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Zenstay بوتيڪ هوٽل by Shengzhe Shen

Zenstay بوتيڪ هوٽل by Shengzhe Shen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award چاندي انعام in فنِ تعمير، عمارت ۽ ڍانچي جو ڊيزائن Competition Category.


چانديفنِ تعمير· 2022

Zenstay بوتيڪ هوٽل

by Shengzhe Shen

Client: Zen-In Architects

A' Design Award چاندي انعام Winner in فنِ تعمير Category

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The Design

About Zenstay بوتيڪ هوٽل

زينسٽي چين جي زوشان ۾ ڊونگجي ٻيٽ تي هڪ بوتيڪ هوٽل آهي. هي پروجيڪٽ هڪ ٽڪريءَ جي ڍورَ تي موجود اصلي پٿر جي گهر جي بحاليءَ جو ڪم آهي. مقامي رهائشي شڪلين ۽ قدرتي بناوتن ڊيزائن جي رهنمائي ڪئي. اصلي پٿر ۽ ڪاٺ جي ساخت کي محفوظ رکيو ويو آهي، ۽ نوان اڇا بلاڪ الڳ ٿيل عوامي جاين کي ڳنڍين ٿا. هڪ آنگڻ ۽ هڪ ڏاڪڻ پراڻن ۽ نون حصن کي ڳنڍي ٿي. سامان ۾ ڪنڪريٽ، مقامي تراشيل پٿر، پراڻي ليرچ ڪاٺ، استعمال ٿيل ڀورا کپرا ۽ اسٽڪو شامل آهن. هوٽل ۾ نو سمنڊ جو نظارو ڏسندڙ مهمان ڪمرا، هڪ ريسٽورنٽ، هڪ بار، هڪ ڪانفرنس روم ۽ هڪ نظارو ڏسڻ وارو پليٽ فارم موجود آهي.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award چاندي انعام

Zenstay بوتيڪ هوٽل A' Design Award چاندي انعام جو کٽيندڙ آهي، غير معمولي حد تائين معزز اعتراف جيڪو اعليٰ ترين درجي جي، شاندار ۽ متاثر ڪندڙ ڊيزائنن کي ڏنو وڃي ٿو. چاندي جا کٽيندڙ تمام گهڻا روشن ۽ انتهائي تخليقي ڪم آهن، جيڪي پنهنجي ڊيزائنرن جي شاندار مهارت، صلاحيت ۽ ذڪاوت کي ظاهر ڪن ٿا. Zenstay بوتيڪ هوٽل کان اميد ڪئي وڃي ٿي ته اهو هڪ شاندار نمائشي ڪم هوندو، قابل ذڪر حد تائين پيشه ورانه ۽ ڳوڙهي جدت وارو. هي ڊيزائن جنهن A' Design Award چاندي انعام کٽيو آهي، هڪ انتهائي قابل ذڪر، ساراهيل ايجاد آهي جيڪا فائدو ڏئي ٿي ۽ فن، سائنس، ڊيزائن ۽ ٽيڪنالاجي جون حدون وڌائي ٿي. Zenstay بوتيڪ هوٽل هڪ اهڙي تخليق آهي جنهن تي گهڻا حسد ڪن ٿا، جيڪا خواهشون جاڳائي ٿي، مثبت جذبا آڻي ٿي ۽ حيرت ۽ تعجب جي چڻنگ ٻاري ٿي.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
Based on local dwelling and natural texture, the reconstruction project aimed at improving quality of living for visitors by generating functional spaces satisfy both needs of traditional culture and modern experience under the seemingly dramatically opposite old and new architectural forms. While preserving the original structure to the largest extent, novel white blocks were inserted to establish continuity between detached public spaces. At the same time, atrium and staircase offered a smooth transition between the old and new and with a purpose to strengthen the harmonious and stable of the place.
Dimensions & Packaging
Site area: 456 square meters, covered area: 733 square meters.
Original area: 318 square meters, new area: 415 square meters.
Including, 9 sea view guest rooms, 1 restaurant, 1 sober bar, 1 conference room and 1 full viewing multifunctional platform.
Tags
Hotel, Residential, Adaptive renovation, Interventional reconstruction, Sustainable idea, Rural design, Rebirth, Island, Stone house, Low tech, Regional cultural
Production Technology
Structure: Original stone-timber structure, Frame structure.
Material: Concrete, Local ashlar, Red block, Old Larch wood, Used grey tiles, Stucco, Soil stabilizer.
Construction team: Local Builders.
Design Challenge
In the process, there were series of difficulties overcame by folk wisdom and design strategy on the islands far away from the mainland without large construction machinery and vehicles. The concrete was poured by terrain and gravity, after transported to the top of the hillside by human and animal power. Trying to keep the traditional houses details and unique living experience, we combined modern materials with local craft as well. For example, the original style of the ashlar wall was put back to normal by soil stabilizer and loess. We had to face bad weather and goods shortage where could be more difficult than on the mainland.
Research
Thanks to the project, we explored the traditional stone house in island to construct skills as an appropriate technology (low tech), regional cultural of reference, its interventional reconstruction of the possibility and its sustainable idea of the necessity and reflection. By the protection of the original fabric and the innovation of the new format, we turned the old stone house of the rural island into a rebirth.
Inspiration
Zenstay Boutique Hotel is the ideal home for a post-80s couple on Dongji Island, the eastern end of mainland China, a original stone house on a hillside. Watching tides rise and fall, weathered by time and elements, stone houses create the rustic island culture and the beauty of years. The "local dwelling" and "natural texture" were the entry points for the design.
Project Duration
The project started in April 2017 in Dongji Island, Zhoushan and finished in February 2019.
Operation Flow
In fact, most border islands have two sides of extremes — the cultural enclaves locked in the past and the hot spots for literary youth. Natural, traditional or fashion, postmodern would be conflicting and symbiotic. The design of Zenstay Boutique Hotel has both traditional and novel aspects as well, trying to cater the functional and scene requirements from its two aspects with a sincere and simple attitude.
Patents
Copyrights belong to Shengzhe Shen, 2021.
Team Members
Lead Architect: Shengzhe Shen
Architect: Yixin Guo
Structural Design: Wei Chen
Image Credits
Image #1: Photographer Weiqi Jin, Aerial night view, 2020.
Image #2: Photographer Weiqi Jin, Main facade, 2020.
Image #3: Photographer Weiqi Jin, Platform, 2020.
Image #4: Photographer Weiqi Jin, Old and new, 2020.
Image #5: Photographer Weiqi Jin, Guest room, 2020.

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