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Banyan Tree Xianju Resort Hotel by Kaijian Zhang - gad
Banyan Tree Xianju Resort Hotel by Kaijian Zhang - gad
Banyan Tree Xianju Resort Hotel by Kaijian Zhang - gad
Banyan Tree Xianju Resort Hotel by Kaijian Zhang - gad
Banyan Tree Xianju Resort Hotel by Kaijian Zhang - gad

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Silver Architecture, Building and Structure Design · 2022

Banyan Tree Xianju Resort Hotel

by Kaijian Zhang - gad

  • A' Design Award 2022 Silver Winner in Architecture, Building and Structure Design
  • Awarded April 15, 2022
  • CLIENT: Gad
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About Banyan Tree Xianju Resort Hotel

Banyan Tree Xianju Resort is a hotel located at the east foot of Wujia Mountain in Xianju County, Zhejiang Province, China. The design follows the complex terrain of the former Lishan Village site. Public areas are placed in the lower zone beside an old stone wall, and guest rooms are set above them in the form of a small settlement. An all-glass facade opens the public spaces to the surrounding landscape. Stones from the old parapet of the former village were reused as a finish for the base. The buildings combine traditional mountain village forms with modern elements.

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Unique Properties
Lishan Village, located at the east foot of Wujia Mountain in Xianju County, Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province, has an excellent location overlooking the Shenxianju scenic spot.

The architectural style of the design is intended to show the collision and integration of traditional landscape and modern elements. The all-glass facade of the public space ensures the best landscape presentation. The guest room of Villa takes the original local ecological village as its theme, trees and winding paths.
Dimensions & Packaging
The architectural style of the design is intended to show the collision and integration of traditional landscape and modern elements. The all-glass facade of the public space ensures the best landscape presentation. The guest room of Villa takes the original local ecological village as its theme, trees and winding paths.
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New Chinese Style, Resort Hotel
Production Technology
Vernacular architecture seems to be born organic. They appropriated natural forms and structures and was simply built with local materials. Further, vernacular architecture is part of the process of human survival, reproduction and continuity of life. It is closely linked to the land and to the human spirit. In the selection of materials for the building, we have given preference to organic materials. The stones of the "Old Parapet" in the original village were reapplied as a finish to the base.
Design Challenge
The design gives full consideration to the use of the surrounding landscape. The building is high in the north and low in the south, ensuring that all guestrooms and public Spaces have a view of the main scenery of the old camphor tree, terrace and Shenxianju. The overall layout follows the principle of combining nature, and the building is scattered according to the mountain. The public spaces are designed as a landscape building that respects the context. Villa rooms, modeled on villages, are orderly scattered over public spaces, integrating with mountains, terraced fields and springs.
Project Duration
The project started in 2019 in Danzhu Township, Xianju County, Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province, China and finished in 2021, and will establish in 2023.
Operation Flow
The project is divided into four buildings, among which building 1, 2 and 4 are composed of public areas and guest rooms, while building 3, is all guest rooms. Public areas and logistics are located in the lower area, while guest rooms are located in the higher area, ensuring the independence of various traffic lines.

The building is high in the north and low in the south, the public spaces combined with the original village form are placed under the wall.
Research
Xianju County is the "Home of Hundreds of Crafts" and has a great deal of intangible cultural heritage. The question of how the architecture should reflect the character of the region is the first question we considered. Vernacular architecture seems to be born organic.

They appropriated natural forms and structures and was simply built with local materials.
Further, vernacular architecture is part of the process of human survival, reproduction and continuity of life.

It is closely linked to the land and to the human spirit. In the selection of materials for the building, we have given preference to organic materials (the durability of different types of organic materials has been deliberated for the sake of the subsequent maintenance of the hotel).

The stones of the "Old Parapet" in the original village were reapplied as a finish to the base.
This is a blend of old and new architecture, giving the hotel a new spiritual meaning.
Inspiration
The plot has prominent landscape resource advantages and rich cultural deposits. The design aims to make flexible use of the complex terrain of the original site of Lishan Village, based on the architectural forms and elements of traditional mountain villages in Zhejiang, combined with modern technology and local materials, to create a wild, simple and quiet atmosphere of the park. Public area is placed under the mountain body combined with the old stone wall, the guest rooms are placed above public area and presented in the form of a settlement, evoking the memory of the ancient village.
Image Credits
Image #1: Rendering Tongchuang, Main image, 2021.
Image #2: Rendering Tongchuang, Lobby facade, 2021.
Image #3: Rendering Tongchuang, All day dining restaurant Facade, 2021.
Image #4: Rendering Tongchuang, Chinese restaurant Facade, 2021.
Image #5: Rendering Tongchuang, Bird view, 2020.

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