Why did I.M. Pei say that his most successful and failed building was Xiangshan Hotel?

The design of Xiangshan Hotel itself is very dense, which does not live up to his hard work. It is indeed a top-class excellent building and his most successful work.

Probably because he said that many details in the construction did not fully understand its original intention or even run counter to it. Secondly, he said that his project was not in harmony with the environment of Xiangshan and did not add luster to the natural scenery of Xiangshan. So there are two things that make him very depressed.

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The designer of Xiangshan Hotel plans to "embody the essence of China's national architectural art in a modern building" and express the architect's thoughts on the national road of China. Architects take the simple and approachable houses in the south of the Yangtze River as the external modeling, and skillfully integrate the modern western architectural principles with the traditional China architectural techniques into an architectural space with China temperament.

She looks ordinary on the outside, just like a beautiful girl on the inside. Her appearance may seem inconspicuous at first glance, but the more you look at it, the more you will feel the natural beauty of her light makeup, which is the overall impression of the building. The front hall, lobby and backyard of the building are distributed on a north-south axis. The continuity of spatial sequence creates the deep aesthetic expression of China traditional architecture courtyard.

The total volume is about 6.5438+0.5 million cubic meters, but there is no visual behemoth. Architects skillfully created a courtyard-style space, crawling between mountains and shade, like plants growing wantonly. This building is nestled in the arms of Xiangshan Mountain. In order to preserve precious ancient trees, the shapes of some buildings have been staggered and moved, and the shapes have acquired the characteristics of garden buildings. Water, mountains, mountains and towering ancient trees are integrated. ......

Xiangshan Hotel is built in Xiangshan Park, more than 20 kilometers northwest of Beijing. The scenery here is natural, with ancient trees, flowing water, green shade and red leaves, which determines that Xiangshan Hotel is integrated into its environment with its typical garden and residential characteristics.