Project Name: The Westin Zhongshan
項目名稱：中山威斯汀酒店
Project Location: No. 98 Tongxing Road, Guzhen Town, Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province
項目地點：廣東省中山市古鎮鎮同興路98號
Project Area: Approximately 39,000 square meters
項目面積：約39000平方米
Category: Business Hotel
酒店類別：商務酒店
Management Group: Marriott International
管理公司：萬豪酒店集團
Opening time: September 2019
開業時間：2019年9月
Design Consultant: YANG & Associates Group
設計公司：YANG設計集團
Creative Team: Yang Bangsheng, Chen Bohua, Wang Qin、Hu Zhaozhen
主創團隊：楊邦勝、陳柏華、王琴、胡朝珍
Photographer: Xiao En
項目攝影：肖恩
Located in the landmark building of Zhongshan ancient town, which is also known as China Lighting Capital, The Westin Resort Hotel Zhongshan is a very important window to display the charms of China Lighting Capital, and also supports the local lighting exhibition centre and lighting fair. YANG taking this as the starting point, explores the cultural essence of lighting capital and spiritual value of lighting to create a new, fresh, natural and environment friendly urban name card which is also rich in local features and charms.
Considering there will be many guests check in during the large-scale commercial exhibitions such as lighting fair, the empty approach is adopted in the lobby atrium to facilitate group or multi people check in at the same time as well as to divert the flow. The hotel has separate guest room elevator hall and public area elevator hall with different materials applied in the walls so that guests can quickly and directly reach the destination functional area through elevators. There are many separate tea booths in the lobby bar to facilitate business negotiation during the lighting fair.
The spatial design continues the natural leisure characteristics embodied in the Westin hotel brand. The stone surface in the lobby ceiling and wall is etched with the veins of tree leaves, which exudes the ambience of nature. At the same time, large area applies wood materials to interplay with natural light, which creates a fresh and bright space tone.
In terms of the interpretation of the culture of light capital, the design of the hotel is not simply to showcase the lighting itself, but also to express and convey the warmness, light and hope of “lighting” with the hope that each person entering the hotel can find resonance and perception in the space. And therefore themes such as “Shi Li Lighting Street”, “studying diligently under the lamplight”, “Brilliantly Illuminated” are adopted to create the emotional ambience and tells the story of lighting and civilisation evolution.
In order to better fit the spatial theme and to create emotional ambience, most of the lighting fixtures in the space are co-designed by designers and lighting unit. The lightings integrating with modern technology and arts to embody unique spiritual connotation. The artistic chandelier in the lobby bar takes the theme of “fire shooting out of stones” to pay tribute to the ancient civilisation of using flint to strike a spark; the artistic “light cube” lighting set in the banquet hall conceals the shape of utensils to highlight the light in the space and make it an emotional connection.
