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DESTINATION Grand Hyatt / Shenzhen

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Traditionalwith a twistThe Grand Hyatt Shenzhen demonstrates design inspiredby feng shui and Chinese art, interpreted with a moderneye for new millennium travellers

text: nichole reberphotography: courtesy of grand hyatt shenzhen

Above The Penthouse Right from top 1881• China Lodge• La Terrazza

The illuminated lantern formed by the top

seven floors of the Grand Hyatt Shenzhen

cascades vertical ly l ike a waterfal l and

horizontal ly l ike an accordion. Part of a

thoughtful composition from ground floor to the

38th storey, it consequently achieves the

ultimate architectural effect: inspire mystery

and intrigue for the viewer.

The hotel is part of Shenzhen’s prestigious

City Crossing Complex, surrounded by Park

Lane Manor, a luxury residential tower

community; an expansive, tranquilising water

feature at its main entrance; and, at grade level,

MixC, the city’s largest shopping centre. The

overall land plan and guest rooms indicate the

architectural designer’s attention to traditional

Chinese village and home design.

The building, designed by US-based interior

architects Wilson & Associates and Japan-based

Super Potato, officially opened in December last

year. Throughout the 491 rooms and serviced

apartments, which range from 46 to 328 sq-m,

wide floor-to-ceiling windows offer views of the

Shenzhen cityscape and northern Hong Kong.

Eight restaurants grant the Grand Hyatt

Shenzhen the right to claim the largest food and

beverage operation among high-end south

China hotels.

The Grand Hyatt ’s facade features

upturned glass eaves pointing, in true feng

shui fashion, at no particular building. Their

rhythm begs the eye to follow as one would

v iew a work of t rad i t ional Chinese art .

The same cannot necessar i ly be sa id

of the programmatic f low, however. The

elevator setup makes navigating the hotel

cumbersome; guests have to exit at various

floors to access elevators to restaurants,

rooms, the lobby and any other public space.

Just as it can be difficult to find the right path

in a traditional Chinese village, so it is with the

Hyatt’s elevators.

