One of South China’s most coveted vacation destinations is about to get a spur thanks to a new design from Büro Ole Scheeren.
Billed as an enhancement of the natural surroundings on Hainan Island, Sanya Horizons will stand 160 meters (525 feet) above the resort-dotted tropical coastline to offer itself as what the firm says is a “unique ecological leisure destination” on a massive 83,500-square-meter (898,786-square-foot) beachfront plot.
The project will combine two hotels — the Regent Sanya Bay and Hotel Indigo Sanya Bay — into one development, with each arranged in a stack that frees up much of the space surrounding the structure for an even more enhancing program of natural gardens and swimming areas. The combination of the massing also creates a unique and memorable curvilinear form that is both more structurally and ecologically efficient. Scheeren described the cumulative effect as “the merging of architecture and nature into a space of synergetic habitat.”
The building’s facade is beset by several large voids which help decrease wind loads on the structure. Cross-ventilation is then achieved via the placement of single-loaded rooms that reduce the need for energy-draining cooling systems and are made even more efficient by a grid of shade-providing balconies and walkways. A sky terrace and deck will combine with a large cantilevered infinity pool amenity to help further entice visitors and tourists.
Seeking to imitate the undulating landscape and breaking waves beyond, the development is completed by adjacent gardens leading to the beach and featuring a diverse array of different plants, pavilions, and experiential space that aims to offer guests a plush naturalistic escape.
A construction start date has not been decided at this time. Büro Ole Scheeren says it hopes for a completion date sometime in 2026.
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Reminds me of the BIG Bahamas project: https://www.architectmagazine....
minus the locale
Arquitectonica reference and the best of client's tear sheets like. It needs a bit more decay as in an abandoned architecture photo from the 60s. I would visit but I don't drink.
Have you ever read Anthony Haden Guest’s Harper's essay about Cape Canaveral?
josh, no, do you have the pdf of the article, i am not able to break harper's paywall? I am interested in space-age archeology.
Orhan - happy to DM you the article later. I have a Harper's subscription.
Same. Let me know.
Have you ever read Anthony Haden Guest’s Harper's essay about Cape Canaveral?
This one? https://harpers.org/archive/20...
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