Left A forest of elegant tree canopies cocoons visitors at the Under the Tree Beach Club in China
Below The canopies have been developed by taking inspiration from traditional Chinese crafting skills
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Under the Tree Beach Club
China
VARIOUS ASSOCIATES took inspiration from traditional Chinese craft skills and from nature itself while creating a forest of elegant tree- shaped canopies to cocoon tourists in their shade while they enjoy a relaxing drink at the Under the Tree Beach Club. Te architect was commissioned to redesign the beach club at Te Sanya EDITION, the Marriott-owned luxury brand’s first hotel in China, on Hainan Island off the country’s southern coast. Te 700 sq m club, with bars and sunken seating booths, opened last year, and was designed to provide a relaxing and social area linking the hotel with the beach and sporting activities. Set among the coconut groves, the bamboo structures provide a natural, filtered shade and blend seamlessly with the living trees without damaging them. Te organic shapes, each one completely individual, were woven on-site by teams of skilled craftspeople.
As day turns to night, the relaxed bar areas come alive with music and the internal lighting inside the steel skeletons of the bamboo ‘trees’ provides gentle mood lighting.
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Here are some beach front projects that navigate the need for both substance and style.
CREDITS
Client The Sanya EDITION Architect Various Associates
ALL IMAGES: SFAP
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