Banyan Tree Xianju Resort 度假酒店 by Kaijian Zhang - gad

Banyan Tree Xianju Resort 度假酒店 by Kaijian Zhang - gad is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award 银奖 in 建筑与结构设计 Competition Category.

银建筑· 2022

Banyan Tree Xianju Resort 度假酒店

by Kaijian Zhang - gad

Client: Gad

A' Design Award 银奖 Winner in 建筑 Category

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The Design

About Banyan Tree Xianju Resort 度假酒店

悦榕庄仙居度假酒店坐落于中国浙江省仙居县吴家山东麓。设计顺应原李山村旧址的复杂地形,将公共区域布置于一段古石墙旁的低地,客房则以小型聚落的形式布置于其上方。通体玻璃幕墙使公共空间向周围山水景观敞开。原村落旧矮墙的石材被重新利用,作为建筑基座的饰面材料。建筑将传统山村形制与现代元素融为一体。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 银奖

Banyan Tree Xianju Resort 度假酒店是 A' Design Award 银奖得主，这是授予顶级、华美而令人印象深刻的设计的极为崇高的认可。银奖得主是极其卓越、极具创造力的作品，展现出其设计师杰出的专业技能、才华与敏锐。预计Banyan Tree Xianju Resort 度假酒店将成为一件出色的典范之作，兼具非凡的专业性与深刻的创新性。这件赢得 A' Design Award 银奖的设计是一项备受瞩目、令人钦佩的发明，造福并拓展艺术、科学、设计和技术的边界。Banyan Tree Xianju Resort 度假酒店是一件令人羡慕的创作，它唤起渴望，带来积极的情感，并激发惊叹与赞叹。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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.