The project sites at the corner of Donghua alley in the northern of Pingjiang Road, Suzhou’s most famous historical district. The east side facing the cannel of the main road with a good view of the cityscape, the other sides are surrounded by old residential buildings, facing walls and windows of neighborhoods. The owners proposed a micro-hotel with 10 rooms with functions like shared tea house or café by utilizing the structure of the existing building.
The idea of “micro garden, neo fashion” is adopted in this renovated old house. The presents of micro gardens (front yard, water courtyard, atrium, side backyard, terrace courtyard) allow the flowing of the space. Every room of the hotel has at least two different views of landscape. Here, weather and seasons could be experienced vividly, through the scenes setting in the gardens.
▼中庭芭蕉,the plantain in the atrium
▼大厅与水院细节,detail of the common room and the water courtyard
▼一楼西侧庭院房,the guest room with western courtyard on 1st floor
▼二楼东侧街景房间,the guest room with eastern view of the street on 2nd floor
▼三楼东侧街景房间,the guest room with eastern view of the street on 3rd floor