Architecture Asia Special Issue - ARCASIA Awards for Architecture 2020

HONORABLE
MENTION
Alila Wuzhen
B-2
Public Amenity:
Resort Buildings
Architect:
GOA Group of Architects
Location:
Jiaxing, China
Alila Wuzhen, which adjoins a wetland scenic spot in southeastern Wuzhen, is an idyllic
spot and an oasis of serenity amid chaos. The hotel’s overall pattern emulates villages south
of the Yangtze River, serving as a prototype and retaining the spatial forms, basic elements,
architectural scales, and color relations of traditional tribes. The design follows the “minimalist”
aesthetic tendency of Oriental culture and captures the concise, exquisite, and serene aesthetics
of buildings south of the Yangtze River. Instead of straightforward decorative elements, fine
materials, concise structures, and quietly elegant colors with modern tones have been used so
that individual buildings reflecting pure forms can repetitively emerge and grow organically.
JURY CITATION: The project impressed the jury a lot with its fascinating details and the
beautiful coordination of colors and forms. The tranquil water surface perfectly reflects the
multi-level and semi-transparent relations among buildings, plants, and water surfaces. It also
introduces eastern minimalist aesthetic avoiding all unnecessary decorative elements with
fine materials. This confrontation between "individual buildings" and "complicated cluster"
constitutes the most important structural characteristic of villages.
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