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深圳君悅酒店盤踞在三十八層高大廈的最頂七

層，垂掛閃亮的燈籠，垂直角度看像瀑布、水平

角度看則像手風琴。垂掛的燈籠點亮了高高大

樓，營造出建築上的戲劇感，甚至還帶一點神秘

感、吸引人細細觀賞。

深圳君悅酒店屬於深圳著名地標華潤中心的

一部份，附近有豪宅社區華潤幸福里，酒店入口

前有廣大而氣氛寧靜的水池，市內最大型的購物

商場萬象城亦近在毗鄰。整個土地規劃及客房設

計，均顯示出建築師十分注重中國傳統村莊及家

居的佈局方式。

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不等，房間的偌大落地玻璃窗讓住客飽覽深圳市

內甚至香港北部的美景。深圳君悅酒店設有八間

高級餐廳，號稱中國南部提供最大型餐飲服務的

豪華酒店。

酒店外牆設有玻璃飛簷，是十足十的風水格

局，起伏的節奏猶如引領人們的目光、觀賞一幕

中國傳統藝術。不過，酒店的通道就截然不同。

住客要用電梯穿梭酒店各層略為不便，需要到不

同樓層乘撘電梯到餐廳、房間、大堂以及其他公

眾地方，而電梯的設計就像是中國傳統村莊小路

般迂迴曲折。

遊走電梯間之後，到達三十三樓的空中大堂可

以飽覽醉人景緻。空中大堂的夾層營造出多層﹁井

口﹂，三十五至三十七樓的風光若隱若現，眼前展

開了垂直的景觀。牆身的褐色的﹁雪花白玉石﹂擁

有沙岩的紋理，夢幻氣氛更加強烈。地板的大理

石色澤較淺，映照出廣闊空間內的柔和照明。

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活像一件亞洲傳統藝術品。餐廳設計讓客人的目

光從迂迴的長廊一直延展到餐廳後方。胡桃木地

板及微妙的燈光使廚房更添生氣。帶農郊味的質

料如沙岩，配以古董日本清酒瓶，與現代物料如

玻璃及鋼鐵，相映成趣，營造出陰陽的效果。

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設計的意合園亦散發

出農郊味道。意合園提供意式便餐，設有夾層及

戶外用餐區。整個空間內重重疊疊的簷、形成鮮

明的角度，可見設計師十分重視中國傳統設計。

透明玻璃懸垂飾物吸引目光往上流連於天花，漫

步之字型通道之間，會看見四周的購物區。

悅景餐廳最適合私人宴會。餐廳位於酒店的

三十七樓，內設各個主題區域。例如圖書區內設

巴西山多士花梨木書櫃，櫃上放滿歐洲古老書籍

及雕像，配以細膩的燈光；又例如陽臺區內設兩

張餐桌，遠眺中國最高摩天大樓之一的地王

大廈。頂

樓酒廊間格狹長，設有高天花，設計簡

約、精緻、柔和。座位散落長型酒廊的兩邊，偌

大的玻璃窗則不斷向外伸延，彷彿遠及整個夜

空。大理石吧檯的燈光裝在櫃檯裡面，映襯牆上

的射燈，在精緻的金屬吊飾上映出淡淡燈光。

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及剛果紅木製成，刻有亞洲風貌的圖案。地板

舖設黑色火山岩及翡翠綠的緬甸綠玉大理石，

大理石甚至用來點綴牆身。淡黃褐色的皮革床

頭板，配以舖在牆壁及天花的條紋壁紙，盡見

簡約優雅。

深圳君悅酒店以現代手法重新演繹風水

及中國藝術，迎合新世代旅人的品味

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攝影：由深圳君悅酒店提供

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Fortunately after begin spun around a bit

with the elevator plans, The Sky Lobby opens

with captivating views on the 33rd floor. Inside,

mezzanine levels open the space vertically and

produce multi-storey ‘shafts’ that yield glimpses

of the 35th, 36th and 37th floors. Solidifying the

ethereal experience are walls laden with neutral

earth-toned xue hua bay yu shi marble with

veins like sandstone. Lighter marble floors

reflect the vast space’s soft lighting scheme.

Situated beside the hotel’s main entrance,

the Super Potato design for 1881, a northern

Chinese restaurant, opens like a traditional

Asian art piece. It steers the eye along a

long, meandering corridor to the rear of the

establishment. Walnut floors and subtle lighting

enhance live kitchens, while rustic textures like

sandstone and possibly antique Japanese sake

containers pair with modern materials like glass

and steel for a yin-yang effect.

A rustic feel also prevails at La Terrazza, a

casual trattoria with a mezzanine level and

al fresco dining, again by Super Potato.

Overlapping eaves and stark angles throughout

the plaza space demonstrate sincere respect for

Chinese design traditions. Transparent glass-

topped overhangs encourage upwards glances;

zigzagging walkways prompt views of the

surrounding shopping area.

The Belle Vue restaurant is optimal for

private occasions. The 37th-storey space

features rooms such as The Library, with

antique European books and busts on delicately

lit, Brazilian santos rosewood bookshelves; and

The Terrace, a two-table room overlooking

Diwang, one of China’s tallest skyscrapers.

The Penthouse, narrow with extremely high

ceilings, oozes refined, warm minimalism. Niche

seating dots both sides of the long bar while

vast windows seem to stretch out and over the

night sky. The marble bartop, lit from within,

complements the lightship on the wall as laser

lights reflect off the artful metallic mobile.

In the guest rooms, shoj i doors of

translucent glass and mahogany wood from the

Congo are carved with an Asian key design and

separate the bathroom (featuring Hansgrohe

and Duravit plumbing fixtures) from the office

space, and the personal dinette from the

sleeping area. Burmese lu yu shi marble in

tones of black lava rock and jade green covers

the floors and trims the walls. The leather

headboard in a natural fawn hue grants more

simple elegance, especially when combined with

smoothed wicker-like wall and ceiling paper.

Above Swimming pool area Opposite page, from top Venue for events • Hotel exterior