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Opening page:
1. The one-story, sixroom
Mu Feng Yue Hot
Spring Hotel emerges
like a sculpture in the
verdant landscape of
Fengxi New City in
China's Shanxi province.
2+3. Echoing the
exterior, textured and
bare concrete walls are
layered throughout the
hotel, adding a rustic
and understated quality
to the design.
4. Translucent glass
and skylights drench a
corridor with sunlight.
5. An aerial view of
the property, where a
cube-shaped pavilion
made from orangehued
glass sits atop a
reflecting pool and leads
to an elevated tearoom,
accessed via a small
bridge.
5
Wang. These earthy walls, which continue
to fold and unfold throughout, reference the
ancient Chinese cities that sprung up in the
wilderness and are " perceived more as natural
extensions of the terrain rather than intrusive
built elements, " says Wang.
Past the water features and the entry
garden, guests open the wooden door to the
lobby, where a floor-to-ceiling window brings
the outdoors in, magnifying a concrete wall
flaunting a vertical slit. Through its arched
aperture, a skylit-drenched corridor melding
double-height concrete on one side and a
series of voluptuous curves on the other leads
to guestrooms, the interplay between sunshine
and shadow heightening the journey. There
are sustainable elements too, including the
rooftop covered with vegetation that helps to
purify the air and collect rainwater.
The pale concrete that defines the exterior
is also found inside, and in the pared-back
guestrooms, is joined by wood, stone, and
linen. " The natural light accentuates its
texture and color, as if it grows directly from
the land, " says Wang, adding that the pools
found in each of the accommodations are
" strategically positioned to capture the most
picturesque views. "
A suspended tearoom brings another
layer of calm. Accessed via a small bridge
that features an arched niche enveloped by a
channel glass wall on the opposite end of the
entrance, its ethereal façade is reminiscent of
the white lanterns fashioned out of rice paper
and silk that were common during the Tang
and Song dynasties.
Unlike the thick walls that dominate the
rest of the hotel, the tearoom is transparent
on all sides, " inviting in sunlight and fresh
air and fostering a sense of tranquility, " says
Wang. Its upper section is characterized by a
frosted canopy installation and the lower one
is marked by narrow-framed large sliding
doors. " When opened, those within feel as
though they are sitting beneath a grand tree, "
she adds. " This design offers cool shade while
also welcoming the breeze that flows through,
enhancing the connection with nature. " hd
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Owner Shaanxi Fengxi New City Investment &
Development Contractor SCEGC Fengxi Construction
Architecture Firm Studio A+, Beijing Architecture
Project Team Min Wang, Yuliang Wang, Hui Li, Xuan
Wang, Chongshuo Wang, Bin Xu, Wenwen Zhang,
Guozhen Shi, and Kefeng Liu Interior Design Firms
Studio A+, Beijing (public areas), and Xian Xilv Tourism
Culture Development, Xian, China (guestrooms
and pools) Curtainwall System Architecture Design
and Research Institute of HIT Electromechanical
Design Beijing Qinghua Tongheng Planning and
Design Institute Lighting Ning Field Lighting Design
Structural Engineering Beijing Qinghua Tongheng
Planning and Design Institute Landscape Design
Xi'an Symbiosis Architectural Landscape Planning
and Design Polycarbonate Panels Shanghai Huili PC
Sheet Tempered Laminated Glass Pavilion Shanghai
Diyao Special Glass Movable Window Panels Aloni
(Guangdong) Intelligent Technology Skylight VELUX
Light-Guiding Tube VELUX (China) Concrete Xixian
New Area Dacheng IoT Technology Service
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