This project is a design of a group of boat rooms for the Fuchun New Century Wonderland Resort in Hangzhou. The resort lies on the bank of Fuchun River in Jiande city. Its location is about 5 km to the east of the ancient town of Meicheng. The boat rooms ?float? on the west bank of a lake where the resort covers an area of 30 mu.

The concept and shape of the ?boat room? take its root in a local social custom. For several hundred years between the earlier Ming dynasty and the middle Qing, a water tribe, namely ?nine fishing families?, had resided at the riverside and created a unique culture of boat-living life. The five boat rooms recline among the trees and two-thirds of their body floats above the lake, displaying a graceful and quick-witted appearance. Photography: Aoguan Performance of Architecture
Currently, the boat room has been used as a hotel room to provide a unique living experience. It occupies an area of 50 square meters and its hallway at the entrance and washing room are designed at its tail on the bank. In the middle of the room, a skylight is installed on the roof. It may be taken by guests inside the room as a window to enjoy the sky, sunlight, shadow of the trees. Occasionally, though it, they may also see a bird flying over the roof.

The nose of the room has a whole wall of French windows. Through those windows, the guests can experience a wide expanse of mist waters. They can stand on its oversized balcony stretching above the lake and lean on a han...