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Xichang Joyhub Air Hotel by SHXDAL presents a masterful synthesis of contemporary architectural vision and traditional Eastern garden aesthetics, captured during the evocative golden hour when warm…
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Platinum Hospitality · 2025

Xichang Joyhub Air Hotel

by Liam Zhuang and Edward Li

  • Platinum A' Design Award 2025 in Hospitality
  • CLIENT: Shanghai Xian Dai Architectural Decoration & Landscape Design Research institute Co.,Ltd.
  • Estimated Number of Design Views: 1,448,409
  • Verification code C27EC3BD07 · Verify this award
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About Xichang Joyhub Air Hotel

Xichang Joyhub Air Hotel is located on the north shore of Qionghai Sea, which is designed to symbolize a poetic living experience. Create a garden style upscale leisure resort hotel experience in Xichang with a fusion of humanities and natural ecology. Key materials such as artistic paint, wood printed aluminum panels, stone, and wood finishes create a tranquil atmosphere, giving the hotel a unique character. Grey bricks, pitched roofs, and rammed earth walls are reimagined within the interior, where light toned finishes, neutral wooden panels, and deep hued marble create a harmonious space.

About the Platinum A' Design Award

Xichang Joyhub Air Hotel is a Platinum A' Design Award winner, an extremely prestigious recognition granted to truly exceptional, elegant, and magnificent designs. Platinum winners are marvels of creation, testaments to the limits of intellectual creativity, and demonstrate the unmatched professionalism and genius of their designers. These designs are expected to be the most renowned works that define the aesthetics of an era, contribute to the well-being of society, and push the boundaries of art, science, design, and technology. Xichang Joyhub Air Hotel exhibits a transcendent level of excellence and unequivocally makes the world a better place with its advantageous and worthwhile characteristics. Xichang Joyhub Air Hotel is a Platinum A' Design Award-winning work that triggers desires, inspires, excites, delights, and sparks great joy.

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Unique Properties
The Xichang Joyhub Air Hotel is located in the picturesque Qionglu Scenic Area of Xichang. Designed as a high-end, garden-style resort, it offers a seamless blend of accommodation, dining, conference facilities, and wellness services. The project employs a strategy that combines holistic planning with meticulous detail, ensuring smooth collaboration among cross-disciplinary teams.
Dimensions & Packaging
Xichang Joyhub Air Hotel covers an area of approximately 22,000 square meters.
Tags
Loacal, ZEN Style, Naturally Harmonious, Elegant Hotel
Production Technology
The architectural design of the Xichang Joyhub Air Hotel blends traditional Western Sichuan residential styles with modern techniques, preserving local charm while innovating the hotel complex. The landscape design of Xichang Joyhub Air Hotel blends natural ecology, diverse elements, and a harmonious atmosphere, creating a relaxing resort vibe.
Design Challenge
o address local wetland conservation challenges and support sustainable design, the Environmental Institute team at Xichang Joyhub Air Hotel leveraged the natural aesthetic of existing trees to create a harmonious landscape that respects the local plant community. By considering regional characteristics and climate, the team used plant diversity and layered design to create a distinctive local landscape.
Research
At night, the lighting design outlines the building with horizontal lines and subtle point lights, ensuring harmony with the natural environment. This minimalist approach enhances the architecture and landscape, fosters a serene and relaxes atmosphere throughout the courtyard.
Inspiration
The design of the Xichang Joyhub Air Hotel balances the preservation of the city’s cultural heritage, the inheritance of Bashu architectural style, the protection of the local ecosystem, and the creation of a modern hotel. By incorporating a deep respect for local culture, the hotel offers guests a seamless experience of nature and leisure, emphasizing environmental sustainability and a commitment to high-quality living.
Project Duration
Xichang Joyhub Air Hotel completed design on July 23, 2024, in Sichuan China
Operation Flow
Key materials such as artistic paint, wood-printed aluminum panels, stone, and wood finishes create a tranquil atmosphere, giving the hotel a unique character. The open courtyard, with tranquil stones and whispering plants, creates a Zen-like atmosphere. Structures inspired by bamboo weaving complement geometric forms, ensuring privacy for the living spaces.

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