This renovation project aims to transform a large empty building, originally planned to host several restaurants, into a boutique hotel with 100 bedrooms and several public services.
The new program imposed important modifications to the facade, the creation of a swimming pool that occupies a large part of the courtyard and the addition of new volumes on the higher levels.

这是一个建筑改造项目。原有空置多年的混凝土结构通过全新的设计，将成为一个百间客房规模的酒店商业综合体。
为满足新的使用功能要求，原建筑立面及内部结构都须局部调整：首层庭院空间的泳池及分布在不同高度的加建体量使得原本就凌乱的建筑空间更显凌乱。

These punctual interventions unfortunately increased the original volumetric fragmentation of the structure. The construction of a layer of blades that partially wraps the old façade and bends into a fluid continuous roof creates a coherent envelope and a totally new identity for the building.

我们的策略是建造轻质结构百叶系统形成一层半透的表皮以整合复杂的体量元素，使新旧建筑成为一个统一的整体，赋予原有建筑崭新的形象。

The blades also provide shading, while allowing natural ventilation for the rooms and the higher terraces, responding to the characteristics of the tropical climate of Guilin. Furthermore, the interstitial space between the façade and the new skin gave the opportunity to create a series of public and private terraces with good views towards the amazing landscape of the region.

这个百叶层同时具备调节微气候的功能。它在遮阳的同时允许建筑的自然通风，适应桂林亚热带气候日照强烈的特点。同时，旧有立面与新表皮之间的半围合空间，形成半公共半私密的空间体验， 也为这一区域注入新的景观活力元素。