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Banyan Tree Xianju Resort Te Mahi Matua: Hōtera Whakatā by Kaijian Zhang - gad

Banyan Tree Xianju Resort Te Mahi Matua: Hōtera Whakatā by Kaijian Zhang - gad is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Hiriwa in Hoahoa Waihanga, Whare me te Hanganga Competition Category.


HiriwaWaihanga· 2022

Banyan Tree Xianju Resort Te Mahi Matua: Hōtera Whakatā

by Kaijian Zhang - gad

Client: Gad

A' Design Award Hiriwa Winner in Waihanga Category

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The Design

About Banyan Tree Xianju Resort Te Mahi Matua: Hōtera Whakatā

Ko te Banyan Tree Xianju Resort he hōtera kei te pūtake rāwhiti o te Maunga Wujia i te Kaunihera o Xianju, i te Kāwanatanga o Zhejiang, Haina. E whai ana te hoahoa i te whenua matatini o te wāhi o te Kāinga o Lishan o mua. Ka whakanōhia ngā wāhi tūmatanui ki te rohe hakahaka i te taha o tētahi pātū kōhatu tawhito, ā, ka whakaturia ngā rūma manuhiri ki runga ake i a rātou i te āhua o tētahi kāinga iti. He mata karaihe katoa e whakatuwhera ana i ngā wāhi tūmatanui ki te taiao huri noa. I whakamahia anō ngā kōhatu mai i te pātū tawhito o te kāinga o mua hei whakapaipai mō te tūāpapa. Ka whakakotahi ngā whare i ngā āhua kāinga maunga tuku iho me ngā āhuatanga hou.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Hiriwa

Ko Banyan Tree Xianju Resort Te Mahi Matua: Hōtera Whakatā te toa o te A' Design Award Hiriwa, he whakaaetanga tino whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa taumata teitei rawa, ātaahua me te whakamīharo. Ko ngā toa Hiriwa he mahi tino kanapa, tino auaha e whakaatu ana i te mātanga, te pūmanawa me te mōhio hōhonu o ā rātou kaihoahoa. E tūmanakohia ana ko Banyan Tree Xianju Resort Te Mahi Matua: Hōtera Whakatā he mahi whakamīharo, he tauira, he tino ngaio, he auaha hōhonu. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Hiriwa he hanganga rongonui, whakamīharotia e whai wāhi ana ki te whakawhānui i ngā rohe o te toi, te pūtaiao, te hoahoa me te hangarau. Ko Banyan Tree Xianju Resort Te Mahi Matua: Hōtera Whakatā he mahi e hae ana te tini, e whakaara ana i ngā hiahia, e kawe mai ana i ngā kare-ā-roto pai, ā, e whakaoho ana i te mīharo.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
Lishan Village, located at the east foot of Wujia Mountain in Xianju County, Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province, has an excellent location overlooking the Shenxianju scenic spot.

The architectural style of the design is intended to show the collision and integration of traditional landscape and modern elements. The all-glass facade of the public space ensures the best landscape presentation. The guest room of Villa takes the original local ecological village as its theme, trees and winding paths.
Dimensions & Packaging
The architectural style of the design is intended to show the collision and integration of traditional landscape and modern elements. The all-glass facade of the public space ensures the best landscape presentation. The guest room of Villa takes the original local ecological village as its theme, trees and winding paths.
Tags
New Chinese Style, Resort Hotel
Production Technology
Vernacular architecture seems to be born organic. They appropriated natural forms and structures and was simply built with local materials. Further, vernacular architecture is part of the process of human survival, reproduction and continuity of life. It is closely linked to the land and to the human spirit. In the selection of materials for the building, we have given preference to organic materials. The stones of the "Old Parapet" in the original village were reapplied as a finish to the base.
Design Challenge
The design gives full consideration to the use of the surrounding landscape. The building is high in the north and low in the south, ensuring that all guestrooms and public Spaces have a view of the main scenery of the old camphor tree, terrace and Shenxianju. The overall layout follows the principle of combining nature, and the building is scattered according to the mountain. The public spaces are designed as a landscape building that respects the context. Villa rooms, modeled on villages, are orderly scattered over public spaces, integrating with mountains, terraced fields and springs.
Research
Xianju County is the "Home of Hundreds of Crafts" and has a great deal of intangible cultural heritage. The question of how the architecture should reflect the character of the region is the first question we considered. Vernacular architecture seems to be born organic.

They appropriated natural forms and structures and was simply built with local materials.
Further, vernacular architecture is part of the process of human survival, reproduction and continuity of life.

It is closely linked to the land and to the human spirit. In the selection of materials for the building, we have given preference to organic materials (the durability of different types of organic materials has been deliberated for the sake of the subsequent maintenance of the hotel).

The stones of the "Old Parapet" in the original village were reapplied as a finish to the base.
This is a blend of old and new architecture, giving the hotel a new spiritual meaning.
Inspiration
The plot has prominent landscape resource advantages and rich cultural deposits. The design aims to make flexible use of the complex terrain of the original site of Lishan Village, based on the architectural forms and elements of traditional mountain villages in Zhejiang, combined with modern technology and local materials, to create a wild, simple and quiet atmosphere of the park. Public area is placed under the mountain body combined with the old stone wall, the guest rooms are placed above public area and presented in the form of a settlement, evoking the memory of the ancient village.
Project Duration
The project started in 2019 in Danzhu Township, Xianju County, Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province, China and finished in 2021, and will establish in 2023.
Operation Flow
The project is divided into four buildings, among which building 1, 2 and 4 are composed of public areas and guest rooms, while building 3, is all guest rooms. Public areas and logistics are located in the lower area, while guest rooms are located in the higher area, ensuring the independence of various traffic lines.

The building is high in the north and low in the south, the public spaces combined with the original village form are placed under the wall.
Team Members
Project Director: Kaijian Zhang
Other Team Members: Xuan Wu
Lu Zhang
Zi'ang Liu
Guangzhao Chen
Ying Li
Yingyao Wu
Zuhang Zhuo
Maoqing Shao
Zhenhuan Zhang
Electrical: Shanghai Baiheng Electromechanical Design Office Co., Ltd.
Interior: Yang Bangsheng Design Group
Landscape: Tourism Design (Shenzhen) priority design
KKSIC-Kanko Designers & Associates Co., Ltd.
Kitchen: Shanghai Newray Kitchen Consultant Co., Ltd.
Hotel Management: Banyan Tree Holding Company Limited
Rendering: Tongchuang
Image Credits
Image #1: Rendering Tongchuang, Main image, 2021.
Image #2: Rendering Tongchuang, Lobby facade, 2021.
Image #3: Rendering Tongchuang, All day dining restaurant Facade, 2021.
Image #4: Rendering Tongchuang, Chinese restaurant Facade, 2021.
Image #5: Rendering Tongchuang, Bird view, 2020.

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