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LOCATED IN HANGZHOU, Dongmingshan Senyu Hotel is a 1,300m2
hospitality project Project
Dongmingshan Senyu Hotel, Hangzhou, China
designed by GLA Architects. Set within a lush landscape of metasequoias and bamboo groves, the project aims to embrace nature with minimal intervention in a development that includes a reception centre and three types of cabins, each crafted to blend gently into its woodland surroundings. A few old, decaying wooden structures previously stood on the site. Instead of clearing the land, GLA integrated new architecture, while preserving existing vegetation. No trees were cut.
Te reception centre – the project’s main built element – retains the volume of a former structure. A large south-facing window frames the forest while shielding the adjacent slope, and north-facing windows bring the bamboo grove into the space. Te ‘pinecone cabins’ are elevated to preserve the forest floor and avoid tree roots. Te narrowing rooflines echo the verticality of the trees.
Left To preserve the forest, the design team conducted repeated on-site studies to map every tree. Construction plans were adjusted in real time to avoid harming the landscape
Te metasequoia wood cottages adopt a stilted construction, enhancing ventilation and reducing site disturbance. A double- pitched roof complements the canopy above, while skylights bring natural light. Set along the forest edge, three minimalist boxes are wrapped in woven bamboo façades. Tese façades filter daylight and create soft visual transitions between indoor and outdoor spaces. Te visible steel frame allows future modifications.
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Project Hilton
Doubletree, Montréal, Canada
ATELIER ZÉBULON PERRON has completed a project for the Hilton Doubletree Hotel in Montreal. An office, hotel and shopping complex, the brief consisted of elements including conversion of an existing breakfast space into a multifunctional room, creating a new VIP lounge area for preferred guests, and the design and construction of a new bar, restaurant, and dining room.
Te core of the project is an expansive breakfast area. Soft colours, walnut, white oak, marbles, velvets, and dichroic steel infuse a sense of lightness and into a clean design aesthetic. Te architects discovered a skylight that had long been sealed. Tey reopened the ceiling to expose it, then sourced and planted a large tree, using a crane to insert the tree through the skylight.
Right The tree created an axis in the breakfast space around which everything else in the project would be articulated
To facilitate transitions from a breakfast area to other functions throughout the day, the firm positioned the breakfast service area between two monoliths, essentially removing it as a visual element of the main room. Adjacent to the main space, a new VIP room provides comfort and light F&B services to the hotel’s preferred guest programme members, which is articulated by a glazed glass partition. Te client was set on creating a concept for the bar and restaurant area evocative of ‘glamping’, with references to Canadian wilderness landscapes and activities. One of the first elements introduced were neatly arranged, upward-facing canoe paddles, aligned to frame the external perimeters of the space and to serve as a gateway between the breakfast area and the new restaurant. Te theme is further conveyed through elements such as an intricate mosaic tile pattern surrounding the bar, backrests upholstered and cinched with leather straps that are reminiscent of harnessed picnic blankets, and totem-shaped light fixtures emitting lantern- like glows from beneath canvas shades offering a subtle nod to tent material. Te bar leads through to the dining room, designed with a warm ambiance highlighted by rich marbles, velvets and hardwoods.
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