MIYA | LOSTVILLA Huchen Barn Resort by Ares Partners
20/07/2018.
[Zhejiang] China
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Miya / LostVilla Hotel is located in Ninghai Township. Zhejiang province in eastern China. It is designed by Helen Wang, founding partner of ARES Partners.
A Bird's eye view. MIYA | LOSTVILLA Huchen Barn Resort by Ares Partners. Photograph by Su Shengliang
A Bird's eye view. MIYA | LOSTVILLA Huchen Barn Resort by Ares Partners. Photograph by Su Shengliang
Inner Courtyard view. MIYA | LOSTVILLA Huchen Barn Resort by Ares Partners. Photograph by Su Shengliang
Looking From the Courtyard. MIYA | LOSTVILLA Huchen Barn Resort by Ares Partners. Photograph by Su Shengliang
Guest room courtyard. MIYA | LOSTVILLA Huchen Barn Resort by Ares Partners. Photograph by Su Shengliang
View of the Mountain From New Balcony at Building C. MIYA | LOSTVILLA Huchen Barn Resort by Ares Partners. Photograph by Su Shengliang
View of the Hotel From New Balcony at Building C. MIYA | LOSTVILLA Huchen Barn Resort by Ares Partners. Photograph by Su Shengliang
Alleyway Between New Building and Renovated Building. MIYA | LOSTVILLA Huchen Barn Resort by Ares Partners. Photograph by Su Shengliang
Looking From The Courtyard. MIYA | LOSTVILLA Huchen Barn Resort by Ares Partners. Photograph by Su Shengliang
Main Passage Infront of New Building. MIYA | LOSTVILLA Huchen Barn Resort by Ares Partners. Photograph by Su Shengliang
North elevation. MIYA | LOSTVILLA Huchen Barn Resort by Ares Partners. Photograph by Su Shengliang
Terrace of New Building. MIYA | LOSTVILLA Huchen Barn Resort by Ares Partners. Photograph by Su Shengliang
North Elevation of Building B. MIYA | LOSTVILLA Huchen Barn Resort by Ares Partners. Photograph by Su Shengliang
Exterior view. MIYA | LOSTVILLA Huchen Barn Resort by Ares Partners. Photograph by Su Shengliang
Inner Courtyard view. MIYA | LOSTVILLA Huchen Barn Resort by Ares Partners. Photograph by Su Shengliang
Looking From the Courtyard. MIYA | LOSTVILLA Huchen Barn Resort by Ares Partners. Photograph by Su Shengliang
Inner Courtyard view. MIYA | LOSTVILLA Huchen Barn Resort by Ares Partners. Photograph by Su Shengliang
North elevation. MIYA | LOSTVILLA Huchen Barn Resort by Ares Partners. Photograph by Su Shengliang
North elevation of building A (Renovation) and Building B (New). MIYA | LOSTVILLA Huchen Barn Resort by Ares Partners. Photograph by Su Shengliang
New Building. MIYA | LOSTVILLA Huchen Barn Resort by Ares Partners. Photograph by Su Shengliang
Mountain Scenery Between the Buildings. MIYA | LOSTVILLA Huchen Barn Resort by Ares Partners. Photograph by Su Shengliang
Night exterior view. MIYA | LOSTVILLA Huchen Barn Resort by Ares Partners. Photograph by Su Shengliang
Room Facade. MIYA | LOSTVILLA Huchen Barn Resort by Ares Partners. Photograph by Su Shengliang
Room Facade. MIYA | LOSTVILLA Huchen Barn Resort by Ares Partners. Photograph by Su Shengliang
Main Passage Infront of New Building. MIYA | LOSTVILLA Huchen Barn Resort by Ares Partners. Photograph by Su Shengliang
Hotel entrance. MIYA | LOSTVILLA Huchen Barn Resort by Ares Partners. Photograph by Su Shengliang
Night exterior view. MIYA | LOSTVILLA Huchen Barn Resort by Ares Partners. Photograph by Su Shengliang
Guest Suite Interior After Renovation. MIYA | LOSTVILLA Huchen Barn Resort by Ares Partners. Photograph by Su Shengliang
Interior view of reception at building B. MIYA | LOSTVILLA Huchen Barn Resort by Ares Partners. Photograph by Su Shengliang
Detail. MIYA | LOSTVILLA Huchen Barn Resort by Ares Partners. Photograph by Su Shengliang
Bathroom. MIYA | LOSTVILLA Huchen Barn Resort by Ares Partners. Photograph by Su Shengliang
Bathroom. MIYA | LOSTVILLA Huchen Barn Resort by Ares Partners. Photograph by Su Shengliang
