Lotus Resort of Jiuhua Moutain Hotel | Architectural Inspiration
Lotus Resort of Jiuhua Moutain Hotel by Kevin Hu

Lotus Resort of Jiuhua Moutain Hotel

Golden A' Design Award Winner 2020

This audio description presents a contemporary hotel reception space photographed from a three-quarter viewpoint that reveals a double-height interior of refined minimalist character. Beginning with orientation, the composition presents a predominantly vertical format capturing an architectural threshold space of approximately fifteen feet in height. The ceiling zone at upper left appears as a dark charcoal-gray recessed soffit with hidden lighting that creates a warm amber glow washing down the adjacent cream-colored wall panels. Moving rightward across the upper register, the wall continues as large rectangular limestone or marble tiles arranged in a horizontal running bond pattern, their surface appearing smooth and cool to the touch like polished chalk or aged parchment, predominantly ivory and pale cream with subtle gray veining visible in certain panels. Descending from the charcoal ceiling, a sculptural pendant light hangs at center-left, its form suggesting organic tendrils or roots, rendered in what appears to be golden brass or natural rattan material the color of warm honey or amber syrup, with multiple thin strands cascading downward like flowing water frozen in time, the fixture emitting a soft warm glow from its central illuminated core. The foreground and lower register is dominated by a magnificent reception desk constructed from a single monumental slab of live-edge timber, its surface displaying complex figured grain patterns in rich browns ranging from deep chocolate through caramel to golden tan, with swirling burl patterns that feel as if they would be smooth yet undulating beneath fingertips like polished driftwood. This organic timber form rests upon a rectangular base of cool blue-gray stone with a slightly rough, granular texture suggesting dense slate or polished concrete. Upon the desk surface at left center rests a decorative sculptural arrangement featuring what appears to be carved pale stone or jade set within a darker rocky naturalistic base. The floor appears as dark charcoal slate tiles creating a cool grounding plane. At far right, a blurred human figure in dark clothing suggests movement through the space, providing scale reference indicating the desk stands approximately waist height.

Located in the core of the south side of the Dayuan Cultural Park in Jiuhua Mountain scenic area, Chizhou City, Anhui Province,China. It was built on the background of Jiuhua Mountain history and the Tibetan culture, integrated various functions such as heart-building, self-cultivation. Meanwhile, as the development requires, now it can also be used as a resort hotel for the local, blending natural landscape and cultural atmosphere to sublimate the space experience to the spiritual level. The design team was commissioned by the interior decoration design.