Jingyang Camphor Court – Jiangxi, China
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Jingyang Camphor Court – Jiangxi, China
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Designed by
Vector Architects
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© Chen Hao
Project Description
The Jingyang Camphor Court creates a tranquil courtyard in the heart of Jingdezhen (Jiangxi province), a city historically well-known for its porcelain production. The site is located in a bustling part of the city and characterized by the presence of ongoing industrial heritage renewal projects around it. The site featured industrial relics such as a long and narrow industrial building, a few mechanical rooms, a dormitory, and a dilapidated pavilion. In and around these structures, camphor trees had grown to maturity. The retention of these trees became the basic premise of the project. The design and organization of the hotel is different from most since the client requested that more than half of the program be open to the public. The arrangement and massing of both the existing and new volumes are designed with this criterion in mind. The hotel has the spirit of an urban public living room accompanied by a hospitality experience that is culture and human oriented. The central part of the Jingyang Camphor Court consists out of a wooden cloister encircling the lush camphor trees, which establishes a unique atmosphere at the core of the complex. All new hotel programs such as verandas, guest rooms, conference spaces, and restaurant are arranged around and connected to this central cloister. Due to site limitations, no other large public spaces other than the cloister could be created.