Guest Suite Interior After Renovation. MIYA | LOSTVILLA Huchen Barn Resort by Ares Partners. Photograph by Su Shengliang
Guest Suite Interior After Renovation. MIYA | LOSTVILLA Huchen Barn Resort by Ares Partners. Photograph by Su Shengliang
Guest Suite Interior After Renovation. MIYA | LOSTVILLA Huchen Barn Resort by Ares Partners. Photograph by Su Shengliang
Sun room at Building C. MIYA | LOSTVILLA Huchen Barn Resort by Ares Partners. Photograph by Su Shengliang
Restaurant interior after renovation. MIYA | LOSTVILLA Huchen Barn Resort by Ares Partners. Photograph by Su Shengliang
Restaurant interior after renovation. MIYA | LOSTVILLA Huchen Barn Resort by Ares Partners. Photograph by Su Shengliang
Site plan. MIYA | LOSTVILLA Huchen Barn Resort by Ares Partners. Courtesy by Ares Partners.
Ground floor plan. MIYA | LOSTVILLA Huchen Barn Resort by Ares Partners. Courtesy by Ares Partners.
Second floor plan. MIYA | LOSTVILLA Huchen Barn Resort by Ares Partners. Courtesy by Ares Partners.
Existing plan. MIYA | LOSTVILLA Huchen Barn Resort by Ares Partners. Courtesy by Ares Partners.
Finalized plan. MIYA | LOSTVILLA Huchen Barn Resort by Ares Partners. Courtesy by Ares Partners.
North-South Section (Looking West). MIYA | LOSTVILLA Huchen Barn Resort by Ares Partners. Courtesy by Ares Partners.
West Elevation. MIYA | LOSTVILLA Huchen Barn Resort by Ares Partners. Courtesy by Ares Partners.
East West Elevation (Looking North). MIYA | LOSTVILLA Huchen Barn Resort by Ares Partners. Courtesy by Ares Partners.
Dinning space in Building A. MIYA | LOSTVILLA Huchen Barn Resort by Ares Partners. Courtesy by Ares Partners.
Demolish the building and dining area in Building A. MIYA | LOSTVILLA Huchen Barn Resort by Ares Partners. Courtesy by Ares Partners.
This hotel was built from a barn built in 1956. The site consists of six renovated buildings and a new construction that functions as reception and meeting facilities. The east façade of the new building is folded at an angle to reflect the condition of the existing site.
Description of project by Ares Partners
Miya/LostVilla Hotel is located in Ninghai County HuChen township. Ninghai is a coastal county in the city of Ningbo, East China's Zhejiang province. Lying between Tiantai Mountain and Siming Mountain, it boasts a beautiful mountainous territory. This hotel is converted from an old Granary station built in 1956. The site consists of six renovated old buildings and one new addition which functions as reception and meeting facility.
The renovation process is taking on a sensitive approach to the surrounding beautiful scenery and the old Granary station buildings on site. To convert from a storage space to a place where human comfort is in demand becomes quite a challenge to us. Our design approach is to engage a dialogue between the old and new buildings on site as well as a dialogue between architecture, mountain scenery and people.
Five of the seven existing buildings were built of stone masonry. All windows were very small in size and located 2.5 meters above ground. The lower part of the building facade is made of rock stone and the upper part is made of brick. They are linked by a continuous cement ring beam. All small windows are located at the upper part of the façade. Based on the new guest room plan, we carefully selected windows to be enlarged in width as well as in height. This is to minimize the opening cuts in the stone masonry exterior façade but meanwhile to allow more natural light penetrates into the interior space. The original façades made of natural stone were being covered with thick layers of white paint. After carefully removed the paint, the beautiful stone masonry façade reveal to its original condition.
