Sanyea Sjór Sea Resort by Fusion Design in Shenzhen, China

Project: Sanyea Sjór Sea Resort
Architects: Fusion Design Office
Location: Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China
Area: 19,375 sq ft (site), 13,993 sq ft (interior)
Year: 2021
Photography by: Outang Yun

Sanyea Sjór Sea Resort by Fusion Design

The Sanyea Sjór Sea Resort was designed and completed by Fusion Design Office based in Shenzhen. This 1800-square-meter resort features a stunning ocean view, beautiful sunrises, and a soft beach.

Due to the coronavirus outbreak, people cannot travel too far. For residents of Shenzhen, it became urgent to find a place nearby that could relieve the pressure from heavy work. As a result, Fusion Design added more functions, valuable expectations, and emotional experiences to the resort so that it is no longer just a place for relaxation but also a remote dwelling for urban dwellers to temporarily escape.

The entire resort consists of two parts: public space and residential area. The public space is divided into indoor and outdoor zones, including restaurants, bars, and terraces that can host various events such as afternoon tea, weddings, conferences, parties, etc., to capture every important moment.

The resort is a two-story building just several hundred meters from the beach. The facade of the resort features a unique red color taken from the local soil. The design of windows and protruding walls creates geometric beauty throughout the entire building, which is unforgettable.

Upon entering through the door, guests will enter the reception area. The counter is made from a single solid and unprocessed stone, giving it a rough feel. The glass wall next to the counter is filled with interwoven and contrasting bricks, creating a triangular light spot in sunlight as beautiful as the Milky Way.

To the left of the reception area is the common area's living room. The color scheme throughout the resort interior is derived from the beach sand color. This hue makes the entire space calmer, soothing emotions and providing a comfortable experience offered by the spatial design. The wavy ceiling lines pay homage to the ocean that nourished its people, where curved designs bring dynamic aesthetics.

Behind the sofa in the living room is the resort dining area, which can also be used as a conference hall or party zone. The space is open via the turn of carved wooden doors. Depending on crowd needs, internal tables and chairs have various rearrangement and combination options.

The bar quietly stands on one side of the public area, separated by a small door and positioned opposite to the reception zone. Linear and spotlights are embedded in ceiling slopes and voids, adding a modern accent here.

The residential area is separated from the public space by a glass door to ensure guest privacy. Guest rooms are located on both upper and lower floors, connected by a blue spiral staircase. A circular window is placed at the top of the staircase to let in sunlight. The stairs resemble fish swimming in deep sea, radiating extraordinary vitality and texture under the sunlight entering through the window.

Depending on the landscape outside the windows, there are two types of resort rooms: ocean view and mountain view.

The ocean-view room continues the spatial color scheme, while the soft touch provided by all linen furnishings reminds one of calm waves. Large floor-to-ceiling windows eliminate the boundaries of space, welcoming natural landscapes inside and integrating them with the interior. At this point, the room becomes not only a carrier of space for people but also an exclusive field of interaction and perception between people, space, and nature.

The mountain-view room leans on the mountainside, giving a sense of security. In such a space, large blocks seem bulky; thus, window slit designs inspired by traditional gardens are used. It appears as if the space is divided yet not completely. Spatial hierarchy and functional attributes have been enriched and deepened between virtual and real transformations of internal and external boundaries.

Providing guests with a more relaxed and free living experience is the main task of this design. Therefore, designers combined two open spaces into one, removed excessive decorative elements, and gave people more restful space, leaving only a few woven lanterns scattered around to create the feeling of waiting tenderness.

They designed a water feature on the terrace to respond to the adjacent sea. A small hall stands on the cobblestone path of the water feature. Water slowly flows from the center of the slab, disappearing into dawn.

The design is inspired by an ancient Chinese saying: 'There is much water, I take only a spoonful.' This means that in the world there are many wonderful people but you are unique in my heart. It is a vow of love and romance that the hall wants to gift to everyone.

- Project description and images provided by CURRENT-NEWSWIRE

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