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sketchbook
Photos by SHAO FENG
perspectives
alila yangshuo
Architecture and design firms: Vector Architects, Beijing, and Horizontal
Space Design, Shenzhen, China
The details: Tucked into the rolling hills along the Li River that sits just
beneath the Karst mountains, Alila Yangshuo is a peaceful and wholly
immersive experience. Once a working sugar mill, preserving the
existing gray brick buildings from the 1960s became "a very meaningful
design move in terms of respecting the local people and culture," says
Dong Gong, founder and principal architect of Beijing-based Vector
Architects. The mill serves as "the spiritual icon for this entire hotel
complex," the second Chinese location for Two Roads Hospitality's
luxury boutique brand.
The 117 guestrooms are housed in a series of new structures, where
more than 60,000 handmade hollow bricks crafted from local sandstone
seamlessly blend the old with the new. Simple and horizontal, they
serve as a counterbalance to the mountain backdrop, which is "almost
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vertical from the ground to the sky," he explains. Even the pitched roofs
look like that of the mill, while the perforated nature of the walls allows
light and ventilation to flow in and out of the buildings.
The depth of that simplicity continues in the interiors from Ju Bin,
founder and CEO of Shenzhen, China's Horizontal Space Design, where
a rich, neutral color palette and organic materials like natural blond
timber and bamboo define the five different types of contemporary,
industrial rooms. The same minimal aesthetic is also present in the
hotel's spa, which draws inspiration from Karst caves with a sculptural
stone and concrete staircase that leads guests into the cavernous retreat.
Housed in the former Sugar Pressing Room, the farm-to-table Sugar
House Restaurant is a clean-lined space with expansive windows and
doors that open to an outdoor terrace cocooned by lush flora, while the
1969 Bar (boasting an in-house rum distillery) overlooks the riverside
pool, a masterpiece in its own right. Surrounded by the framework
of the preserved truss (it was once the sugarcane dock), it leads to the
hillside edge and offers panoramic views, allowing guests to take in the
beauty of the countryside, which Gong says is "very different from any
other place in China."
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Contents
Online TOC
From the Editor
From the Show Director
CitySCENE: San Francisco
Platinum Circle
Perspectives
Sketchbook
Business Sense: Development Update
Inspiration: Mark Friedberg
5 Questions for Hedwig Heinsman
Products
Makers: Erwin Real
Makers: Pascale Girardin
Makers: UrbanGlass
Profile: Lee Pasteris
Trends: Red
Seating
Flooring
Buyer’s Guide
Company Listings
Product Category Index
Product Categories
Ad Index
Back Space: Lauren Rottet
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Hospitality Design - January 2018 - Inspiration: Mark Friedberg
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Hospitality Design - January 2018 - Profile: Lee Pasteris
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