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The conceptual design of the Shanghai Songjiang hotel designed by Atkins will possibly be the only hotel located negative 65 meters below altitude in an artificial water hole. Atkins has won this international design competition to design this five-star resort hotel set within a beautiful water-filled quarry. The design concept is inspired by the natural falling water and landscape features of the quarry. The hotel consists of 400 bedrooms, two levels below water, 17 levels above water and two levels above the quarry. It will incorporate conference facilities for up to 1000 people, a banqueting centre, restaurants, cafes and sport facilities. Sustainability is integral to the design ranging from using green roofing for the structures above the ground level to geothermal energy extraction. An aquatic stream runs through the design both visually and functionally. Two underwater levels will house a restaurant and guestrooms facing a ten-meter deep aquarium. The lowest level of the hotel will contain a leisure complex with a swimming pool and water-based sports. An extreme sports center for activities such as rock climbing and bungee jumping will be cantilevered over the quarry and accessed by special lifts from the water level of the hotel. The hotel probably cost 75million USD. The hotel design is absolutely a good blending of natural elements and artificial designs.
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