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STUDIO QI design the Nine House, a boutique hotel and gallery nestled within the well-preserved water town, Xitang

STUDIO QI design the Nine House, a boutique hotel and gallery nestled within the well-preserved water town, Xitang

Architects:ย STUDIO QI
Location:ย Xitang, Zhejiang, China
Year: 2016
Area: 11.840 ftยฒ/ 1.100 mยฒ
Photo courtesy:ย SHEN-PHOTO
Description:

“NINE HOUSE, an ART-STAY place – a new social and spatial idea introduced by STUDIO QI, is a boutique hotel and gallery nestled within the well-preserved water town, Xitang, located in-between two mega-cities Shanghai and Hangzhou of China.

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The skyline of NINE HOUSE is defined by an understanding of the organic surrounding fabric.ย Inspiration has come from its contextual quality distilled from the โ€˜tranquil yet on-goingโ€™ vibrant lives of Xitang; structured and supported by the rich, spatial configurations on both the urban and architectural scale.

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NINE HOUSE places emphasis upon the movement of space and events. Shifting and juxtaposing of volumes, compressing and releasing of moments, intervening or penetrating the negative space; such architectural operations allow the only 500 sqm-compressed site to appreciate an experience of ongoing explorations, composed of spatial excitements and surprises.

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The space consists of a glassed coffee & gift area, and a semi-open gallery walkway leading into the bamboo backyard, threading by six guest rooms, each with a private entrance garden on the ground floor. Two glassed gallery bridges, diagonally across the space, continuously steps up to the upper levels of dining room and tea-house, which assign the best views directed towards the picturesque layers of the roof tiles of Xitang. There is an underground wine cellar and a multi-functional event space.

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With these analytically translated spatial characteristics and classic urban language, many unique to Xitang, physical movement and visual focus are individually led by distinct spatial moments and super-imposed imagery. NINE HOUSE aims to address the topic of โ€˜transparencyโ€™ in architecture, where the multiplicity of events, the layers of visual connections and physical interactions, along with the complexity of impulse and moments are crucial to its experience.”

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