XIXI HOTEL, I
2005
HOTEL RESORT
LOCATION
HANGZHOU, CHINA
STATUS
CONCEPT DESIGN
AREA
74.000 sqm
CLIENT
HANGZHOU TOURISM GROUP
COMPANY
ADA BARCELONA
AUTHORS
XAVIER CLARAMUNT, YAGO HARO
PROJECT TEAM
PAU RODRGÍGUEZ, MIQUEL DE MAS, MARC ZABALLA, JOAN CUEVAS, ANNE-SOPHIE DE VARGAS, HOU TEH CHIEN, CECILIA XU, SUSAN ZHANG
The Xixi Wetland Hotel is situated in the Xixi wetland area, west of Hanghzou. Ten landmarks are spread across the landscape as watchtowers. The towers have a central core that represents the main structural element and gives access to the rooms, only two suites on each floor.
Besides, the core acts as a rotation axis for the different plants, which rotate each from the previous one, in a gesture of visual scanning of the swamp. Under the towers, the public areas of the program are built like springs located along the walkways that connect them.