Description
The existing Jinling Hotel was a landmark in the centre of Nanjing. It was the tallest building in Mainland China when it was built in 1982, and became a source of pride for the people of Nanjing. Recognising the need for new contemporary accommodation, the hotel held a limited design competition to establish a land use and development strategy. Our winning proposal houses the new extension in a single 57-storey tower that rises to 240 m in height, freeing the rest of the site for landscaped gardens and circulation. The 370 rooms of the 5-star hotel are accommodated above 30-storey of grade A offices. The podium contains the main office foyer and the public spaces of the hotel including lobby, restaurants and health club. The new extension is placed on the central axis of the existing development and retains the square shape of the original design but with recessed corners, representing the Yin in response to the Yang.
CLIENT
New Jinling Hotel Co., Ltd
START / COMPLETION
2014
GFA
120,000 sqm
LOCATION
China
Winning Award
2016 CITAB-CTBUH 2016 Best Tall Building China - Excellence Award
2015 China Construction Industry Association (CCIA) - Master in Construction (Lu Pan) Award
2015 China Construction Industry Association (CCIA) - Master in Construction (Lu Pan) Award