Set on a corner plot of a larger visitor centre, this resort hotel is designed as the final stop on the visitor’s journey. The existing context boasts a number of established trees. The hotel is designed to respect this setting. The design weaves between these trees, minimising the disruption and disturbance of the existing landscape.

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This primary move lends itself to a meandering form that shrinks and expands to accommodate different hotel functions while respecting the context. A natural, solid sandstone plinth is punctured with a rhythmic language of colonnade. This expression draws from the verticality of the existing trees, while creating a series of curated and framed views of the landscape beyond.

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Above, the hotel towers become distinct objects perched lightly atop the plinth. They reference the lighter materiality of the immediate context, while retaining a calm and ordered architectural language. 

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This project is undertaken in collaboration with Office FUU in Shanghai.