Jumba Nungwi Luxury Boutique Resort
Dmytro Shakal
Hospitality, Recreation, Travel and Tourism Design Jumba Nungwi Luxury Boutique Resort by Dmytro Shakal Jumba Nungwi is a luxury boutique resort in Zanzibar, Tanzania, that combines a main hotel building with private villas in a zoned tropical landscape. The design is inspired by local vernacular huts and uses terracotta clay plaster, natural coral stone and teak wood. Perforated ceramic facade screens filter sunlight and improve ventilation, creating a stable microclimate. Cascading volumes and green terraces open the rooms to light and ocean views. Public spaces, restaurants and pools are placed within the hotel, while the villas are set among dense planting for privacy.
Silver A' Design Award Winner
Jumba Nungwi Luxury Boutique Resort by Dmytro Shakal is a distinguished winner of the A' Hospitality, Recreation, Travel and Tourism Design Award. Jumba Nungwi Luxury Boutique Resort earned the Silver A' Design Award in 2026 and is showcased on Best Designs of the World among other outstanding designs. Explore the details of the project, discover other works by Dmytro Shakal and see why Jumba Nungwi Luxury Boutique Resort design stands out from its competition.
About Jumba Nungwi
Hospitality, Recreation, Travel and Tourism Design Jumba Nungwi Luxury Boutique Resort by Dmytro Shakal Jumba Nungwi is a luxury boutique resort in Zanzibar, Tanzania, that combines a main hotel building with private villas in a zoned tropical landscape. The design is inspired by local vernacular huts and uses terracotta clay plaster, natural coral stone and teak wood. Perforated ceramic facade screens filter sunlight and improve ventilation, creating a stable microclimate. Cascading volumes and green terraces open the rooms to light and ocean views. Public spaces, restaurants and pools are placed within the hotel, while the villas are set among dense planting for privacy. Jumba Nungwi earned the Silver A' Design Award, a distinguished level of recognition in the A' Design Award & Competition. Silver A' Design Award designs combine inventive thinking with professional design, and are selected by a grand jury, as high-quality entries in their respective categories, after fair, ethical, meritocratic and independent academic review, where nominated projects are voted via blind peer-review process on pre-established, publicly-available evaluation criteria.
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