Hangzhou Uptown Indigo Hotel is located 3 kilometres from the well-known world heritage West Lake in Hangzhou. The project was previously constructed as an office building and then transformed into a 5-star hotel to attract huge numbers of tourists with its advantageous location. At the first site visit, the design team realized that the surrounding condition of this project was not ideal for the high-class hotel environment. The site borders the busy, noisy municipal road, which the main landscape space faces. The main challenge was designing a hospitable and isolated hotel environment for guests to escape the bustle of urban noise.
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