2026 | Professional

MUSE Design Awards Platinum Winner

Renaissance Hangzhou Lin'an Hotel

Entrant

PLD/ Paul Liu Design Consultants

Category

Interior Design - Hospitality

Client's Name

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Country / Region

China

About The Entry

Renaissance Hangzhou Lin'an Hotel situated within the thriving high-tech corridor of Qingshan Lake and enveloped by the verdant Shishan Park, artfully bridges the refined aesthetics of the Song Dynasty with the innovative spirit of today’s technology hub. It offers both business and leisure travelers a culturally immersive gateway, located within easy reach of key transport links and local attractions.

The hotel’s design is poetically guided by “The Twelve Two-Hour Periods of Lin’an,” weaving in local lore such as “King Qian Shooting the Tide” and introducing a guardian lion cub IP. This narrative unfolds through spaces that transition from dawn to dusk, inviting guests into a serene yet vibrant dialogue between history and modernity.A restrained material palette—raw wood, woven bamboo, silk, rice-paper textured walls, and blue flagstone—is gently contrasted with contemporary metal and glass. Subtle hues drawn from Song porcelain and ink-wash paintings are accented with indigo and ochre, echoing the natural surroundings and artistic heritage of the era. Perforated screens, layered partitions, and carefully orchestrated daylight create ever-changing plays of light and shadow, shaping tranquil yet dynamic interiors.

The lobby evokes the atmosphere of a Southern Song waterfront dock, with reception designed as a sailing mast and flooring inlays inspired by ancient travel documents. Among 296 guest rooms and suites, many feature private balconies overlooking the park, blending bold contemporary colors with artistic sensibility. Dining venues reimagine tradition through a modern lens. The R Bar—reinterpreted as a contemporary “Jiao Dian” rest stop—features a striking balance-scale ceiling and transforms from a daytime café into an evening social destination as part of the brand’s “Evenings at Renaissance” program. Over 2,200 square meters of event space includes divisible ballrooms and flexible meeting rooms for both corporate and social occasions. The wellness area embodies a poetic aesthetic, with a 24-hour fitness center and an indoor temperature-controlled pool adorned with gradient mosaic tiles, offering a visually enchanting retreat.

Here, the minimalist elegance and poetic soul of Song Dynasty living are revived within a serene lakeside setting—offering today’s traveler a “Contemporary Lin’an Dream,” felt, lived, and remembered.

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