Project Client: Nanjing Shimao Real Estate Development Co., Ltd.
Design Time: June 2008
Land Area: 50,000㎡

Hilton Nanjing Riverside is located in the waterfront belt of Xiaguan District, Nanjing, facing water on both sides, with a vast view. It is bordered by the Riverside Avenue to the west, facing towards the Yangtze River, and by the intersection of Qinhuai River and the Yangtze River to the south. The Yangtze River has the island of Qianzhou with a beautiful view that is endowed with abundant natural resources. Meanwhile, the development of Nanjing Hexi Waterfront Greenbelt and its surrounding transportation system also provide condition for the project to create high quality modern habitable environment. L&A Design Group fully studied the special geography and cultural condition of the project, combined the master plan and architectural design, and on the basis of culture and local elements, infused the idea of international life into the project. Finally, designers came up with a human-centered community for leisure and modern life that complies with the ancient town culture of Nanjing and fits the social activities such as residence, travel, leisure and commerce. The design idea expresses human care, intimacy, natural feeling of body and soul as well as back to nature.

The hotel's entry is designed to include an abstract modern sculpture, with its form and volume responding to the architectural form and landscape of the entry. It reveals a striking landmark landscape that brings a sense of generosity. The overall landscape design combines the whole frame of the project and is divided into three parts – riverside tourism and commercial leisure street; civil plaza and Phase I garden; residential space of Phase II garden. Three parts are infused into various landscapes due to different space structures and functions, but they are interconnected and permeated to form a unity.