House Collective, Chengdu, China: Mind-blowing design hotels that are a game-changer

By Andrea Black
Updated January 30 2016 - 1:14am, first published 12:15am
Cafe Gray Deluxe in Swire Hotels' Upper House has sweeping views of Hong Kong's harbour. Photo: Supplied
Cafe Gray Deluxe in Swire Hotels' Upper House has sweeping views of Hong Kong's harbour. Photo: Supplied
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Temple House exterior Photo: Supplied
tra29-chinahotels Temple House exterior Photo: Supplied
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Temple House pool Photo: michael weber
tra29-chinahotels Temple House pool Photo: michael weber
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Temple House courtyard Photo: michael weber
tra29-chinahotels Temple House courtyard Photo: michael weber
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Opposite House Penthouse bedroom Photo: Supplied
tra29-chinahotels Opposite House Penthouse bedroom Photo: Supplied
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Upper House exterior Photo: Supplied
tra29-chinahotels Upper House exterior Photo: Supplied

On a leisurely swim in the basement-level pool at The Temple House hotel in the city of Chengdu, the early morning light is filtering through the beehive-like embedded light-well. A walk upstairs reveals that, at garden level, this stepped effect is grassed, designed to looks like a Sichuan terraced paddy field. It's just one example of how the integration of unique architecture, landscape and interior design is key to this new design hotel.

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