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HASSELL finalize plans for Mountain Top Wawu Shan Resort

HASSELL finalize plans for Mountain Top Wawu Shan ResortHASSELL finalize plans for mountain top wawu shan resort
Designs for a sustainable mountain-top retreat located in central china have been unveiled by international practice HASSELL. the brief for ‘wawu shan resort and hotel’ called for the construction of an eighty-room complex set amid the region’s scenic forests and waterfalls, without adversely affecting the site’s natural heritage.
HASSELL finalize plans for Mountain Top Wawu Shan Resort
the mountain-top retreat provides views of the region’s dramatic landscape



HASSELL finalize plans for Mountain Top Wawu Shan Resort
the resort is perched on the edge of the world’s second largest plateau


construction of ‘wawu shan resort and hotel’ is underway, with the project due to be completed by 2014.

HASSELL finalize plans for Mountain Top Wawu Shan Resort

aerial view of the complex, highlighting the protruding observation deck


 HASSELL finalize plans for Mountain Top Wawu Shan Resort

a series of pilotis have been used to elevate the structure’s various volumes


 HASSELL finalize plans for Mountain Top Wawu Shan Resort

observation decks cantilever over the 500-meter drop


 HASSELL finalize plans for Mountain Top Wawu Shan Resort

the scheme will be constructed around existing trees with no need to uproot them


 HASSELL finalize plans for Mountain Top Wawu Shan Resort

covered circulation space connects the hotel building with the cliff edge


 HASSELL finalize plans for Mountain Top Wawu Shan Resort

the hotel lobby links the two wings of the hotel


 HASSELL finalize plans for Mountain Top Wawu Shan Resort

one of the resort’s many dining areas


 HASSELL finalize plans for Mountain Top Wawu Shan Resort

bedroom overlooking the surrounding mountain range


 HASSELL finalize plans for Mountain Top Wawu Shan Resort

site plan showing the scheme in context


 HASSELL finalize plans for Mountain Top Wawu Shan Resort

section demonstrating how the level change across the site is accounted for

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