BIM Architecture: Classic Revival with White Walls and Black Tiles | Shaoxing Restaurant Renovation and Expansion by Zhejiang New Year Night School Architectural Design Seminar

Exploring the History and Future of Shaoxing Hotel

The Shaoxing Hotel traces its origins to the Lingxiao Pavilion, a charming architectural complex featuring white walls, black tiles, winding corridors, small bridges, flowing water, and lush greenery. This design strongly reflects the characteristics of Jiangnan residential architecture. Over the past 60 years, the hotel has undergone multiple renovations and expansions, resulting in a diverse architectural style.

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The newly constructed lobby spans 2,600 square meters, featuring a single floor with a height of 14 meters at the highest point of its sloping roof. This design invites visitors to form a fresh impression of the renovated and expanded Shaoxing Hotel.

Function and Spatial Organization of Shaoxing Hotel

The south entrance of the lobby serves as the primary and most optimal access point, naturally establishing a north-south axis. However, considering the hotel’s current landscape and functional layout, this north-south axis is not the main orientation. Instead, an east-west landscape axis is formed by the courtyard in front of Lingxiao Pavilion, the water courtyard before Zhiyu Building, the VIP Building, and the sixth guest room building. The newly constructed lobby aligns with and complements this east-west axis.

Transformation: Preserving Tradition with a Modern Interpretation

The new lobby’s roof design features a four-sided metal sloping roof set atop a modern square base, creating traditional spatial sequences with front, rear, and side courtyards. The roof is precisely positioned at the intersection of the new north-south and east-west axes, adopting a classic double-eave form. The lower eave matches the original lobby’s roof details at the southeast corner, while the upper eave incorporates modern materials such as steel, glass, and grid-like sheds, transforming the structure into a contemporary and expressive architectural statement.

The new lobby successfully reestablishes the hotel’s north-south and east-west axis order, presenting a fresh spatial and streamlined relationship.

Harmony: Embracing the Secluded and Natural Essence of Mountains and Waters

Chao Zongbing, in his “Preface to Painting Mountains and Rivers,” wrote: “The quality of mountains and rivers is both engaging and spiritual.” This concept inspired the overall “landscape idea” behind the design. Using a “reclusive” palette of black and white ink tones combined with a muted gray scheme, the design emphasizes a spirit of naturalness and freedom, creating an artistic ambiance akin to a serene, misty landscape.

Drawings

General layout before the lobby renovation

Analysis diagram of lobby and roof structure

First-floor plan of the new lobby

The newly constructed lobby reestablishes the hotel’s east-west axis order.

The lobby also reestablishes the north-south axis order of the hotel.

South facade of the lobby

Lobby details

Details of the lobby entrance canopy

Project Information

Architect: Zhejiang University Architectural Design and Research Institute

Address: No. 8 Huanshan Road, Yuecheng District, Shaoxing, China

Lead Architects: Hu Huifeng, Li Bing

Design Team: Peng Rongbin, Zhang Chenfan, Jiang Lanlan, Lv Ning, Qin Yun, Zhang Fan

Building Area: 3,080.64 square meters

Project Year: 2018

Photographers: Zhao Qiang, Zhang Chenfan

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