Oasis Duorsum Hotel by Liyang Chen and Zhengyan Jiang

Oasis Duorsum Hotel by Liyang Chen and Zhengyan Jiang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award yn Brûns in Ynterieurromte en Útstallingûntwerp Competition Category.

BrûnsYnterieur· 2023

Oasis Duorsum Hotel

by Liyang Chen and Zhengyan Jiang

Client: Tainan University of Technology/Interior Design Department

A' Design Award yn Brûns Winner in Ynterieur Category

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The Design

About Oasis Duorsum Hotel

Oasis hotel is in duorsume rekreaasje hotel fersierd mei it konsept fan natuerlike arsjitektuer, it grutste part fan 'e oarspronklike uterlik fan it ferlitten âlde gebou waard bewarre bleaun, minste bou materiaal brûkt en boud yn simpelste wize. Planten en ljochten, de essensjele eleminten waarden yntegrearre yn 'e hiele omjouwing. Men kin fiele de spoaren fan 'e tiid út' e bleatsteld orizjinele gebou textuur, flier oant plafond glêzen finsters by de lobby tastean dakramen oan alle kanten foarmet in dreamerich glêzen hûs, in ideale romte foar toeristyske of saaklike reizen fine in ûntsnapping yn 'e moderne drokke stêd.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award yn Brûns

Oasis Duorsum Hotel is in winner fan de A' Design Award yn Brûns, in heech prestisjeuze erkenning foar treflike ûntwerpen dy't har ûnderskiede troch kreativiteit, fernuft en tûkens. Brûnswinners binne tige feardige en opfallend kreative artefakten dy't de grutte ûnderfining, ferbylding en betochtsumens fan har ûntwerpers befêstigje. Fan Oasis Duorsum Hotel wurdt ferwachte dat it in tige heech achte, bewûndere en dierber objekt is dat opmerklik profesjoneel en ynnovatyf is. Dit winnende ûntwerp fan de A' Design Award yn Brûns yntegrearret de bêste praktiken yn keunst, wittenskip, ûntwerp en technology en is treflik om syn omtinken foar detail. Oasis Duorsum Hotel foldocht behoeften prachtich, reitsjet winsken, betsjoeveret gefoelens en sprekt nijsgjirrigens oan.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: To refresh and reborn an abandoned hospital building for years, a sustainable recreation hotel was proposed. Most of the original appearance from the old building is preserved, maximizing sunshine and natural breeze to flow into the building, and the space is decorated and integrated into the environment with the lowest consumption materials and in the simplest way. Full of vines and climbing plants cling on the pillars in the hotel lobby, lively plants decorated in guest rooms and rooftop bar, creating the whole building with natural sunlight and greenery space, like an oasis in a concrete city.
Dimensions & Packaging: Gross Built Area: 5950 sqm
Rooms: 25 Villa rooms
Facilities:Gym Room, Indoor Rock Climbing Wall, Flora Classroom, Art gallery, Outdoor swimming pool, Open-air coffee bar, Sky restaurant, Rooftop bar.
Tags: Hotel, Sustainable, Leisure, Natural Architecture, Plants, Nature, Bar, Cafe, Rock Climbing, Art Gallery
Production Technology: Taking "natural architecture" as the design concept, the original appearance of a large number of old buildings is preserved, and the space is decorated and integrated into the environment with the lowest consumption materials and in the simplest way. Planting and light are two important elements of natural architecture. Discarded steel bars are used as the branches of the iron tree in the hall. Reuse driftwood or dead wood into furniture. Discarded shrimp and crab cages are reused as lamps.
Design Challenge: Original of the site was a hospital that was abandoned for more than three decade and the building was in disrepair, within the building, column structure was quite dense. In order to revive the dilapidated building, how to refresh and reborn this abandoned building to be restore vitality again. Maximizing sunshine and natural breeze to flow into the building, and to create a space for tourist or business travel find an escape in the modern busy city.
Research: Research how to integrate local culture and nature into architecture in a highly developed environment, so that architecture is no longer just a building, but a bridge between man and nature.
Inspiration: With the high development of the city, natural environment will inevitably shrink or disappear within cities, people are gradually moving away from nature. Moreover, many old buildings were abandoned especially in mega cities, idle waste of spaces. To create natural buildings that coexist with nature and plants, have become a new landscape in contemporary architecture. Reborn of the building by combining environmentally friendly building materials, soft light ambient and greenery plants, to create a hotel escape in the city.
Project Duration: This project started from July 2022, finished by April 2023 in Tainan, Taiwan. First Debut on May 2023 in NanGang World Trade Center,Taipei.
Operation Flow: In every corner of the hotel, you will not feel only the building, but the unprecedented warmth and vitality brought by the plants. Keeping the concept that stepping into the hotel is a relaxing vacation, carefully design each place to make people linger and forget to return.
Team Members: LiYang Chen
ZhengYan Jiang
Instructor:ChunMin Tsai
Instructor:ChungSheng Chen
Tainan University of Technology/Interior Design Dept
Image Credits: Image #1~#5: Liyang Chen