If travel is an opportunity for people to explore the world, staying in a unique hotel is an important part of the exploration process. Today, with theme hotels springing up like mushrooms, almost all techniques of expression for the theme focus on interior decoration and ornaments. Dujiangyan in Chengdu, a world natural heritage and giant panda habitat, we have created Mauve Glamor Hotel, the country’s first hotel project with panda intention as the main building.

Location
Dujiangyan, Chengdu, China
Client
Chengdu SUNAC Cultural Tourism Investment Co.,Ltd.
Scope of Service
architectural design
Design Period
Mar.2015-Sep.2020
Dujiangyan is a county-level city in Chengdu’s jurisdiction. It is located in the northwest of Chengdu Plain. It is named after Dujiangyan Irrigation Project and is known as the source of “Tianfu “which means “the Land of Abundance”; Dujiangyan is a famous international tourism city. The ancient Dujiangyan Irrigation Project is known as “the ancestor …

Dujiangyan is a county-level city in Chengdu’s jurisdiction. It is located in the northwest of Chengdu Plain. It is named after Dujiangyan Irrigation Project and is known as the source of “Tianfu “which means “the Land of Abundance”; Dujiangyan is a famous international tourism city. The ancient Dujiangyan Irrigation Project is known as “the ancestor of world water conservancy culture”. The rapid development of the region has widened the scope of the city and formed a new urban landscape on both sides of the river. Chengdu  SUNAC cultural tourism city, a world-class super cultural tourism complex launched by Chengdu  SUNAC cultural tourism group, is located in Dujiangyan Riverfront New Area. Mauve Glamor Hotel belongs to Chengdu  SUNAC cultural tourism complex. The site is located on the Bank of Minjiang River in the south of the cultural tourism city, about 5km away from Dujiangyan City Center and Dujiangyan scenic spot. It is close to Duwen Expressway and adjacent to G213.The convenient transportation has brought obvious regional advantages. Mauve Glamor Hotel is adjacent to the theme park in the south, Snow World Park in the southwest, six-star hotels and bar street in the East, five-star hotels in the north, forming a consumption group integrating food, accommodation and entertainment. The differentiated market positioning is supplementary which enhanced cluster advantages.

Relying on in-depth preliminary planning and taking fashion, modernity and rejuvenation as the design concept, Mauve Glamor Hotel creates the sense of entertainment and interest of panda theme hotel through architectural language. At the same time, it pays attention to refining and expression of local elements in new buildings from the spiritual level, so as to create a new modern building rooted in the local region.

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Total Gross Floor Area
38,000m²
Photography
E.LIT
Design Team
Ran Li, Ning Shi, Yu Zheng, Yan Dong, Rita Lourenç, Huanhuan Zhao, Pablo Molina, Xingjiang Li, Lei Yang