Work has started on the Songjiang Hotel, a 'sunken hotel' being created in a 328ft (100m)-deep water-filled quarry in Songjiang near Shanghai, China.
Situated inside the Shanghai Sheshan National Holiday Resort area in the Sheshan Mountain area of Songjiang, the 21-floor hotel will have two underwater levels, 17 floors between the surface of the water and ground-level and two floors above ground-level.
Design and engineering consultancy Atkins won a competition in 2006 to design the hotel, which is expected to be completed by the end of 2012. The entire hotel concept will revolve around water and nature-based wellness and spa facilities.
There will also be a large spa offering on the water level of the property. All the 380 bedrooms will have views of a waterfall opposite the hotel.
Situated inside the Shanghai Sheshan National Holiday Resort area in the Sheshan Mountain area of Songjiang, the 21-floor hotel will have two underwater levels, 17 floors between the surface of the water and ground-level and two floors above ground-level.
Design and engineering consultancy Atkins won a competition in 2006 to design the hotel, which is expected to be completed by the end of 2012. The entire hotel concept will revolve around water and nature-based wellness and spa facilities.
There will also be a large spa offering on the water level of the property. All the 380 bedrooms will have views of a waterfall opposite the hotel.