CTG Sanya Treasure Mearfamylje Wenjen by Porto Folio Architects

CTG Sanya Treasure Mearfamylje Wenjen by Porto Folio Architects is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award yn Sulver in Arsjitektuer, Gebou en Struktuerûntwerp Competition Category.

SulverArsjitektuer· 2025

CTG Sanya Treasure Mearfamylje Wenjen

by Porto Folio Architects

Client: Porto Folio Architects

A' Design Award yn Sulver Winner in Arsjitektuer Category

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The Design

About CTG Sanya Treasure Mearfamylje Wenjen

Ctg Sanya Treasure is in mearfamylje wenjende mienskip ûntworpen om de essinsje fan tropysk wenjen te ûnfangen. Set lâns de rivier yn Haitang Bay, hat it projekt 38 middelhege toarren ûnderdompele yn in weelderjich djunglelandskip. Ynspirearre troch de floeibierheid fan de natuer, befoarderet it ûntwerp in naadleaze ferminging tusken binnen- en bûtenromten, mei omkringjende balkons dy't iepen flierplannen omringje dy't natuerlike krúsventillaasje en ûnûnderbrutsen útsichten befoarderje.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award yn Sulver

CTG Sanya Treasure Mearfamylje Wenjen is in winner fan de A' Design Award yn Sulver, in bûtengewoan prestisjeuze erkenning foar topûntwerpen dy't prachtich en yndrukwekkend binne. Sulverwinners binne tige briljante en ekstreem kreative wurken dy't de treflike ekspertize, it talint en de skerpsinnigens fan har ûntwerpers yllustrearje. Fan CTG Sanya Treasure Mearfamylje Wenjen wurdt ferwachte dat it in prachtich foarbyldwurk is, opmerklik profesjoneel en djip ynnovatyf. Dit winnende ûntwerp fan de A' Design Award yn Sulver is in tige opfallende, bewûndere útfining dy't foardiel bringt en de grinzen fan keunst, wittenskip, ûntwerp en technology ferleget. CTG Sanya Treasure Mearfamylje Wenjen is in skepping dêr't breed oerjûn wurdt, dy't winsken wekker makket, positive gefoelens bringt en ferwûnderjen en fernuvering opwekket.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: CTG Sanya Treasure is a residential vacation community designed to restore our human senses to their natural and heightened state. 38 towers, set within a tropical jungle landscape and besides a river, have 2 private residences per floor, each with open floor plans that allow essential cross-ventilation. Wrap-around balconies encircle living spaces where inside and outside flow together.
Careful master planning ensures essential connection to the surrounding commercial and cultural facilities.
Dimensions & Packaging: 38 towers in two heights - 8 stories and 11 stories - apartments sizes varying from 138m2 to 591m2 and separate communal facility buildings totalling 260,000m2.
Tags: Tropical Architecture, Residential Towers, Seaview Residences, Resort Master Planning, Communal Lifestyle, Hainan Island China, Tropical Landscape Design, Surprise as a Design Strategy, Cross-Ventilation
Production Technology: . Usage of readily available local construction and finish materials. Balustrade glass is dark and reflective to support balcony privacy. Windows the same, with additional low energy loss and gain specification. Use of gently pitched roofs for better recuperative rainfall management and to hide mechanical penthouses. Use of projecting nosings on balcony edges to increase shading of rooms. Columns placed outside of sliding glass doors which when fully open integrate indoor and outdoor spaces.
Design Challenge: During the design process the allowable height for the towers kept changing, resulting in the production of some 51 different master plan proposals before the final height allowance was determined.
Research: Prior to starting project design, extensive research was carried out, in coordination with the client, of market conditions on Hainan Island, available apartment types and sizes, potential purchaser profiles, adjacent and nearby amenities and visits to surrounding similar developments. As the design proceeded, this research continued and was integrated into the final design
Inspiration: A dream of a tropical lifestyle for a friendly community of families living in a collection of medium-rise towers, integrating their living experiences with the joys of seeing ever changing cloudscapes, feeling sea breezes, experiencing lush tropical landscaping both at ground level and on their balconies.
The landscape design inspiration for the ground level circulation is have overhanging trees and vegetation to completely hide the tower residences and to discover their entrances by surprise
Project Duration: Project design was started in 2022 with teams in Montreal, Hainan and Shanghai. 50% of towers are presently completed and sold, with completion projected for end of 2025.
Operation Flow: Careful master planning a relaxed circulation pattern throughout the project’s tropical landscaping and also ensured easy pedestrian access to a new commercial centre across the street presently under construction.
Team Members: Peter Roper
Sun Minhui
Mia Gao
Zhang Lei
Image Credits: Photos and video taken by Porto Folio Architects