Morpheus is a neo-futurist luxury hotel in Macau, Special administrative regions of China that is operated by Melco Resorts & Entertainment.

[2] Opened in June 2018, TIME describes it as "the world’s first free-form exoskeleton-bound high-rise: a grid of steel envelops 40 stories of glass with a fluidity inspired by Chinese jade carving."

Designed by Zaha Hadid Architects and developed by Melco Resorts for USD $1.1 billion, the hotel is the first building in Asia without a singular internal column[3] and tops out at 153.7 m (504 ft).

[7] Melco's chairman and CEO Lawrence Ho stated that he envisioned Morpheus as a "launchpad for a global hotel brand.

[14] Ho instead asserted that the hotel would target the premium mass market, a segment comprising "big spenders that are not focused solely on gambling.

"[18] The Times in December 2018 reviewed the hotel as "fabulously futuristic," writing that entering the lobby felt like walking onto the set of 2001: A Space Odyssey.

In front of and behind me are gigantic walls of pale gold, tented with massive pyramids of metal pointing outwards, like an unravelled Moroccan lamp.

Left and right is a fleet of glass lifts — diamond-shaped with bleeping lights — skimming up and down two towers; it is an Eighties video game made real.

[20] Starting in June 2019, Morpheus' 23rd floor was made open to the public for five months for its Art Macao exhibit, with pieces by artists such as KAWS and Daniel Buren on display.

[23] Forbes Travel Guide in February 2019 called it an "engineering masterpiece as the world’s first free-form tower sporting a complex exoskeleton.

"[7] The structural geometric grid[5] of the exoskeleton takes on gravitational and lateral loads[7] and reduces the need for internal columns, allowing for large open areas inside the hotel.

"[7] To the right of the atrium is a "domed" Morpheus lounge,[26] and connected to the lobby are luxury boutiques[17] stocking various lines instead of a single designer label.

[5] There are also nine[24] invitation-only[17] "sky villas,"[5] which according to Forbes Travel Guide, all "include 24-hour butler service and a dedicated spa treatment room.

[28] Zaha Hadid Architects[16] designed Yi with curved walls of "dragon scales"[26] around the twelve tables, which all face the windows "to allow guests to take in the surrounding mountain and garden views"[28] and are spaced for privacy.