Hangzhou Ya Gu Resort Hotel

PrizeHonorable Mention in Architectural Design /
Firm LocationHangzhou, China
CompanyThe Architectural Design and Research Institute of Zhejiang University
Lead ArchitectHu Huifeng , Jia zhongdi
Design Team Lou Zheng, Lv Ning, Deng Yue, Meng Cheng, Zhao Guoxing, Cao Zhiyi, Jin Jugao, Zhang Wang, Zhang Nan, Yang Wenzheng, Diao Yuefeng, Xie Junpeng, Chu Qianbo, Chen Haijun
ClientZhejiang Tourism Travel Group Ltd
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Project located at SanTaiShan Road, Xihu District, Hangzhou. Beautiful natural scenery, interior vegetation well preserved. Total floor space is 31363 square meters, total guestroom of 182 having restaurants, meetings, fitness rooms, indoor swimming pools. Design follows “respecting natural, inheriting historical context”, through construction of architecture to accomplish symbiosis between nature and humanity. Entrance landscape courtyard located in second floor trying showing "white when black" effect. Through north wall, white background are preserved tall cedars, whatever looking from entrance ramp or entrance porch, white walls, trees, natural rocks of the ink image reflected in calm water drawing outline of entrance space expressing quiet, Zen. Main courtyard on each side of central axis of main entrance forms hotel’s main functions. Sole room areas on the west side, with creatively designed courtyard relations, expressing openness, coherence, building mass organically cut with space transforming. White walls, black tiles, deep eaves; simple delicate grey slate floors; black grey tile roof; warm tone of building groups carefully chosen, designed pineapple wood wall panels presenting white wall forming background of high Chinese Fir, having featured design language of building system, connotation, expressed characteristics, artistic conception of Hangzhou style building in dark color and hermit poem.