International firm Aedas designed a new hotel and mixed-use development for Guangzhou, China. The complex, which will be completed in 2012, is centrally located within an existing exhibition zone. While the project fronts directly onto one side of the water, the location affords views to the water from both directions. “The design strives to be unique and iconic to give the project a strong and comfortable identity within its surroundings, aiding in its success among competing neighbors.”
More about the project and more images after the break. 
Sliding floor plates break down the bulky mass and allow light to enter the inner exhibition hall. The lower levels include multiple levels of retail spaces, an exhibition hall and eateries, and there is a connection to a subway station on the lower floor.
The lobby, which straddles the other side of the pre-function concourse for the exhibition hall, has stacked support spaces until the fourth floor where these supporting functions have space to open up horizontally.
A grand 60 meter atrium ties all these activities together, which is surrounded by the hotel rooms of the tower.
As seen on designboom.
Guangzhou, PRC
Client: Nan Fung China Development ltd.
GFA: 159,142 sq.m.
Completion date: 2012
seriously?
like a ship
The ship of Zaha looks more beautiful but still it’s a ship.
http://news.architecture.sk/2010/03/port-house-antwerp-by-zaha-hadid-architects.php
ahm, seriouslyy??
a ship to be completed in 2012,hum…
There’s something very odd about the propoortions.
The ‘podium’ is seriously overscaled, I’m sure the spatial requirements of the brief have led to this solution in terms of overall massing but it would help to see that podium broken down further.
I also note that all the 3d views are all from elevated positions with no real indication of how this building would work at street level.
might be pretty impressive if built…
disgusting！！！！！！！！！
为什么会觉得不伦不类，有点土气呢？
may be its my problem, I didn’t like this, sorry.
I saw this project at the WAF awards – really amazing when you understand the context. More amazing is that is is already in construction! I love this design…
Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaag!
Amazing design concept> Pazhou Hotel / Aedas | ArchDaily http://bit.ly/9oQjZL #fb
Too impressiv?:) May be… But it is realy creativity… It is frech architecture, not so soft like ZH and etcetera, but clear ond tranparency style.
I don’t like watch this shape within the blue sky…I don’t mind exploding it.
Lame
FUUU
Pazhou Hotel / Aedas http://www.archdaily.com/57676/pazhou-hotel-aedas/
i think i’m gonna vomit..
I really like the simplicity of how these two distinct sites engage with each other. big challenge – great job…..
? drunk ?
Keep it up, guys. Those are great comments. That’s why I like Archdaily comment section.
I left a comment explaining all the reasons why I thought this building was not as good as it could be and it appears to have been deleted.
Any explanation ArchDaily ?
Oh .. it’s back …. nevermind.
i agree with ‘Blah’… people, show some respect to the blog (Archdaily). The building is not the most elegant -to say the least- but there are ways to say it and ways to say it.
Re. the building.. oh lord… those guys at Aedas need some serious editing in their design department..
trash architecture
like a cheap SF movie!
atleast they are willing to experiment in china. between the crazy buildings they are doing, ORDOS in mongolia and the world expa china is a hotbed of architecture for our collective architecture.
*collective future*
Pazhou Hotel / Aedas http://bit.ly/cF1k3y – via @archdaily
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thank GOD it’s in China.
you see: the problem is, that the executives/designers on projects like this are westerners/americans, who wouldn’t stand a chance in the western hemisphere (mostly, they are not even registered architects in any western architects chamber, because they wouldn’t fullfill the requiered demands – means, they never designed or build anything in europe or the us).
that amateurs like this get a chance to design in china (because the decision makers there are the same: non-educated and non-intellectual), does not do any right to local designers and architects (from which are many educated and trained in the best practices in the west). so, this design doesn’t represent china – it only represents some weak western designers, which are only allowed to do helpless designs like this in china and dubai.
That’s BS your talking there.
well andy u have a weak mentality … ur ability to think is too dull
that’s a joke, isn’t it?!
what client would pay for to office which only provides him with being laughed at?
Aedas, you should stop trying to design, and just be executive architect.
Pazhou Hotel. http://bit.ly/9ufvH3
RT @nicholaspatten Pazhou Hotel. http://bit.ly/9ufvH3