Zhuhai Dong'ao Alila Hotel

ALILA Hotel is a unique building with natural power and free soul. It sits on the cliff top at the southernmost end of Dong’ao Island, with the main part steady as a rock and a floating roof like a sea wave. 

Upholding respect for nature's design principles, the obtrusive volume of the hotel rooms is gracefully handled, creating two parallel lines slightly sub-angle, like split rocks. These merge into the sea front overlooking the dynamic modeling, echoing the rock and the sea with its passion and impulsion. 

To make the best use of the unique natural scene, the sea view hall and green garden restaurant are arranged at each end of the site, in harmony with the surrounding scenery, like the pavilions in a Chinese garden. The large-scale all-day dining room, banquet hall and back of house are cleverly hidden in the natural mountain and covered with native vegetation and rocks, reflecting the original natural growth mechanism and rough texture. These are key components of the entire hotel, making the building and nature inseparable.





IAI Architecture Gold Award

Winners:Zeybekoglu and Associates, Inc.

China










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