Ordos Hilton Hotel / VMX Architects
In commission for the Jiang Yuan Water Engineering Company, VMX Architects designed a contemporary international hotel for the city of Ordos. By not only relying upon the logic of and philosophies behind famous hotel concepts, but also taking into account the specific context of Ordos, the new Hilton Hotel aims on transcending the generic and at the same time symbolizing the spirit of Inner Mongolia.
The concept maximizes two existing qualities. The first is the surrounding landscape and the city of Ordos. The second is the adjacent country club functions, which are already foreseen for this site, especially the golf course.
The urban plan dictates a maximum height of only three storeys. Applying the average (rectangular) hotel plan would easily lead to long corridors, hence: long walking distances. Also, a rectangle is not the ideal form to integrate the building in the landscape.
In proposing a round building, we take maximum advantage of the view in every direction, while at the same time minimising the distances between rooms and hotel functions such as lobby, dining areas, bars, concert stage and swimming pool. The rooms are divided over four levels, three above and one below grade. All rooms face the green landscape; all hotel functions are centred in the heart of the building. This inside space is designed as a spectacular collective world on its own, partly covered by a glass roof and so protected from the harsh climate.
In our design we intend to combine our rational, pragmatic, in a way ‘western’ perspective, with a more ‘eastern’, oriental approach. In our eyes, this eastern approach has a strong symbolic component. Considering this aspect we conceptualised the form of the building by referring to the Sun, an important Mongolian symbol, and the Moon from the nearby Moonlake. In its section, the silhouette of the yurt, the archetypical Mongolian settlement, can be recognised. The colours inside and on the outside of the building refer to the local natural colours of grass, sand and water.
From above, the hotel appears as a flower, symbolising its function of an oasis in the desert. This way the new hotel resort can be easily found by Google Earth, nowadays by far the most popular medium to discover exciting new worlds.
Client: Jiang Yuan Water Engineering Company
Location: Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China
Size: 32.000 sqm
Design: 2008
Why do they(vmx,oma…. ) always design so strange building in China?
More strange, more successful, less architecture, china style
everyone is chasing their dreams in china. sometimes brutally by design, sometimes
oddly. Its a blank page with no regards to history, culture or tradition.
its like Mars on Earth. Interesting though. makes for some visual jerking off, which isn’t so bad,perhaps.
Hey, that’s the hotel from Wall E, no?
this is nice… i like there concept and all, and that’s it not just about creating something out of this world…
Looks bad
ya!the first thought i had was, that looks like a good hotel in mars…or maybe somewere in a desert…its weird.
Ordos is a city in the middle of prairie in the North of China. I haven’t been there before, so I don’t konw if the site is in the city or in the prairies. I don’t like this kind of building in China, maybe not if in mars. They can get success from the design, but it’s unfair for the local residents.
http://www.ordosproject.com/
Ordos a new Dubai.
very nice. great proyect…
WHAT A STUPID IDEA
they should stick to bike ramps
These are excellent times to build something like this… The whole World economy is collapsing, but some obviously haven’t realized yet.
its centreparks!
This is one of the worst projects I’ve ever seen in my life.how is this “symbolizing the spirit of Inner Mongolia”? adjusting to the surroundings? looks like a UFO fall down.
…glorified jail
i think it is a good design. A golf course is the hole year green and well taken care of.
This design provides a good view for every room, since it is round and placed in the middle of the golf course.
It doesnt look like a UFO, it looks like a car tire.
It is completely European way of presenting the Asian culture.
And from my own point of view very succesfull!
Good luck with its realisation.
i does not realy like it….spend alot of money but the design isn,t impression
this is industrial design…
not architecture…
@Evren
If you consider as the architecture only stuff we architects are planning for the individuals, than anything larger than private home isn’t architecture!
In my opinion, this is a bit bizzare idea. It’s completely out of place.. Moreover, as a hotel, it should be more inviting and cosy.
Grzegorz Witold Woronowicz
very nice. great proyect…
can someone clarify ORDOS for me…am i correct in assuming that it is an arctic suburban dubai?
very nice good prolect
i think it is a good design
good design
very Good Desing…
Good Desing
2:40 PM Apr 30th
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