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SFEEL Design Hotel Pingtan

  • Prize
    Winner in Interior Design Hotel – Economy
  • Company/Firm
    HARMO Design
  • Lead Designer
    HUANG Renqi
  • Other Designer(s)
    ZHOU Ke, LUO Xiao, ZENG Yifeng, XIE Xiaoyu, CHEN Tao
  • Architect
    HUANG Renqi
  • Interior Designer
    HUANG Renqi, ZHOU Ke, LUO Xiao, ZENG Yifeng, XIE Xiaoyu, CHEN Tao
  • Hospitality
    SFEEL Hotel Management Co., Ltd.
  • Construction Company
    Fujian Yihui Construction Engineering Co., Ltd.
  • Photo Credit
    Photo by HE Chuan from Here Space Photography
  • Location
    No. 312, Donghu Village, Haitan District, Pingtan County, Fujian Province, China
  • Project Date
    February 2025
  • Project Link

SFEEL Design Hotel Pingtan explores the intersection of geometry, nature, and island culture through poetic spatial storytelling. The design features three buildings arranged around a central courtyard, creating a quiet, inward-looking "island within the island." Here, architecture dissolves into nature—reflections, wind, and shadow become part of the composition.
The lobby is a dramatic play of contrast: matte black stone evokes volcanic terrain, while mirrored stainless-steel columns reflect courtyard greens and falling light. Rising from this darkness, a 12-meter white atrium punctured with irregular geometric openings filters natural light like an ever-changing installation.
In the dining area, a 5° sloped wooden ceiling floats above long cedar tables that appear to rest on water. Floor-to-ceiling windows open the space to views of ancient trees and mirrored pools, creating a contemporary ink painting.
With corridors acting as viewfinders and architecture translating natural elements into sensory moments, the hotel becomes a living artwork—an immersive journey through geometry, shadow, and island rhythm.