The existing building structure is being kept. Two of the seven buildings have beautiful timber wood structure. We removed the false ceiling to allow wood structure to be exposed. Steel I-Beams are added either to reinforce the existing structure or to act as a channel for hiding all the utility pipes and conduits.
New interior demarcation walls are added to create twenty one guest suites. New bathroom facilities are also added to each guest suite. These new space are created as "boxes nesting inside a room". The height for each box is controlled between 2.5 meter and 2.8 meter in order to bring the scale of the interior space closer to the perception of human body.
New decks and sun rooms were added to the smallest building on site. The oblique lines of the edge of the deck creates varies view points for hotel guests to appreciate the breathtaking mountain view.
The seventh building which was built in the 70s is being demolished and a new building is designed to build within the peripheral of the original building envelope. This new building is located in between two old stone masonry buildings. Our design approach is make the architecture building form as abstract as possible. The south façade of the building is directly facing the hotel main entry. We would like the hotel guests to view the mountain scenery in the distance upon entering. After studied the site condition carefully, we determined the southern façade height being at 4.85m and the north side at 7.1m. The east facade of the new building folds in an angle to echo the existing site condition. By bending and setting back, it created a space for people to lingering around. A secondary passage way is added between the west façade of the new building and the existing building. A stair by the west facade leads to the tea room and viewing deck on second floor. Large glass panels are being used on north and sound façade of the tea room. It maximizes the view of the mountain scenery around.
We believe the project is well accomplished to transform between two extreme opposite function spaces. The architecture form of the new building is modern and abstract. The contemporary architecture language is yet to be respectful to the existing buildings around as well as to nature. Architecture, people and nature are in harmony.
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Architects and Interior Design
Ares Partners
Design Director
Helen Wang
Design Team
Helen Wang, Cheng Hui, Colin Zhu, Hu Jieling, Mei Qin, Zhan Tengjun
Dates
Design.- 04.2015-12.2015; Completion.- 12.2017
Location
HuChen Township Ninghai County, Ningbo, China
Area
Site Area.- 5,430m²; Ground Floor Area.- 2,630 m²
Program
Hospitality
Materials
Wood-plastic compsites wall and floor plank, U Channel Glass, Concrete finishe
Helen Wang ARES Partners
Helen Wang is the founding partner of ARES Partners since 2007. With close to twenty years of professional experience in Architectural and Interior Design, she has commanded a lead role on projects from design conceptual phase to construction completion. These projects range from institutional projects, mixed-use commercial complex, Hospitality and residential works.
Before establishing ARES Partners in Shanghai, she worked as a senior designer in KPF New York office, senior designer in HLW Shanghai office and in DP Architects Singapore office. With KPF, she worked on the expansion of Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York, New York University Law School, UOB Bank in Singapore and many other projects. With HLW, she is the leading designer for Shanghai Racquet Club and Apartments as well as Citigroup headquarter office in Pudong Shanghai.
With ARES Partners, she has been leading the company’s design and management activities in China. She is actively involved in all aspect of design process. Her work has encompassed a broad spectrum of projects include XY Yun Lu(Yun House) Boutique resort in Yangshuo Guilin, Miya | Lost Villa Barn Resort, HOW Art Museum in Pudong Shanghai, Fine Arts Center for Children in New York, Sino-British College USST Campus expansion and renovation, office interior for One Center headquarter in Pudong Shanghai, high-end retail as well as other high profile projects.
Before establishing ARES Partners in Shanghai, she worked as a senior designer in KPF New York office, senior designer in HLW Shanghai office and in DP Architects Singapore office. With KPF, she worked on the expansion of Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York, New York University Law School, UOB Bank in Singapore and many other projects. With HLW, she is the leading designer for Shanghai Racquet Club and Apartments as well as Citigroup headquarter office in Pudong Shanghai.
With ARES Partners, she has been leading the company’s design and management activities in China. She is actively involved in all aspect of design process. Her work has encompassed a broad spectrum of projects include XY Yun Lu(Yun House) Boutique resort in Yangshuo Guilin, Miya | Lost Villa Barn Resort, HOW Art Museum in Pudong Shanghai, Fine Arts Center for Children in New York, Sino-British College USST Campus expansion and renovation, office interior for One Center headquarter in Pudong Shanghai, high-end retail as well as other high profile projects.
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