Aranya theTANG hotel, Qinhuangdao Accommodation Building Photos, Hebei Architecture Design
Aranya theTANG hotel, Qinhuangdao, Hebei, China
23 November 2021
Design: B.L.U.E. Architecture Studio
Location: Qinhuangdao, Hebei Province, Northern China
Aranya theTANG hotel, Qinhuangdao
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Photos by Eiichi Kano / theTANG hotel
Aranya theTANG hotel, Qinhuangdao Building Design
Design Description the Tang

site
The project sits in the neighborhood with rich cultural and humanistic atmosphere in Aranya community. The east side of the hotel faces the south bank of the gold coastline, and provides excellent ocean views. The other three sides are surrounded by a group of five-or-six-story European style residential buildings. Hence, the site forms an outline of hexagon, and it features a spatial scale and form similar to the city plazas in small towns in Europe.
design concept
For this particular site, the studio hopes to explore a mode of inhabitation for new era. Through observing contemporary cities and society, we are aware that the traditional family structure based on marriage or consanguinity has started to gradually disintegrate, and modern families tend towards miniaturization and individualization.

Today, we are moving into an era of individualization. The importance of community becomes prominent when everyone?s space in the city is getting smaller and people are getting tired of self-emphasizing lifestyle. Meanwhile, with the dev...