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The mystery and allure of the Royal Gardens have long been referenced in Chinese literature and art, while largely seen as ancient artifacts lost to history and mythology. But the past has been recalled, and with stunning beauty and imagination, in Haikou City in China’s Hainan Province. For the 305room Eadry Royal Garden Hotel, designer Honglei Liu of Toronto- and Shenzhen-based BLVD Interiors took on the challenge of updating traditions of the distant past to modern tastes. “I wanted to bring Chinese royal architecture, [which is] a key aspect of the Qing Dynasty in North

China, to South China, and make it an important sensory experience for visitors,” she says. “[My goals were] to explore the ideas of Chinese garden architecture that are poetically embraced by gardens, [and at the same time] to improve the guest’s interaction with nature in a modern context. The challenge of course was integrating the courtyard concept into a contemporary 5-Star hotel.” Liu says that the original courtyard buildings were smaller in size than their contemporary counterparts, due to the limitations of materials and technology in ancient times. “Wood was the primary construction

Opposite page: At the Haikou Eadry Royal Garden Hotel, BLVD Interiors reimagines Chinese royal architecture. This page, from top: Inspired by Chinese garden architecture, the hotel provides a sensory experience for visitors; in the lobby bar, modern screen patterns are accented by traditional shades of red and muted contemporary brown hues.

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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Hospitality Design - January/February 2012

Hospitality Design - January/February 2012
Contents
Online Contents
From the Editor
From the Show Director
People
People
Sketchbook
Conference
Interview
Maxim Maximov
Furniture
Textiles
Brazil
Russia
India
China
Eadry Royal Garden Hotel
Andaz Shanghai
Leela Palace New Delhi
Rodeio
Back Space
Hospitality Design - January/February 2012 - Intro
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Hospitality Design - January/February 2012 - Cover2
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Hospitality Design - January/February 2012 - Contents
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Hospitality Design - January/February 2012 - Online Contents
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Hospitality Design - January/February 2012 - From the Editor
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Hospitality Design - January/February 2012 - From the Show Director
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Hospitality Design - January/February 2012 - People
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Hospitality Design - January/February 2012 - People
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Hospitality Design - January/February 2012 - Sketchbook
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Hospitality Design - January/February 2012 - Conference
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Hospitality Design - January/February 2012 - Interview
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Hospitality Design - January/February 2012 - Maxim Maximov
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Hospitality Design - January/February 2012 - Furniture
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Hospitality Design - January/February 2012 - Brazil
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Hospitality Design - January/February 2012 - Russia
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Hospitality Design - January/February 2012 - China
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Hospitality Design - January/February 2012 - Eadry Royal Garden Hotel
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Hospitality Design - January/February 2012 - Andaz Shanghai
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Hospitality Design - January/February 2012 - Leela Palace New Delhi
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Hospitality Design - January/February 2012 - Rodeio
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Hospitality Design - January/February 2012 - Back Space
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