The central void contains a sculptural bamboo canopy that meanders down through the floors. These openings are intended to evoke caves found in the surrounding mountains and offer views of the adjacent cliff face. They are punctuated by full-height voids that function as open-air lobbies providing access to various staircases. The circulation areas are intended as an extension of the paths that extend throughout the complex. This side of the building is given over to corridors and staircases that connect the different levels. Perforated screens created by combining solid and hollow concrete blocks help to provide natural light and ventilation throughout the buildings and circulation areas.Īlong the front of the Sugar House Retreat, these surfaces screen the building from the nearby road. At the rear, the upper suites open onto a private terrace, while the ground-floor suites look onto a bamboo garden.
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The two-storey Garden Townhouse accommodates a series of suites facing the old buildings and ponds. The larger building called the Sugar House Retreat contains rooms with private balconies at the rear that look out across the mountain scenery. Pathways connect the volumes with outdoor features including the sunken plaza and a swimming pool positioned within the former loading area that extends out towards the river. The new buildings are accommodated within landscaped grounds intended as a garden that guests can wander around to enjoy views of the landscape, ponds and planting. "In order to create a sense of consistency, instead of simply copying the old materiality and texture, we try to seek this nuance where we use more contemporary materials and construction methods while retaining the tinge and masonry structure of the old," said the architects. The cluster of shed-like structures are constructed using hollow concrete blocks and board-marked concrete with perforated surfaces that offer a lightweight and modern interpretation of the methods used to build the original mill. "We kept the profile of the new buildings as simple as possible to avoid unnecessary distraction to the old sugar mill caused by overly expressive geometry," said the studio, which previously refurbished a house in a Chinese port by adding a vaulted concrete roof. These additions feature gabled forms and a material palette that references the existing architecture. Flanking the old mill are a pair of new blocks housing a variety of rooms and guest suites.
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