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Discover 28 award-winning designs tagged Hotel on Design Blogger.

Dajing Homestay Hotel

Dajing Homestay

Dajing Homestay is a hotel built in Dajing Village, Shaoguan. The buildings face the streams and the old camphor trees, and also face the provincial highway, which makes the homestay visible and easy to reach. The buildings are arranged as an enclosed courtyard, following the basic structure of the village. Concrete, wood-like aluminum, glass and brick are used, so the new construction blends with the old village. The project covers 1914.57 square meters. The design aims to offer visitors a calm place among the mountains and forests.

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Hamacho Hotel

Hamacho

Hamacho is a hotel located in Nihonbashi Hamacho, Tokyo, Japan. The building has 15 floors and one basement level, and the structure is reinforced concrete. The hotel occupies the front half of the building, while apartments are placed at the back. There are 170 guest rooms in total. The ground floor holds a restaurant and a shop that are open to the public. Board-formed concrete and plaster express local craftsmanship. Planting is stacked across the facade to form a vertical landscape and to reduce energy use. Lightweight artificial soil limits the load and controls root growth.

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Tranquil Hotel

Tranquil

The Lakeshore Hualien Tranquil is a hotel located in Hualien City, Taiwan. The design draws on the local mountains and the Pacific Ocean, and on the painting The Beauty of Taroko by Ma Paisui. Mountain ridges become pentagonal geometry in the beams and columns of the first floor, while triangles appear on the corridor and ceiling. Undulating lines on the facade suggest sea waves. A wooden grille and light transparent glass bring in daylight and outdoor views. Upper floors are set back to create terraces, improve ventilation and reduce shading of neighboring buildings.

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Ancestor House Hotel

Ancestor House

The Ancestor House is a hotel formed by renovating a family mansion built in 1898 in Zhouwujie Village, China. The property is a traditional courtyard dwelling with three halls, two wings and four internal courtyards. The Huizhou-style facade and walls were repaired and reinforced with a steel and concrete structure. Damaged timber frames were rebuilt to match the original form, while sound beams and stone plinths were kept. Removed grey tiles were reused for paving and roof details. A glass screen wall brings daylight into the lobby. The hotel offers 14 rooms.

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