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2024 GFD 🏆 Awards

Gold Winner | Mirage –M CUBE HOTEL | Chinese BDD Global Interior Design Firm

In the sea off Penglai, Shandong, China, you can often see an illusion that looks like cities and towers. In ancient times, people believed this was because of a mysterious creature called a “shen” (similar to a dragon) that breathed out the air to form these illusions. Therefore, this phenomenon is called a “mirage,” representing a strange and magical scene. This is a phrase with mythical connotations. This idiom originates from Yantai, Shandong, China, which is where the M CUBE HOTEL is located.

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Gold 🏆 Winner
Global Future Design Awards 2024

Mirage –M CUBE HOTEL
Hospitality Interior (Built)

Firm
Chinese BDD Global Interior Design Firm

Architect/Designer
Wanbin Liu

Design Team
Xiaoying Xie, Yu Liu, Wenqing Feng

Location
Yantai City, Shandong Province, China

Country
United States

Photographer/Copyright
©Bin Zhao

Website
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/ZlrBBW4wpO-oRfA6VB3ChQ

Instagram
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The hotel is adjacent to the university town of the Huang-Bohai New Area, primarily catering to young tourists and business travelers. This hotel covers an area of 15,000 square meters and features 156 rooms and a variety of facilities, which include a lobby, restaurant and bar, garden, banquet halls, meeting rooms, tea room, and fitness center. The primary challenge of this design is to integrate traditional tales into contemporary life and provide guests with a unique experience at the hotel. The design theme is “mirage,” which links local tales such as the “Sea Market Fish Lantern,” “Deep Sea Lighthouse,” and “Immortal Pavilion in the Sky.” These elements are incorporated into various spaces of the hotel, including the exterior, reception hall, restaurant, and banquet halls. By using abstract design language, the design team’s goal is to create a fantastical scene that provides guests with a unique experience, as if they were in a “mirage.”