Project Overview
Located in Luohanlin, Xuyong County, Luzhou City-the junction of Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan, Luzhou Yunjin Paradise will be built into the “Back Garden” of Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Belt. The main peak here is 1902 meters above sea level. Boasting flowery spring, fruitful autumn, cool summer and snowy winter, it has excellent natural advantages as a destination for tourism, summer vacation, sports and wellness.
The Cloud Hotel is located at the highest point of Luzhou Yunjin Paradise. Here you can overlook the vast black pine forest around, watch swirling clouds, the sunset and the ascending moon, or look up at the boundless starry sky. The base is shaped like a boot across a valley. The maximum elevation difference of the terrain is about 46 meters, which makes the design quite difficult. It is planned to highlight the living and playing experience in the cloud, fully consider the relationship between the building and the mountain to create a superior viewing horizon, while respecting nature and reducing the amount of earthwork. Moreover, it is planned to create a site imprint with an innovative architectural form close to nature, and create a layered spatial sequence and a high-quality internal environment.
Project Commissioner
Sichuan lvzhiyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd, GreenTown Real Estate Development Group Co., Ltd
Project Creator
Zhejiang Qingmo Engineering Design Co.Ltd.
Team
Architect Design: Yu Gang, Tong Jun, Pan Youwei, Bao Peipei, He Chenhao, Pan Yong, Long Shu
Structural Design: Zuo Yinghui, Zheng Guihua, Jiang Rui
Electrical Design: Ni Jian, Xu Zhexing, Xie Jinjin
Water supply and drainage Design: Zheng Meihua, Liu Chao
HVAC Design: Wang Xiaopeng, Wu Yangjin
Project Brief
Combined with the terrain elevation difference, the volume expands in three directions according to the contour line, covering a 360-degree panoramic view. The lobby, restaurant and other public areas are located in the core, and the guest rooms are placed on the two wings, facing the southeast to embrace the mountain forest, so that the experiencer can get a better view of the scenery; the logistics is set on the north side to take into account the hotel functions and traffic flow lines. At the end of each volume, a set-back model is formed to create the viewing terrace, just as the original ridge line gradually unfolds in line with the landscape.
The consciously designed soft architectural edge is outlined by flowing and flexible lines, inclusively echoing with the mountain forest. The transparent floor-to-ceiling windows, as the main theme of the facade, become the best medium for the interaction between architecture and nature. It allows people to stand at the end to embrace the 270-degree view, and appropriately cancels the volume, showing lightness and vividness.
Project Innovation/Need
The hotel highlights the rich experience of the public area. The streamline form that runs through the public area echoes with the image of “Cloud Hotel”, connecting the spatial sequence, creating an experience of indoor-outdoor blending and spacial integration. The lobby is set on the middle floor of the building, and the difference between the south and the north is utilized to create the experience of a non-ground entrance experience at the main entrance. Through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the three-story full-height lobby, people will greet the stretching mountain forest and the sea of clouds.
The public cantilevered terrace connecting the guest rooms at two wings breaks through the facade constraints and extends into the air, trying to get close to nature, which increases the interest of space experience. On the ground floor, landscape elements are infiltrated into the interior, to blend in with the diversity of gray space, so that the experiencer may enjoy at will. The restaurant on the top floor reached by vertical traffic creates an unbounded space, giving people more possibilities for socializing and viewing.
The dialogue with nature runs through the design, and the valley landscape space highlights its unique vertical advantage. The creation of diversified elements such as water fall, gentle slope lawn, step ramp, plank road, resolves the elevation difference of the site. Attempt is made to create a more symbolic landscape space with minimal artificial intervention, hoping to complement the architecture and leave a deep imprint of regional scene for people.
Design Challenge
Firstly, the hotel is located in a forest of lodgepole pines of a high altitude. The base resembles a boot across a valley. The maximum height difference of the terrain is about 46 meters, making the vertical design very difficult.
Secondly, the hotel is well integrated with the surrounding landscape, breaking the boundaries between architecture, interior and surrounding environment, which is the characteristics of the hotel.
Thirdly, in order to have a better view of the landscape, we optimize the structural design in the lobby and the top restaurant to reduce the obstruction of the sight caused by the structural columns, and create a "column-free space".
Fourthly, we build a "floating" awning in the drop-off area at the main entrance of the hotel, which is not easy because we need to solve the long-span problem. The awning enlarges the spatial scale through its upturned edges and creates a sense of ceremony; meanwhile, it conveys a light texture in the image, which echoes the characteristics of the "cloud hotel".
Sustainability
We carry out architectural design in accordance with the terrain to the greatest extent, reduce the amount of earthwork, rationally use the original ecological landscape resources, and decorate the building's terrace, guest room balcony, and roof with green plants to create a symbiotic relationship between the building and nature, and create a pleasant relaxation area for the occupant.
Architecture - Commercial - International Hospitality
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