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Return to nature, the city's cultural station. Create a refined lifestyle. Exclusively enjoy a quiet and quiet. The hotel is located in the bustling area of Baoding High-tech Development Zone. The designer redefines the city resort hotel by holistic thinking through re-combing the surrounding environment, architecture, landscape and interior to create a sophisticated, natural and comfortable hotel space. Let business travelers feel prosperous in the quiet, stealing a half-day leisure.
The building is planned around the concept of chill and art, and is designed to provide a chill experience with family and friends, surrounded by nature and art, in a time that moves slowly. In order not to affect the building's surrounding environment, the exterior of the building is all in black to blend in with the natural surroundings. No wood is used for the finishing materials of the building, and natural trees are brought indoors as borrowed scenery, allowing visitors to enjoy the forest through the contrast between indoors and outdoors.
This is no doubt a hotel based on the animal theme. However, designers didn’t simply create a series of adorable and graceful animal-shaped installations in order to attract great attention in the intensely competitive market. Infusing the space with the deep love for animals, designers transformed the hotel into an art exhibition, where customers are able to observe and feel the real situation facing the endangered animals in the present moment.
Muh Shoou Xixi is a hotel set within the Xixi Wetland. The hotel is renovated from five old buildings that stood on the site. The structural transformation was made with minimal intervention, so the buildings connect smoothly with the surrounding forest and water system. Trees with a trunk diameter of 10 centimeters or more were recorded by species, name and root level, and the layout follows the original vegetation, mainly persimmon trees. A banquet hall of 300 square meters is enclosed by windows on three sides. A water route based on the original landform allows arrival by boat.
Ufia is a hotel interior design located in Chongqing. The project covers 1200 square meters and remodels the existing interior. In the elevator lobby, layers of gypsum board form peak shapes finished with black artistic paint, recalling rolling hills. A mirror stainless steel sculpture hangs in the center like a wave, and silver water drops appear to splash on the black rubber floor. Carpet, dark gray artistic coating, rust-like coating and white latex paint are used in the public areas. The design brings the landscape of Chongqing into the hotel.
A room where you can see the huge rock Tategami, which has been worshiped as a place where gods stop by before landing on the island from the sea, and has been an object of worship. Designers created a room that can only be felt here by using materials that can only be obtained on the island as interior materials. The interior of the guest room is made using sea sand and coral collected from the sea of Amami Oshima.
Cunda Despot House is a restored historical building in Ayvalik, Turkey, brought back into use as a hotel. The main building and its cistern were repaired with respect for the original materials and construction techniques. Later additions were removed, and old paint and plaster were cleaned. Wooden floors, doors, windows and the staircase were rebuilt in accordance with the originals, and the foundation and structural system were reinforced. The main building holds twenty rooms, while a restaurant, a spa and pools support the hotel function.
Alila Wuzhen is a hotel inspired by the water towns south of the Yangtze River. The overall plan takes traditional villages of the region as its prototype, and retains their spatial forms, basic elements, building scales and color relations. Direct decorative elements are avoided, and fine materials, simple structures and quiet modern colors are used instead. Wide glass surfaces, large door leaves and deep overhanging eaves form a continuous and orderly frame. Streets, lanes and courtyards are given new functions. The hotel covers 25000 square meters.
Lotus Resort of Jiuhua Mountain is a resort hotel interior located in the Jiuhua Mountain scenic area of Chizhou City, China. The interior supports meditation, meeting, learning and rest. A reception hall, a meditation room, a leisure and discussion area and a tea room are arranged around a lotus pond, which forms a buffer zone and a viewing distance. Local materials such as brick, tile, wood and stone are used with modern building techniques. Courtyard corridors follow the direction of the mountains. The guest rooms follow themes drawn from local Hui culture and Buddhist thought.
Mansions Design Inn is a hotel interior located on a commercial street in Chongqing, China. The project covers 800 square meters and uses the high ceiling of the original loft space to divide each room into two levels. The lower level serves as the public area, with a living room, a bathroom and storage. The upper level is the sleeping area, with a device for hanging clothes and hats and a second bathroom where space allows. Staircases act as the visual center of each room. Steel, dark red art paint, carpets and varied lighting express a modern factory theme.
Bizen Sue is a hotel located in Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture. The two-story wooden building is designed to blend with the surrounding landscape. Natural materials give the interior a sense of warmth and calm. The bath is made with Bizen pottery, a local traditional craft with a history of 1400 years. Many windows follow the slope of the site and bring in daylight and natural ventilation, reducing the need for artificial lighting and air conditioning. A shared room allows guests to meet. The site area is 718 square meters.
Zenstay is a boutique hotel on Dongji Island in Zhoushan, China. The project is a reconstruction of an original stone house on a hillside. Local dwelling forms and natural textures guided the design. The original stone and timber structure is preserved, and new white blocks connect the separated public spaces. An atrium and a staircase link the old and the new parts. Materials include concrete, local ashlar, old larch wood, used grey tiles and stucco. The hotel holds nine sea view guest rooms, a restaurant, a bar, a conference room and a viewing platform.