Yading Bore Secret Realm Hotel, Sichuan, China

Yading Bore Secret Realm Hotel Sichuan China interior

Nestled in Yading Village of Daocheng, the Last Shangri-La, BORE Hotel takes root gently in this sacred land, bound by profound reverence for nature and human culture and a mission to forge a new path for the New Tibetan Style. AUP Architects & Jade Simple Design’s inspiration springs from a cherished affection for the homeland

Tonglu Senbo Resort Hangzhou, China buildings

Tonglu Senbo Resort Hangzhou China interior architecture design

SpActrum has kept a minimal footprint preserving the original building’s position, and leaving the native forest largely intact. The elevated walkway system of Tonglu Senbo Resort buildings, Hangzhou, China, consciously limit human intervention. Leading guests through the trees in search of the black cabin hidden among them

Meitu Cube Visual Arts Center, Xiamen, China

Meitu Cube Visual Arts Center building news

Meitu Cube Visual Arts Center, Xiamen, China, by OPEN Architecture. Cube of Change building circulation unfolds as a journey of intrigue and discovery. Drawing inspiration from the archipelago nearby. This new building in China adopts the clarity of a simple cubic form. Its façade is designed as an active envelope—able to open and close, modulate daylight, support natural ventilation, and emit a soft glow at dusk—shifting its expression over the course of the day.
Internally, the building is highly adaptable, accommodating a range of uses including exhibitions, screenings, performances, gatherings, and public events. In doing so, it maintains a fluid relationship with the surrounding coastal city, its presence continuously recalibrated between day and night

Songtsm Travel Hotel Jiuzhai, Sichuan buildings

Songtsm Travel Hotel Jiuzhai building

Songtsm Travel Hotel Jiuzhai, Sichuan Province, China, by Thinking Design. On a 3,000-meter-high ridge in Jiuzhaigou: micro-village of eight wooden cabins—China’s smallest administrative village. The design is not conceived as renovation, but as a process of recalling—drawing out the latent memories embedded within the land. It engages with the character of the site, from the dense mountain forest and timbered landscape to the layered geological formations shaped over time. Rather than imposing a new form, the architecture responds to these conditions, revealing and interpreting the site’s existing material and temporal qualities through space, structure and material choice