Neri&Hu Design and Research Office 如恩设计研究室

The Waterhouse At South Bund

The Waterhouse At South Bund
© Pedro Pegenaute
The Waterhouse At South Bund
© Pedro Pegenaute

THE WATERHOUSE AT SOUTH BUND

Neri&Hu Design and Research Office

PHOTOGRAPHS
Pedro Pegenaute, Tuomas Uusheimo, Derryck Menere

AREA
800 m²

YERA
2010

LOCATION
Shanghai, China

CATEGORY
Restaurants & Bars, Mixed Use Architecture, Gymnasium

Located by the new Cool Docks development on the South Bund District of Shanghai.

The Waterhouse is a four-story, 19-room boutique hotel built into an existing three-story Japanese Army headquarters building from the 1930’s.

The Waterhouse At South Bund
© Derryck Menere
The Waterhouse At South Bund
© Derryck Menere

The boutique hotel fronts the Huangpu River and looks across at the gleaming Pudong skyline.

The architectural concept behind Neri&Hu’s renovation rests on a clear contrast of what is old and new.

The original concrete building has been restored while new additions built over the existing structure were made using Cor-Ten steel.

The Waterhouse At South Bund
© Derryck Menere
The Waterhouse At South Bund
© Derryck Menere

It will reflecting the industrial past of this working dock by the Huangpu River.

Neri&Hu’s structural addition, on the fourth floor, resonates with the industrial nature of the ships which pass through the river It is providing an analogous contextual link to both history and local culture.

The Waterhouse At South Bund
© Derryck Menere
The Waterhouse At South Bund
© Derryck Menere

Neri&Hu was also responsible for the design of the hotel’s interior, which is expressed through both a blurring and inversion of the interior and exterior.

As well as between the public and private realms, creating a disorienting yet refreshing spatial experience.

The Waterhouse At South Bund
© Pedro Pegenaute
The Waterhouse At South Bund
© Tuomas Uusheimo

For the hotel guest who longs for an unique five-star hospitality experience.

The public spaces allow one to peek into private rooms while the private spaces invite one to look out at the public arenas.

The Waterhouse At South Bund
© Derryck Menere
The Waterhouse At South Bund
© Derryck Menere

Such as the large vertical room window above the reception desk and the corridor windows overlooking the dining room.

These visual connections of unexpected spaces not only bring an element of surprise.

The Waterhouse At South Bund
© Tuomas Uusheimo
The Waterhouse At South Bund
© Derryck Menere

But also force the hotel guests to confront the local Shanghai urban condition where visual corridors.

And adjacencies in tight nong-tang’s define the unique spatial flavor of the city.

The Waterhouse At South Bund
© Derryck Menere
The Waterhouse At South Bund
© Derryck Menere
The Waterhouse At South Bund
© Pedro Pegenaute


The Waterhouse At South Bund
© Derryck Menere
The Waterhouse At South Bund
© Tuomas Uusheimo
The Waterhouse At South Bund
© Tuomas Uusheimo
The Waterhouse At South Bund
© Derryck Menere
The Waterhouse At South Bund
© Derryck Menere
The Waterhouse At South Bund
© Derryck Menere
The Waterhouse At South Bund
© Derryck Menere
The Waterhouse At South Bund
© Derryck Menere
The Waterhouse At South Bund
The Waterhouse At South Bund
© Derryck Menere
The Waterhouse At South Bund
© Pedro Pegenaute
The Waterhouse At South Bund
© Pedro Pegenaute
The Waterhouse At South Bund
© Derryck Menere
The Waterhouse At South Bund
© Derryck Menere
The Waterhouse At South Bund
© Derryck Menere


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