Check out the new designs for Russia’s latest tourist mega-hub

British design firm Zaha Hadid Architects has won the latest competition to build a new tourism hub on the Russian coast.

Nine new buildings will rise from the coastline in the port city of Novorossiysk, with fluid lines and glittering silhouettes that mimic sails on the ocean waves.

Covering five hectares, the complex will providing tourist accommodation, recreation areas, offices and meeting spaces for international events.

Each building will be connected at different levels by passages, squares and platforms, with quays leading to the sea.

The hub hopes to tap into a number of different tourism markets, with plans to attract visitors for business events and conferences, as well as wellness and sailing breaks.

The company led a consortium of seven other firms to design the project, with a first stage deadline of 2021.