The New Everbright Center convened five design teams to stage the four-room ArtPark9 hotel in Beijing. The proposals had to explore possible future lifestyles in high-rise buildings, creating harmonic atmospheres in dense urban contexts.
One of the rooms was designed by ARCHSTUDIO under the name hillside dwelling, in which the architects visualized the evolution of human habitation. The project returns to human origins by creating an atmosphere that stimulates the interaction between people and natural spaces. A hill-shaped structure was created that allowed different types of three-dimensional relationships. The hillside, covered with cork boards, managed to evoke nature thanks to its soft texture, organic shape, and earthy color. The richness of the project lies in its ability to recreate a natural environment in a creative and aesthetic way, in an interior space otherwise conditioned by modern urban life.