Architecture, Building and Structure Design Hotel South Taihu Resort Village by gad Hotel South Taihu is a resort hotel built on the east slope of Xiaomei Mountain, facing Taihu Lake. The main public area is arranged in an L shape and steps down with the terrain, following an existing zigzag mountain road. The lobby sits at the highest point of the building and meets the view of the lake through a rimless landscape pool. Guest room buildings are scattered across the hillside on both sides. Deep horizontal cornices, granite and rubble in the tones of Taihu stone help the buildings blend with the mountain forest.
Silver A' Design Award Winner
Hotel South Taihu Resort Village by gad is a highly esteemed winner of the A' Architecture, Building and Structure Design Award. Hotel South Taihu Resort Village earned the Silver A' Design Award in 2022 and is showcased on Best Designs of the World among other outstanding designs. Explore the details of the project, discover other works by gad and see why Hotel South Taihu Resort Village design rises above its competition.
About Hotel South Taihu
Architecture, Building and Structure Design Hotel South Taihu Resort Village by gad Hotel South Taihu is a resort hotel built on the east slope of Xiaomei Mountain, facing Taihu Lake. The main public area is arranged in an L shape and steps down with the terrain, following an existing zigzag mountain road. The lobby sits at the highest point of the building and meets the view of the lake through a rimless landscape pool. Guest room buildings are scattered across the hillside on both sides. Deep horizontal cornices, granite and rubble in the tones of Taihu stone help the buildings blend with the mountain forest. Hotel South Taihu earned the Silver A' Design Award, a distinguished level of recognition in the A' Design Award & Competition. Silver A' Design Award designs combine inventive thinking with advanced design, and are selected by a grand jury, as high-quality entries in their respective categories, after fair, ethical, meritocratic and impartial academic review, where entries are voted via blind peer-review process on pre-established, publicly-available evaluation criteria.
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