Wyndham Grand Plaza Hotel Resort by He Wang and Hancui Lu

Wyndham Grand Plaza Hotel Resort by He Wang and Hancui Lu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award de Bronz in Design de Arhitectură, Clădiri și Structuri Competition Category.

BronzArhitectură· 2022

Wyndham Grand Plaza Hotel Resort

by He Wang and Hancui Lu

Client: Jiruishe Architects

A' Design Award de Bronz Winner in Arhitectură Category

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The Design

About Wyndham Grand Plaza Hotel Resort

Wyndham Grand Plaza este un hotel resort situat în Golful Shuangyue, în sudul Chinei, unde două plaje în formă de semilună dau spre mare. Designul este format din trei turnuri de camere cu fațade fluide, ondulate, care amintesc de valurile ce ajung la țărm. Aproape toate camerele sunt orientate spre ocean și includ balcoane lungi și un jacuzzi. Clădirile mai joase, aflate în apropierea plajei, reflectă scara satului de pescari din vecinătate. O copertină amplă, semi-transparentă, leagă turnurile de piscine, restaurante și baruri, în timp ce o axă centrală conduce de la piața de la intrare până la plajă.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronz

Wyndham Grand Plaza Hotel Resort a câștigat A' Design Award de Bronz, o recunoaștere extrem de prestigioasă acordată designurilor remarcabile care se disting prin creativitate, ingeniozitate și istețime. Câștigătorii Bronzului sunt artefacte din plin pricepute și izbitor de creative, care atestă experiența vastă, imaginația și resursele designerilor lor. Se așteaptă ca Wyndham Grand Plaza Hotel Resort să fie un obiect foarte apreciat, admirat și prețuit, remarcabil de profesionist și inovator. Acest design câștigător al A' Design Award de Bronz încorporează cele mai bune practici din artă, știință, design și tehnologie și este excelent prin atenția la detalii. Wyndham Grand Plaza Hotel Resort satisface splendid nevoile, atinge dorințele, vrăjește sentimentele și stârnește curiozitatea.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: With infinity pools, spas, restaurants, entertainment and so on, Wyndham Grand Plaza Royale Shuangyue Bay offers lots of activities for visitors to spend their time. Moreover, outdoor activities and the discovery of the fishing village culture will overwhelm visitors with an unforgettable impression. The layout of the hotel guestroom towers creates a special experience where almost all of the spaces have unobstructed views towards the ocean with long balconies and jacuzzi for bedrooms.
Tags: Hotel, Coastal resort, Unity Design Atelier, UDA
Design Challenge: During the design process, the architect had to deal with the challenges of, firstly, how to deal with the relationship between the high-density luxury resort hotel and the surrounding environment, especially the nearby existing fishing village; Secondly, how to maximize the value of a hotel and to strike a balance between the interests of the developer and general public. Thirdly, how to maximize the view of the surrounding landscape and ensure that all guest rooms and communal facilities would be provided with ocean views.
Research: The building design is inspired by the crescent-shaped beaches on both sides of the site, a natural feature that is attractive to the site. In general, the building forms are smooth and wavy, symbolising water flowing with energy, and the surging of waves. The facades of the three high-rise buildings are reminiscent of a series of waves hitting the shore, which gradually formed an abstract crescent shape – a metaphor of double crescent moons and ocean waves. The facade design of the low-rise building facing the beach to the west was inspired by the texture of rock-like deposits and the cracks that are eroded by seawater. These rocks are layered with different colours and materials, and are carved by nature. The façade is made with stone and metal of different textures and colours with varying widths, which became a layered rock-like facade effect. Through scattering, they form a rich occlusal relationship. The shape of the building and the facade texture are all derived from the beach and the ocean, aiming to arouse people's imagination and imagination of the ocean.
Inspiration: The site is situated in Shuangyue Bay Southern China, where natural landscape with two crescent-moon-like beaches and beautiful sea view are found. Contradict to the organic growth pattern of a fishing village nearby, the simple form and tall volume has made the hotel an eye-catching identity around the area. Small building volumes are placed at the main pedestrian entrance fronting the beach to replicate the spatial scale of fishing village and to create a pedestrian friendly environment.
Project Duration: LOCATION: Huizhou, China
DURATION: 2014-2019
Operation Flow: The key circulation axis flows from the main site entrance of the hotel into a pedestrian plaza. From here, it leads into the entrance plaza and then all the way to the beach, with space along the axis varies in volume and provide a range of rich sensory experience. Between the three towers lie a giant size translucent canopy that connects the semi open plaza space at the podium level afforded a strong ritualistic sense of entering the hotel, commonly found in a grandiose hotel. A large semi-transparent canopy allows the guests from all towers to connect to public amenities, such as swimming pool, restaurants and bar located on different levels and then all the way to the beach.

With open building interface, pedestrian-friendly landscape design and small rooftop villas, the intention is to craft a pleasant entrance plazas and beach plaza that guests will enjoy during their stay. The multi-level spatial sequence from public to private provides visitors with an open public space, but also space exclusively for hotel guests, striking a good balance between public interest and private interest.
Team Members: Director: He Wang
Hancui Lu
Architect: Shaobo Zhang.
Image Credits: Image #1#2#3#4#5: Photographer Chao Zhang 2021.