NINE HOUSE, an ART-STAY place - a new social and spatial idea introduced by STUDIO QI, is a boutique hotel and gallery nestled within the well-preserved water town, Xitang, located in-between two mega-cities Shanghai and Hangzhou of China. 

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Architects: STUDIO QI

Location: Xitang, Zhejiang, China

Architect In Charge: Shanshan Qi

Design Team: Jian Huang, Hongfei Yan, Kitty Lee

Area: 1100.0 sqm

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: SHEN-PHOTO

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NINE HOUSE, an ART-STAY place - a new social and spatial idea introduced by STUDIO QI, is a boutique hotel and gallery nestled within the well-preserved water town, Xitang, located in-between two mega-cities Shanghai and Hangzhou of China. 
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The skyline of NINE HOUSE is defined by an understanding of the organic surrounding fabric. Inspiration has come from its contextual quality distilled from the ?tranquil yet on-going? vibrant lives of Xitang; structured and supported by the rich, spatial configurations on both the urban and architectural scale. 

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NINE HOUSE places emphasis upon the movement of space and events. Shifting and juxtaposing of volumes, compressing and releasing of moments, intervening or penetrating the negative space; such architectural operations allow the on...