i think i just found my new favourite hotel. fell head over heels in love with the minimalist aesthetic and understated elegance of this little oasis in the city. it felt more like a zen japanese inn than -china-, politically incorrect as that may sound.
probably my favourite part - the chic library where i'd sit in the afternoon for some much needed downtime, nurse a pot of tea and write what felt like a million postcards :)
the hotel was ingenious in its use of materials. a little bird demystified the so hip it hurts (aahh i use this phrase too often!) set up and let me in on a few secrets. like how the parquet is veneer, so as to withstand stiletto scratches and the pond outside that's the length of the long bar is in fact only a few centimetres deep! it's all optical illusion with black tiles and clever clever lighting to make it look like an olympic sized pond when it's not. wow! i need to do this with my future house - put together a very expensive look with inexpensive material. sheer genius ;)
having seen the hotel, now you know why i was so tempted to nua around the whole day and would've been perfectly content not stepping out into the real world. but alas, no such luxury :(t
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