Songjiang hotel (in China near Shanghai) is a jaw dropping highly innovative design of a
400-bed, five-star resort hotel set in a lush deep, water-filled quarry
in the Songjiang district of China (close to Shanghai). This impressive
concept conceived by Bristol based Atkins Design Studio, was inspired
by the natural water and landscape features of the quarry it is to be
set in.
The structure’s foundation would be laid
into the 100 metre deep quarry and sprout out two levels higher than
the rock face of the quarry. This would enable it afford several
underwater public areas, restaurants and guestrooms facing a ten-metre
deep aquarium, that would present an enviable aquatic design theme both
visually and functionally.
Whilst the hotel’s lowest level will contain a leisure complex with
a swimming pool and water-based sports facilities, the highest level
over the quarry accessible by special lifts from the water level would
be a venue of an extreme sports centre for activities such as rock
climbing and bungee jumping.
Other facilities would include a conference hall to accommodate up
to 1,000 people, restaurants, cafés, sports facilities & a
banqueting centre.
What tops the icing on the cake for us are its green credentials;
Songjiang hotel would use green roofing on its structures above ground
level and also use geothermal energy.