Views of China's most sacred mountain take prominence in this hotel designed by Gad Line+ Studio, which occupies a cluster of former homes in the city of Tai'an.
Shortlisted in the hotel interior category of this year's Dezeen Awards, the Cloud of Hometown Resort Hotel is nestled at the base of Mount Tai in the historic village of Dongximen.
Guest suites feature glazed walls (above) and a muted colour scheme (top image)
In a bid to regenerate the Qing Dynasty village, which has been progressively abandoned as part of the country's rapid urbanisation, Gad Line+ Studio was brought on board to design an upscale hotel for the area.
The guest suites of the Cloud of Hometown Resort Hotel take over a sequence of old houses, arranged around courtyards filled with elm trees. Bedrooms are oriented towards Mount Tai
All of the residences' exterior walls have either been covered with concrete or replaced with sliding panels of glazing that provide unspoiled views of the landscape.
Terraces have also been constructed around the outside of the suites to let visitors further immerse themselves in the surrounding nature.
Each guest room features a cosy living room dressed with slate-grey soft furnishings, a kitchenette and a bedroom that faces directly onto nearby Mount Tai, which has been worshipped in traditional Chinese culture for the last three millennia.
Living rooms and kitchens are finished in calming shades of grey
Four dilapidated stone outbuildings in the southwest corner of the...