Shimao Wonderland InterContinental Songjiang, Shanghai
Construction is under way on a luxury ‘groundscraper’ hotel built into an abandoned, water-filled quarry in the Songjiang District of Shanghai.
The ambitious project from Shimao Property Holdings Limited is expected to open in 2015 and tentatively named Shimao Wonderland InterContinental. The developer signed an agreement with
InterContinental Hotels Group in 2008 to open six hotels in four cities across China, including a Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza in Shaoxing, and InterContinental hotels in Beijing and Shanghai. Located in an abandoned quarry at the
foot of Tianmashan Mountain, Shimao Wonderland InterContinental is designed by Atkins and will bury 16 floors below the surface of the earth. The resort will form part
of a theme park integrating shopping, sports facilities, and entertainment. According to developers, the 19-storey
structure will be grafted onto the side of the 100 metre pit, with the lower levels featuring an underwater restaurant, an athletic complex for water sports, and an aquarium. The hotel will provide 380 guestrooms and suites, each with views of the ravine from curved balconies. A 60-metre glass curtain wall adjacent
to the main structure will descend down rockface mimicking a waterfall, while the surrounding cliffs will be given over to extreme sports such as rock climbing and bungee jumping. Sustainability is integral to the design solution that includes the use of green roofing and exploits the site’s geothermal heat to generate electricity and heating.
PROJECT DETAILS
Developers: Shanghai Shimao Property Group Operator: InterContinental Hotels Group Architect: Atkins
Sleeper China 2012 09
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