As the first new-oriental style boutique hotel in Shenzhen, Duoduo Group cooperates with YANG Hotel Design Group to build this HUI HOTEL. Hotel is located beside Shenzhen Central Park which has a one-thousand meters green belt, close to Huaqiang North, and is transformed from an old factory.
Located in the most commercial zone of Shenzhen, this boutique hotel with natural, mysterious and elegant sense was designed and transformed from an old dilapidated factory. The whole hotel covers only 8800 sqm. In order to insure a comfortable sensation when living in this space, hotel has only 85 rooms, and even the smallest room occupies 50 sqm. Difference from other 5-star hotels luxury style, HUI HOTEL emphasizes cultural expression and presentation.
As one of the most symbolic characters in Chinese traditional culture, the ancient character of “HUI” is like a vortex current, which means “return”. Xun Zi (ancient Chinese philosopher) used to say: “River convolutes when going deep.” According to Chinese traditional humanistic sensibilities, “Hui” presents also the most basic inner aspiration. No matter how long have we been outside, we all want to go back home and back to the initial ourselves. So, this hotel has taken “HUI” as his name and design inspiration, putting urban life back to the original state, letting nature enter city, embrace love at home, so that all kinds of sensation could recover in this art space.
Mainly inspired by new-oriental culture, hotel combines Chinese and western furniture style and the way of decorating, smartly decorated by some Chinese contemporary artworks, which present a whole quiet, natural and oriental aesthetics atmosphere. The lobby is designed with a green wall full of plants, aligned with birdcages so as to wipe off the complex elements of space.
Some space on 6th floor and podium have been build with an indoor sunk-courtyard landscape, and opens to reading room, so that guests could indulge themselves in this natural elegant environment.
Hotel’s Chinese restaurant “YUE SE” is inspired by Lingnan (south of the Five Ridges) culture. New Chinese style associated with outdoor waterscape, giving an aesthetic touch. Western restaurant is located on top floor with a great view of central park.
The book bar has a street frontage but without window, which avoids the noise and dust influence. The inner sight, calm stream and green war combined with reading room’s cultural display, an ideal place for reading.
Credits:
Project name: HUI HOTEL SHENZHEN
Company: YANG Hotel Design Group
Website: www.yanghd.com
Principle Designers: Yang Bangsheng, Lai Guangshao
Address: No. 3015, Hongli Road, Futian District, Shenzhen, China
Project period: 2010 - 2014
Program: 10 000 sqm Interior design
Usage area: 8 800 sqm
Project elements: 85 rooms (suite), western restaurant, Chinese restaurant, reading room, gym, ballroom, swimming pool and other food and beverage recreation equipments
Lighting Design: TinoKwan Lighting Consultants Ltd.
Key feature: contemporary Chinese style, simplicity and natural.