Yang was interviewed by the media

Yang, 94th issue of China Interior Magazine: The Natural Way of Design.

"Invisible" Design

After doing a lot of projects, I found that the design had better be simple, not too complicated, natural, and not overly decorated and designed. The revealed temperament is more calm, more natural and easier to blend into the heart. The more real things can move people, the more natural things can enter our hearts. Every design will have different language expressions, including its color, shape, space and cultural connotation. But hotels all have the same characteristics, and the cultural experience is regular.

The Hui Hotel I designed in Shenzhen is actually very small, with more than 9,000 square meters, 85 rooms, a multi-function hall, two restaurants and a small swimming pool. It used to be an old factory building built in the 1970 s, next to the largest park in Shenzhen. "Come back", the first meaning is to find the family relationship that is slowly missing and hope that the family relationship will come back; The second meaning is to bring back our culture and find our own things in the East. The third layer is to find the essence of the real hotel space, hoping that it will come back naturally and not spend too much money on excessive decoration. Based on this wish, we named it "Hui" Hotel.

Recreate nature and create in reverse.

Good design is natural. Don't do too much design and lose space and overall charm.

The transmission of culture should not only touch the surface of things.

How to express culture in the end, such as regional culture, some designs stay at the straightforward level, and some use the spirit of space to express culture or visual expression. You can make different choices according to different projects.

I like to be a small hotel, such as the boutique hotel being made in Nanjing. It adopted the culture of the Republic of China and chose the story of national entrepreneur Zhang Jian. Open a yarn factory in the early years and run a school to engage in education after making money. He is a patriot. There are cloth, books and some old things in the hotel space. For example, I can hang books to make screens. The lobby of the hotel needs to solve a problem, because you will see a particularly shabby community opposite. So, we made a big shelf in front of the French window facing the community, and put the typewriters, cloth, books and spindles collected during the Republic of China on it. These collections will form a cultural experience area, where there are some stories and light can be transmitted.

Design while walking

Designers can't stay in the office all the time, they must go out to find feelings and draw inspiration. You can read books in the office. The more you accumulate, the more you think. More importantly, go out and get many surprises in repeated walking.

Xiamen Huayi Hotel is a brand newly launched by InterContinental Hotels Group. Xiamen is a city with its city on the sea and the sea in the city. Moreover, Fujian is rich in arts and crafts and culture, including lacquer line carving, tea culture and stone carving. In the lobby bar, we use the concept of "a group of sages in the bamboo forest will make friends" Carpet is a large freehand carpet painted with China elements. There are some cases in the middle, with pen and ink on them, and a long axis comes to break this space, which will not appear dull and make the space feel natural and relaxed.

Keep your heart true and pure.

It is natural that a design can be done well to maintain sincerity to the owner, to colleagues and to the truth of the work. If there are fewer distractions, the work will definitely be more fulfilling.

Sanya Anantara Hotel Project is located in Baoting County and is rich in unique Li culture. We start with planning and architectural design. Anantara is a private hotel where high-end people spend their holidays. Its genes are humanized, low-key and private. In view of Li culture, we used the concepts of thorn and tattoo in Li culture, hoping to pursue a natural and calm design without too much artificial carving.

▲ Mr. Yang

▲ Yang Hotel Design Works: Shenzhen Huilongguan Hotel