Calligraphy-Inspired Lakeside Hotel Proposed as the Centerpiece of Shanghai's Fengxian District
With their design approach treating the site as a work of art, GroupGSA?s proposal for a new hotel in Shanghai?s Fengxian District has been awarded 2nd prize in a recent competition. Located in the predominantly undeveloped Nangiao New City and part of the Yangtze River delta in south Shanghai, the Wanda Jinhai Lake Hotel aims to garner new interest in the region through the creation of a new social, cultural, and economic landmark.Â
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With their design approach treating the site as a work of art, GroupGSA?s proposal for a new hotel in Shanghai?s Fengxian District has been awarded 2nd prize in a recent competition. Located in the predominantly undeveloped Nangiao New City and part of the Yangtze River delta in south Shanghai, the Wanda Jinhai Lake Hotel aims to garner new interest in the region through the creation of a new social, cultural, and economic landmark. At the center of the Jinhai Lake, the new hotel integrates into the site and provides scenic vistas of the surrounding waterscape. ?Inspiration stemmed from the concept of Chinese Calligraphy, the stroke of a brush with its ink dripping in the water,? say the architects. ?Our site is merely a piece of art and we plan to leave our mark via our architecture which is painted on the site following the lines and the movement of the surrounding context.?
Courtesy of GroupGSA
For efficient circulation, the fish-shaped building accommodates a ballroom and lobby with ...
Courtesy of GroupGSA
With their design approach treating the site as a work of art, GroupGSA?s proposal for a new hotel in Shanghai?s Fengxian District has been awarded 2nd prize in a recent competition. Located in the predominantly undeveloped Nangiao New City and part of the Yangtze River delta in south Shanghai, the Wanda Jinhai Lake Hotel aims to garner new interest in the region through the creation of a new social, cultural, and economic landmark. At the center of the Jinhai Lake, the new hotel integrates into the site and provides scenic vistas of the surrounding waterscape. ?Inspiration stemmed from the concept of Chinese Calligraphy, the stroke of a brush with its ink dripping in the water,? say the architects. ?Our site is merely a piece of art and we plan to leave our mark via our architecture which is painted on the site following the lines and the movement of the surrounding context.?
Courtesy of GroupGSA
For efficient circulation, the fish-shaped building accommodates a ballroom and lobby with ...
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