Resort Hotel
Dhawa Jinan Daming Lake

Resort Hotel for The Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts & Vantree Design

The feature of Dhawa Jinan Daming Lake is that the building was the Jiangxi Guild Hall, which was built in the Qianlong era (the middle and late 18th century), involving historical and cultural protection buildings. As the idea of the design, new knowledge of hometown extracts the traditional elements and culture through translation, constructs the design formal framework, and endows the original traditional architecture with new composition, material, and texture.

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The unique feature of DHAWA Jinan Daming Lake is that the building was the Jiangxi Guild Hall (Longevity Palace), which was built in the Qianlong era (the middle and late 18th century), involving historical and cultural protection buildings. As the idea of the design, "new knowledge of hometown" extracts the traditional elements and culture through translation, constructs the design formal framework, and endows the original traditional architecture with new composition, material, and texture.

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newknowledgeofhometown, culturalheritagerenovation, activationutilization, resort, chineseculture, Vantreedesign

Production Technology

Relying on the protection and maintenance of historical elements and mutual assistance in modern hotel interior design to developed. The concept of the lobby and lobby bar originates from the love story between Xia Yuhe and the Emperor Qianlong. Extracted the imagery, arranged with glass umbrellas and mirrored lotus leaves. The all-day dining restaurant is inspired by the luggage of the Jiangyou business gang. Integrating local elements, and reinterpret the lively of the traditional Jinan market.

Design Challenge

Due to the unique historical background of the project, it’s necessary to inherit culture, enter into new era, utilizing innovation and integration capabilities to activate building functions. Transforming traditional buildings requires overcoming the difficulties of tracing back to centuries old humanities, reconstructing cultural elements, and sorting out new and old air and water supply and sewerage systems, creating a modern commerce hospitality space and revitalizing new vitality.

Project Duration

In 2015, the project completed the ancient building renovation project, and immediately began the conservation and reconstruction project until the interior design project began in 2020. The interior design was completed in February 2023, and the resort hotel was opened in March 2023.

Operation Flow

In concrete forest, it is also important hotel buildings to have the ability to address long-term sustainability and retain the existing original texture in urban regeneration projects as such. In the lobby, there is a glass staircase space with grid glass ceiling, which can bring out well with skylight sustainably. It can also connect the indoor and outdoor into a bright space, allowing guests to experience the upcoming classical and modern collision leisure journey in the light and shadow.

Research

The renovation of DHAWA needs to study the extraction of design elements from history and functions to cope with the modern life, and integrate them into the historic palace. By utilizing environmentally friendly transparent materials for the lobby ceiling to create a saves energy’s space, the project is equipped with floor heating and sewerage recycling system to minimize energy consumption. Therefore, the sustainable hotel presents the urban cultural characteristics and revitalizes its heritage.

Inspiration

The location of the DHAWA – Baihua pond, with a lot of traditional green brick and black tile quadrangle dwellings (Siheyuan), weeping willows and spring pools, which are the beautiful picture of old Jinan that inspires the design. The designers hope to show the guests what a young Jiangyou businessman saw and heard when he first arrived at the Jiangxi Guild Hall, and to integrate modern hotel functions into the concept of the scene paths and present them in the renovation.

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Project Overview

Dhawa Jinan Daming Lake Resort Hotel has been a Golden winner in the Hospitality, Recreation, Travel and Tourism Design award category in the year 2023 organized by the prestigious A' Design Award & Competition. The Gold A' Design Award is granted to designs that demonstrate a high level of innovation and a significant impact on their intended audience. Recognized as a major achievement by the A' Design Awards, these designs are characterized by their visionary approach and the exceptional skill of their creators. Winners of the Gold A' Design Award are noted for their ability to push the envelope in art, science, design, and technology, delivering solutions that not only meet but exceed expectations. These designs serve as benchmarks for excellence, encouraging further innovation and inspiring future generations of designers.

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Muchuan Xu was recognized with the coveted Golden A' Design Award in 2024, a testament to excellence of their work Dhawa Jinan Daming Lake Resort Hotel.

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DHAWA Jinan Daming Lake: A Historical and Cultural Resort Hotel Renovation

Renowned designer Muchuan Xu transforms the Jiangxi Guild Hall into a modern resort hotel, integrating traditional elements with contemporary luxury


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