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Yuhong Wang and Xuan Wu - gad Receives the Silver A' Design Award for Hotel South Taihu Resort Village in Architecture, Building and Structure Design
The international grand jury of the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Yuhong Wang and Xuan Wu - gad for architecture, building and structure design
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COMO, Italy, April 22, 2022 /DesignNewswire/ Hotel South Taihu Resort Village by Yuhong Wang and Xuan Wu - gad, designed for Gad, has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Architecture, Building and Structure Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The award was conferred within the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The Silver A' Design Award Explained
The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.
Regarding Hotel South Taihu Resort Village
Hotel South Taihu is a resort hotel built on the east slope of Xiaomei Mountain, facing Taihu Lake. The main public area is arranged in an L shape and steps down with the terrain, following an existing zigzag mountain road. The lobby sits at the highest point of the building and meets the view of the lake through a rimless landscape pool. Guest room buildings are scattered across the hillside on both sides. Deep horizontal cornices, granite and rubble in the tones of Taihu stone help the buildings blend with the mountain forest.
About Yuhong Wang and Xuan Wu - gad
The projects gad sumbitted represent our outstanding works since we established. gad is a comprehensive design institute with Grade A Architectural Engineering Qualification in architecture industry which integrates architectural engineering design, engineering technology consultation and service. Its works cover residences, office buildings, hotels, science institutes, colleges& universities, commerce and urban complexes.
Award Record
With this recognition, Yuhong Wang and Xuan Wu - gad is a winner of 3 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted in the 2021 - 2022 edition of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Architecture, Building and Structure Design Award
The A' Architecture Design Award is an international architectural design competition recognizing good architectural designs by best architects worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to architectural design studios, building contractors, structural engineering firms and architecture and design consultants from all countries. Typical entries include skyscrapers, museums, residential buildings, commercial complexes, educational institutions and religious structures. The awarded architectural projects are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/architecture
About A' Design Award & Competition
Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is to advance society through good design, by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, uploading a work and receiving a preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/135034
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/135034
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!135034
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/320280
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://www.gad.com.cn/index.php
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Hotel South Taihu Resort Village
- Function
- Resort Village
- Category
- Architecture, Building and Structure Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture
- Colors
- Dark Slate Gray, White Smoke, Black, Gray and Lavender
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Gad
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Yuhong Wang and Xuan Wu - gad
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2021 - 2022
- Design ID
- #135034
Credits
- Team
- Yuhong Wang, Xuan Wu, Kesuo Wu, Lin Wang, Zheng Cao, Yao Fang, Qingzhong Meng, Fabing Tan, Zhiliang Liu, Wanping Zhang, Yingdong Wu and Xuefeng Wu and others
- Image Credits
- photographer Hou Bo Wen，Mian image，2021.12.; Photographer Hou Bo Wen，Bird view, 2021.12.; Photographer Hou Bo Wen, Main entrance, 2021.12.; Photographer Hou Bo Wen，Hotel public leisure area, 2021.12.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- As the largest monomer of the hotel, the gradually overlapped public area is arranged in the shape of "L" facing Taihu Lake. While extending the landscape horizontally to the largest extent, the lobby, at the highest point of the building, seamlessly connects to the surface of Taihu Lake through a rimless landscape pool. The main landscape is embellished by the Moon Hotel, forming a full moon by reflection, which is beautiful and magnificent. From the lobby, they are the all-day dining restaurant, swimming pool fitness floor, Chinese restaurant floor, conference floor and logistics facilities according to the landscape conditions.
- Inspiration
- The land of Hotel South Taihu is located on the east slope of Xiaomei Mountain, facing Taihu Lake. The terrain is high in the west and low in the east, with a drop of 45 meters. Based on the principle of maximum protection of the mountain and reduction of interference to the current terrain, and based on the original building site to reduce interference to the geomorphology and mountain excavation, the existing “zigzag” public road on Xiaomei Mountain is used to connect all parts of the hotel space and organize all traffic entrances and exits.
- Research
- Xiaomei Mountain, which was named after the story that Su Shi once planted plums blossom here, is the extension of Bianshan Mountain, and is 77 meters above sea level. Bianshan Mountain meanders from west to east and enters Taihu Lake from Xiaomei Mountain. Xiaomei Mountain has been a good place to enjoy the scenery of Taihu Lake since ancient times. You can have a panoramic view of the lake and mountain in the “Lake-Viewing Pavilion” on the top of the mountain. Xiaomeikou, a famous fishing port of Taihu Lake in history, is located at the east foot of the mountain. Now it is famous for the Moon Hotel.
- Challenge
- In order to protect the mountain of the site, sort out the horizontal and vertical line according to the landform; the original road is used to arrange the architectural form; The proper use of natural height difference allows each group of buildings to have a better view of landscape; The horizontal layout strategy reduces the sense of building volume, and the scattered building volume ensures the ecological sustainability of Xiaomei Mountain.
- Realization and Technology
- The facade is built with deep horizontal cornices, to emphasize horizontal ductility and increase architectural shadow, so that it can blend better with its surroundings. Bianshan Mountain has been an important source of Taihu stone since the Song Dynasty. In the selection of materials and colors, Taihu stone is used as the color guide for the external wall materials of the building. Granite with large color difference and different width is selected to crosswise arrange in a certain modulus, and combined with rubble materials to integrate with the mountain forest environment, forming a harmonious overall tone.
- Operation and Interaction
- As the largest monomer of the hotel, the gradually overlapped public area in this project is arranged in the shape of “L” facing Taihu Lake. While extending the landscape horizontally to the largest extent, the lobby, at the highest point of the building, seamlessly connects to the surface of Taihu Lake through a rimless landscape pool. The main landscape is embellished by the Moon Hotel, forming a full moon by reflection, which is beautiful and magnificent.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in 2018 and finished in 2020, which is located in No. 1 Xiaomeishan, Taihu Road, Taihu Tourist Resort, Wuxing District, Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China.
- Specifications
- To retain the existing naturel and artificial landscape resources to the utmost the the major strategy of the landscape design: The existing trees with large DBH and high landscape value, such as camphor tree, michelia alba, albizzia and pine tree, in the land area are completely preserved, and the places with insufficient landscape are restored by “darning” construction method. Enclosed and semi-enclosed courtyards, in all sizes, are designed between and inside several buildings to become an extension of the interior space, introducing natural light and wind to complement the external landscape.
- Keywords
- Retention, Regeneration, Resort Hotel
