InterContinental Shanghai Wonderland Hotel has been constructed inside an abandoned quarry. In order to better fit into the surrounding environment, the interior design of the hotel has applied ‘Aesthetics of Mining’ concept as reference, combining the wild rocks and vertical cliffs with the natural environment, creating a new conceptualized hospitality culture that only belongs to the InterContinental Shanghai Wonderland Hotel.
Taking into consideration the geographic location, topography and uniqueness of the project, Cheng Chung Design, abbreviated to CCD, has come up with the theme of ‘Adventure to the Center of the Earth’ as the design concept. From the lobby to the underground floors, all interior designs of guestrooms, theme restaurants and bar are conceptualized as movie scenes in an adventurous story. The entire stay experience would bear a close resemblance to the scenario in which an ancient British explorer travels a mining site from the Earth surface to its inner core and ultimately enters the underwater world. By way of this conceptualization, CCD has established a hospitality space that is full of adventurous stories, giving an exotic brand positioning to the hotel.
The changing relationship between humans and the nature is the source of inspiration of the interior design. As the quarry is located at the Sheshan Mountain Range, there are plenty of greeneries inside the quarry with waterfalls around the surrounding cliffs. After a few site visits, CCD design team has felt that humans had altered the natural environment for a rapid social and economic development in the past decades whereas the power of the nature is surreptitiously penetrating the development of human civilization. In order to strike a balance, CCD is dedicated to reshaping the relationship between the architecture and the natural environment through hospitality design.
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PROJECT DATA
Project Name
InterContinental Shanghai Wonderland Hotel
Location
Sheshan Town, Songjiang District, Shanghai, China
Status of Construction
Completed
Completion Date
November 2018
Site Area
105350 sqm
Gross Floor Area
60072.1 sqm
Client/Owner/Developer
Shimao Property
Interior Design Firm
CCD/Cheng Chung Design (HK)
Principal Designer
Joe Cheng
Main Contractor
Shenzhen Asiantime International Construction Co., Ltd.
Images
CCD/Cheng Chung Design (HK)
