s 90 low-slung villas and 20 studios blur into nature. A slate of minimalist materials like wood, linen, rattan, and paper cord warm the spaces. In addition to the plentiful wellness and gastronomic experiences that unfold at the resort, art plays a significant role, most notably in the form of the Amarta pavilion, a Skyspace light installation by James Turrell. Photo by Georg Roske