Shangri-La Karesansui Hotel

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Project Location

Deqen, Yunnan, China

Year of Completion

2015

Building Type

Recreational

Building Massing

Low Rise

Project Architect

Yiduan Shanghai Interior Design

Architect Location

Shanghai, China

Owner

Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts

Student Author

Sheng Yan

Archived Year

12-4-2018

Climate

Cold Subtropical Highland Climate (Cwc)

Application

Exterior, Interior

Material and its Properties

Local stone is used to reflect the textural pallette and craft of local Tibetan elements found in existing buildings on site to create a smooth and harmonious ambiance of coexistence.

Architect Website

http://www.yd-d.net/

Other Sources

https://www.archdaily.com/883968/ karesansui-yiduan-shanghai-interior-design https://www.designboom.com/architecture/yiduanshanghai- interior-design-hotel-shangri-la-zen-elements- 11-15-2017/

Environmental Response

The hotel project was an adaptive-reuse of existing local Tibetan vernacular buildings. New materials are used to match the characters of existing conditions.

Recommended Citation

Yiduan Shanghai Interior Design, "Shangri-La Karesansui Hotel" (2015). Building Case Studies. 284.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/bcs/284