escape Shenzhen's Nanshan District is a vibrant technology hub, yet while creating a design narrative for the 340-room Shenzhen Marriott Hotel Nanshan, Hong Kong-based Cheng Chung Design (CCD) looked instead to the city's idyllic roots as a fishing village. "Shenzhen gave birth to a long fishing village culture, so weaving, fishing nets, and A resort-style hotel in Shenzhen By AliA AkkAm Photography courtesy of Cheng Chung Design rolling hills were all sources of inspiration," says CCD interior designer Nick Tse. Here, nods to the calming Nanshan Mountain abound: a massive mesh screen suspended from the sky lobby's ceiling depicts a mountain scene through three kinds of overlapping metal; a 3D cellular acrylic that uses a special cutting technology 1. Wall screens behind the Shenzhen Marriott Hotel Nanshan's sky lobby's reception desks are made from Italian leather with cutouts representing the shape of the lychee fruits and flowers common in the region. 2. An art piece in the arrival lobby is made from a handchiseled log, its curves resembling the coastline and waves. 3. Mimicking a local garden, plants and flower motifs adorn Chinese restaurant Man Ho. 3 hospitalitydesign.com August 2016 137http://www.hospitalitydesign.com