Shanghai Xijiao Ihhotela by Liang Ding and Yuefeng Zhou

Shanghai Xijiao Ihhotela by Liang Ding and Yuefeng Zhou is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Umklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award in Ukudizayina Ingaphakathi Competition Category.

InsimbiIngaphakathi· 2020

Shanghai Xijiao Ihhotela

by Liang Ding and Yuefeng Zhou

Client: Liang DING & Yuefeng ZHOU

Umklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award Winner in Ingaphakathi Category

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The Design

About Shanghai Xijiao Ihhotela

Le projekthi iyi-villa eguquliwe enamakamelo amahlanu ezindaweni ezingaphansi kweShanghai, ihlanganisa cishe i-1,000sqm. I-décor ihlanganisa ndawonye umuzwa omusha wase China onqabile kusuka ophahleni kuya ekusekelweni kwamatshe phansi. Uphahla luhlotshiswe ngopende omnyama kanye nensimbi engagqwali yensimbi, okuvumela ukukhanya okufihliwe kudlule izikhala. Izinto ezifana ne-veneer yezinkuni, insimbi engagqwali, nokupenda okubonisa umuzwa omusha wamaShayina kuxutshwa ndawonye ukudala isikhala esisha somuzwa wamaShayina. Konke kukho konke, ukwakhiwa kuhlose ukuletha abantu eduze kweShanghai, futhi empeleni, ukusondela kubo.

The Recognition

About the Umklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award

Shanghai Xijiao Ihhotela iwinile uMklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award, ukwaziswa okuhloniphekile okunikezwa imiklamo emihle ehlangabezana nezidingo zobungcweti nezemboni ezilindelekile ezimpahleni ezihlelwe kahle. Abawinile beNsimbi babonisa ikhono elikhulu, ubungcweti obuphezulu, ukuqonda kochwepheshe namandla okudala abadali babo. Shanghai Xijiao Ihhotela ilindeleke ukuba ibe yinto exatshwa kakhulu, edunyiswayo nethandwayo esebenzayo nenezinto ezintsha. Lo mklamo owinile uMklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award uhlanganisa izindlela ezinhle kakhulu zemboni futhi unezimfanelo zobuchwepheshe ezifanelekile ezihlanganiswe nolwazi nethalente. Shanghai Xijiao Ihhotela iyahlonishwa ngenxa yokucophelela kwayo futhi ihlelelwe ukulethela izinguquko zomgangatho wempilo ezisiza ukwenza umhlaba ube yindawo engcono.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: Xijiao Hotel - a converted villa with five floors in the Shanghai suburbs, covers about 1,000sqm. The decor ties together a vivid new Chinese feel from the ceiling to the stone layout on the floor. The ceiling is decorated with black painting and grey stainless steel plate, which allows the hidden light to pass through the gaps. This forms the main element of design on the ceiling and integrates with the stone flooring layout. Xijiao Hotel pays homage to the purest form of design by subtly blending the elements lending themselves to both poetic and finished decor.
Dimensions & Packaging: The project has a total area of 5000 Sq.mt.
Tags: Hotel, China, dawn, Nature, Wood, interior space, commercial
Production Technology: Xijiao Hotel is realized through a wide variety of materials. Main material: Wall with wood veneer, latex paint, stone; Floor with stone, carpet, reinforced wood flooring, ceramic tile; Furniture, Lamp, Hardware. The theme of the project is making people feel like home, and offering venues to encourage people to have a good relaxation and rest. A huge variety of materials have been used from tiles to wooden flooring and wood being the primary materials. The dark color and gold color are mixed together to create a new Chinese feel space.
Design Challenge: Considering the existing pipes on site, it's not easy to rearrange them to match with the whole design, especially in the underground restaurant area. How the pipes are laid out? How can the design achieve a good outcome at the least cost? Finally, the pipes are laid out in a very simplistic fashion in lines, which makes the exposed ceiling seems clean.
Research: In early 2018, the client team invited us to set up a design research group to specialize in the new Chinese feel hotel design where people can feel warm and spiritual healing. In 2018, the client team hopes to establish an experimental hotel in Shanghai. Our team has officially started the project.
Inspiration: The design is inspired by the dawn in Nature. As a proverb says, to watch the sunrise must wait till dawn. When tenacious sunshine breaks through a cloak of clouds, it can always touch the hearts of all. Xijiao hotel is like a temporary home for people who are away from home. After one day’s business, they can feel warm, inspiring and spiritual healing light when they go through the lobby, restaurant, corridor, etc. Even it’s dark outside, people can feel warm through the whole design.
Project Duration: The project started in January 2019 in Changning, Shanghai, China and is under construction for now. The project is estimated to finish in May 2020 in Changning, Shanghai, China.
Operation Flow: This is a converted project with five floors in Shanghai, China. Gaps on the ceiling for light flow are important design elements in this design. It also integrates with the stone flooring layout and other elements in elevation. All these design elements create a new Chinese feel space, where people can feel warm and peaceful.
Team Members: Liang DING and Yuefeng ZHOU