The Chinese-based Sheraton hotel chain is planning an aggressive expansion in 2013...
...opening 30 new branches in the
Asia-pacific area and four in Africa and the middle east; 15 alone will
open in China within the year. The “Sheraton Huzhou Hot Spring Resort”
is perhaps the most striking of this endeavor, designed by Beijing-based
architect Ma Yansong of MAD Architects. It could be described as
horseshoe shaped, or maybe as a partially submerged bold serif-faced
‘O’, or even possibly a dipped elongated donut, but no matter how you
describe it, the newly opened Sheraton Hushou Hot Spring Resort is not
your average looking hotel.
Standing at just over 100 meters high
and 116 meters wide, the hotel covers an area of 75 acres and provides
321 rooms and villas, including 40 suites, 37 villas, presidential
suites, and a total floor area of 95,000 square meters, coming to an
investment of about 1.5 billion dollars. The design is the perfect
embodiment of water, giving every room a view of the lake, natural
light, and ventilation no matter where it is located. An LED light
system on the exterior skin of the construct brings the metal structure
to life at night, displaying colorfully animated textures and patterns,
reflected on the water’s surface.
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