*하이난 블루베이 리조트호텔[ gad·Zhejiang Greenton Architectural Design ] Hainan Blue Bay Westin Resort Hotel

하이난 블루베이 리조트호텔은 하이난 링수이 컨트리, 클리어 워터베이의 가장 동쪽 끝에 위치하고 있다. 푸른 하늘과 바다, 백색의 모래가 천연의 자연적 배경이 되어 주니, 이보다 더 근사한 건축 프로젝트의 기초는 없을 듯하다.

수년에 걸쳐 새롭게 더해져 건축된 5성급 호텔들은 이 리조트 호텔의 경쟁상대가 되었지만 그 가운데서도 이 리조트가 지닌 특징들은 디자인에 있어 핵심적인 요소가 되었다.

이 지역 호텔들은 전통적인 동남아시아 건축학적 스타일을 고수하고 있는 반면, 이 리조트는 해안가 리조트의 분위기를 한껏 강조하면서도 모던하게 여유로운 호텔만의 독창적 스타일을 타겟으로 창의적인 디자인을 구축하였다.

기능적으로 다양한 구역을 만들어내는 동시에 천연 기후의 특성을 제공할 수 있도록 그 디자인을 반영하였는데, 특히 길게 구획된 회색의 공간은 단순히 호텔 안에서 주요 순환적 라인을 구성하는 것  뿐만 아니라 기능적으로도 독립적인 정원들을 형성하기 위해 다양한 기능적 공간을 만들어 내었다.

지역적이면서도 기후적 특성을 충분히 활용하면서도 주변의 경쟁적으로 존재하는 호텔들과는 차별화 된 하이난 블루베이 리조트호텔은 특히나 강렬한 하이난의 태양 아래 건축학적 에코를 반향하는 컬러 디자인으로 그 존재감을 확실히 드러내는 듯하다.

 

 reviewed by ZH,오사

 

The project is located at the most east end of the Clear Water Bay, Lingshui County of Hainan. Blue sky and sea, white sand constitute superior natural landscape of the base. Over the past years, increasing newly-built five-star hotels in Hainan have intensified the competition. Thus, to stand out among the hotels with its own characteristics become the core task for this design.

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Architects: gad·Zhejiang Greenton Architectural Design
Location: Lingshui, Hainan, China
Architects In Charge: Zhang Wei, Jiang Fang
Area: 62000.0 sqm
Year: 2014
Photographs: Yao Li, Zhao Qiang, Ian F. Gibb

Design Team: Shang Fei, Wang Jia, Xu Qin, Hu Damin, Li Baozhong, Tian Senyuan, Chen Yonghao, Li Zijie, Li Yanfeng, Lu Zhegang, Wu Wenjian, Chen Feiyan, Lao Xiaojing, Cui Daliang, Shen Fengqiang

Instead of traditional Southeast Asian architectural style for hotels in tropical areas, the designers have creatively targeted at the unique style of modern relaxing hotel which also boasts seaside resort atmosphere. During the process of design, discarding the common practice of facing the architectures to the sea and enclosing a garden for most resort hotels, the designers have originally adopted a simple curve, making almost all guest rooms face directly the sea. For this, the hotel management company has spoken highly of it, saying that it is the five-star hotel making best use of Hainan seascape. Based on that and in combination of the local Hainan climatic environment—sea wind, the designers have further lifted the curve to 8m from the ground, forming a channel through which sea wind may blow.

Besides creating various functional regions, it also provides with favorable natural climate. The long gray space has not only become a main circulation line within the hotel, but also enabled various functional spaces to form independent courtyards. For example courtyards for meeting room, Chinese cuisine restaurant and spa. Users can enjoy the facilities of large hotels as well as fun of small hotels.

The courtyards are independent from each while connected to each other and integrated with the upside colossal “floating” 400 guest rooms, making another highlight of the hotel design. Meanwhile, the “floating” guest rooms have rendered access to seascape to more functional spaces. For example, on the lobby and lawn of the banquet hall, you can freely appreciate the close relations of the Monkey Island and the sea level. Both vertically and horizontally, views from the main functional spaces to the sea are not interfering with each other, and thus a maximized horizon is formed. It is another reason for the hotel management company’s appreciation.

Fresh and comfortable sea wind in Hainan can be wild in typhoon seasons. To maintain normal operation in such seasons, almost all importance spaces of the hotel are equipped with outer wall doors and windows that can be opened and closed. In sunny days, these glass outer walls can be completely opened and that quiet seat zone instantly becomes a part of the exterior space.

The strong sunlight brings Hainan bright sky and white beach, with which the color design of the architecture echoes. The pearly luster on the aluminum sheet of the outer wall presenting various glosses under sunlight of different time, together with the graceful horizontal line of the architecture and the transparent light glasses, has made the architecture of this size flow when observed at a distance. Maybe only designers know that it is actually solid and stable clean steel structure.

from  archdaily