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NATURAL REMEDY The design for the spa centre alone spans 6,000 m2 ;
it is to be built from natural materials in order to help provide a ‘nurturing’ feel for guests
into the rock,” says Flisher. This allows for an underground room that extends out over the quarry, offering immersive views of the lake.
The villas also incorporate the natural stone found in the immediate vicinity, creating a design that sits harmoniously within its surroundings. The use of timber adds a touch of warmth, while the villa’s large windows throughout the design maximise the views from all angles.
A warm reception
The reception building provides a strikingly modern welcome for visitors to the Inlong Narada Resort. The resort’s plans to include a vast range of onsite amenities made an area for check-ins a necessity, and this building will fulfil that requirement. The reception building is designed to cater to a wide range of needs of arriving guests, including washrooms, offices, and ample parking facilities. “It’s almost like an airport lounge – guests arrive and linger a while, and then move on to where they need to be,” explains Flisher. The building’s form is “essentially that of a pure ellipse,” says Flisher, with large canopies protruding from either side of the
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structure. Currently under construction, the reception building is due to be the first structure completed in the next phase of the project, expected to be open in May. While each building boasts “very different forms and are bespoke to their functions,” says Flisher, there is some commonality between the different elements. For example, the buildings present a common material palette of stone and timber running throughout their designs.
Another key example is found in the impressive entrances with large canopies found on many of the buildings. This was partly a result of a concept that further groups the buildings together – namely a dragon theme running throughout the design. The name ‘Inlong’ translates as ‘Dragon Valley,’ which stems from an ancient legend that a dragon hides somewhere in the valley, explains Zhao. The architects have fully expressed this concept in the canopies of the reception buildings and the exterior of the spa, which have been designed to subtly evoke dragons’ wings. This is one example of how the design demonstrates cultural sensitivity and creates a “relationship with the history of the site,” says Zhao.
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