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A quarry is a rather unlikely destination for a swank hotel perhaps that’s what makes the concept of songjiang quarry hotel so aweinspiring indeed design and engineering consultancy atkins won an international design competition for the fivestar hotel back in august 2006 and their vision is in the process of being transformed into reality by chinese.
Apr 18 2007 hotel is located ion a 280x220m x 88m deep disused quarry that was used for excavating rock for construction use the overall building area of 621719m2 will accommodate 337 guestrooms on 16 floors with one floor level with both guestrooms and public areas located under
Built into the side of a quarry in the sheshan mountain range the hotel has 336 rooms on 18 floors shimao wonderland intercontinental was built inside a quarry courtesy intercontinental hotels
Construction has started on the songjiang sustainable hotel resort built into a 100meter deep quarry just outside
Hotel completion and opening image courtesy of jade qa following an extensive design development over past 6 years by jadeqa the construction of this project featuring 337 guestrooms 5star intercontinental resort located in approximately 280x220m 88m deep waterfilled disused quarry is now completed and has been opened to the public on 15th november
Hotel set within a beautiful waterfilled quarry freshome 11 apr 2008 hotel set within a beautiful waterfilled quarry a beautiful 100 meter deep quarry in the songjiang district close to shanghai in china but that to build itinto the deep the songjiang quarry hotel in shanghai by30032016 the songjiang quarry hotel officially
Inside the worlds first underwater quarry hotel in a world first the luxury fivestar hotel in the town of songjiang approximately 35 km from the city of shanghai has been built into the side of a disused 90metredeep waterfilled quarry that is the size of five football fieldswith 16 of
It is absolutely no wonder that this project by the atkin’s architecture group has emerged victorious in an international design competition since it is not easy to imagine something that is more stunning than the waterworld hotel in songjiang china it is planned to be placed in an astonishing quarry that is filled with water blending with the quarry more constructionwise than
Jan 16 2019 guests can kayak around the quarry which has been filled with water or go rock climbing scaling 88 meters of cliff face the songjiang district where the hotel
Jun 26 2013 an artists view of what the finished cave hotel will look like the 5star underground resort is being built inside a 100foot deep waterfilled abandoned quarry in china at the base of the
Jun 28 2013 construction has started on the songjiang sustainable hotel resort built into a 100meter deep quarry just outside
Located in tianma mountain songjiang shanghai the quarry pit is nearly 100 metres deep surrounded by cliffs with a pool that came about from the slow accumulation of rainwater the first of its kind fivestar luxury hotel built on a quarry it will have a series of landscaped gardens and water features so that the property seems to be
Located not far from shanghai in songjiang district the five star hotel is built almost entirely in an abandoned industrial quarry during world war ii coal was mined at this place but due to its inconsistency with the modern environmental requirements the quarry was officially closed in 2000 the construction of the hotel took over a
Mar 12 2020 the innovative design of the 400bed resort hotel stands two levels higher than the rock face of the 100 metre deep quarry and includes underwater public areas and guestrooms it will incorporate conference facilities for up to 1000 people a banqueting centre restaurants caf s and
Mar 19 2020 the complex which will be operated by global luxury hotel company intercontinental as a sport and leisureoriented spa resort is being built within a 90m deep waterfilled quarry pit in the songjiang district near shanghai china image2arw300according to atkins the hotel concept reflects the natural landscape of the
Mining hotel in songjiang tembaletu trust songjiang hotel paradise set in a deep quarry 171 binq mining jun 08 2013 songjiang hotel – paradise set in a deep quarry 4 mar 2011 this is an amazing five star resort hotel set in a deep water filled quarry in
Nov 15 2018 the hotel is built into the side of an 88metre deep waterfilled quarry of its 18 floors 16 are technically below ground including two floors underwater where guests can enjoy views into a
Nov 15 2018 the project saw the construction of a fivestar 336bedroom hotel built into the side of a disused 90 m deep water filled quarry the hotel is operated by intercontinental as a sport and leisureoriented spa resort the concept design has attracted tremendous interest across the
Nov 21 2018 the 18storey intercontinental shanghai wonderland hotel in songjiang district of shanghai has been built into the side of a huge hole in the ground left by a former rock
Nov 24 2017 in a world first the luxury fivestar hotel in the town of songjiang approximately 35 km from the city of shanghai has been built into the side of a disused 90metredeep waterfilled quarry that is the size of five football fieldswith 16 of its 18 floors underground it has been called a wonder of modern
Oct 26 2012 some years ago a british engineering firm atkins proposed an extravagant design for a fivestar hotel located deep within a 100meter abandoned and half flooded pit near the base of tianmashan mountain in the songjiang district of shanghai construction on the 19story 380room shimao intercontinental hotel finally is already underway initially the hotel was expected to be
P c henderson’s sliding door hardware has been specified for the world’s first underwater quarry hotel located in songjiang shanghai china the intercontinental hotel shanghai wonderland which was opened in october 2018 is being hailed as a modern architectural wonder of the world built onto the side of a 289 foot deep water filled
Sep 17 2018 the fivestar hotel in the town of songjiang approximately 35km from the city of shanghai is a feat of architectural ambition and engineering bravado adopting an unconventional design the hotel is built into the side of an 88metre deep waterfilled quarry of its 18 floors 16 are technically below ground including two floors
Songjiang hotel underwater resort set in a deep quarry 20 mar 2008 in china global construction and green developments resort hotel set in a lush deep waterfilled quarry in the songjiang district of china close to shanghai
Songjiang hotel concept is pretty stunning project it’s been won by atkins as part of an international design competition to design a 5star resort hotel set it will take advantage of the beautiful but abandoned waterfilled quarry and blend this nature with the hotel structure a perfect leisure resort in china that includes extreme sports facilities rock climbing water based sports
Songjiang hotel positioned within gorgeous waterfilled mine the inventive drawing of the 400bed resort hotel positions two levels advanced than the rock face of the 100 meter deep quarry sustainability is essential to the design arraying from using green roof for the arrangement above the ground level to geothermal energy withdrawal
The hotel is 18 stories 16 of which are below ground level including two projected underwater floors two of the floors are above the 88m deep quarry the abandoned quarry is partially filled with water to create an artificial lake the hotel is designed in an s shape utilizing a convex to concave
The hotel is about an hour’s drive from the center of shanghai with room charges starting at 3394 yuan us490 a night there is a floor of suites below the water level but don’t expect to gaze directly into the depths of the quarry — the windows are instead buffered by large fish
The hotel lobby conference halls restaurants recreational and exhibition facilities will be on the ground but some dining and drinking outlets will be under water shimao property acquired the quarry in 2006 to develop a theme park and the hotel with water as its
Waterworld is a hotel built in a natural element a spectacular career filled with water from songjiang china the uniqueness of this hotel of 400 rooms will increase the number of tourists status concept the unique design of the hotel called waterworld to be built in the chinese city of songjiang a group of architects engaged in its design won the first prize at last years
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