RESORT DEER-CHASER YUCHI

  • Prize
    Winner in Architectural Design - Hospitality
  • Company/Firm
    S.C.A.A
  • Lead Designer
    Chi-Wei Shih
  • Photographer Credit
    Rex Chu, Shih-Feng Wang
  • Location
    Nantou County, Taiwan
  • Client
    Wright Leisure Co., Ltd.
  • Project Date
    2023/2/1

The project aims to create a non-traditional hotel experience based on the concept of "the more local, the more international." It focuses on living in nature and fostering human connections as the core of its design. Drawing inspiration from traditional gathering places in Taiwan, such as “farmhouse”, “front yards”, and “gathering under the trees”, the hotel reimagines communal living. The design preserves humanistic memories while breaking away from traditional forms, offering a new travel experience for locals. With a theme of "wild luxury," the project aims to reconnect people with nature and traditional living spaces. It features outdoor bathing, indoor/outdoor integration, and “independent, combinable” villa units to create “private yet interconnected” spaces. To practice the idea of “ESG”, wood-grained concrete panels, carbonized cork, glass, bamboo walls, sleepers, and stainless steel panels creates a rustic aesthetic, while concrete load-bearing wall panels form the foundation of the structure. The steel frame of the tree house, a major engineering challenge, enables the building to coexist harmoniously with nature and humanity.