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20172017ILLUMINATEDGARDENXIAMEN45CONTEXTUAL

INSIGHTSHISTORICALTREATYPORT-CONTEMPORARY

PORTXiamen

is

China’s

first

treaty

port

city

for

foreign

tradeandisoneof

thefirstfiveportsopenedtoBritishtrade.The

history

of

trade

has

developed

into

aglobalmodern

exchangeofgoodsandideas.This

exchange

has

contributed

to

Xiamen

being

an

industrial

powerhouse

and

athriving,energetic,and

Illuminatedcity.XIAMEN67CONTEXTUAL

INSIGHTSPHYSICALGARDENONTHESEA-EGRET

ISLANDXiamenisaplacewherelushjunglemeets

aThe

myth

of

the

Egretsilver

sea

and

is

often

called

“Garden

on

the

Sea.”It

is

said

that

long

ago

the

Egret

decided

to

settle

onthisonce

abare

island.Xiamen

soon

became

full

ofplants

and

colour

because

the

Egretmadethisisland

their

home.

It

is

said

the

beauty

of

Xiamen

is

due

to

theEgret

settling

and

thered

blooms

on

the

flame

tree

isfromthebloodshedtheEgret

endured.WeareinspiredbyXiamen’smusical

history.Gulangyu

IslandhostsChina’sonlypianomuseum,givingitthenicknameof“Piano

Island”.TheChinesenameGulangyu

alsohas

musical

roots,

as鼓浪

Kó-lōngwhich

meansdrumwavesso-calledbecauseofthesoundgeneratedbytheoceanwaveshittingthe

reefs.XIAMEN89CONTEXTUAL

INSIGHTSSOCIALPiano

&

Drum

Wave

Island10XIAMENTREATYPORT-CONTEMPORARYPORT-NEON

PORTALSGARDENONTHESEA-ELECTRICFLORALS-ILLUMINATED

GARDENLARGESTPRODUCEROFOILPAINTINGS-THEPAINTED

GARDENPIANOISLAND-VISIBLESOUNDVIBRATIONS-GARDEN

BEATS11LEVERAGINGONLOCAL

INSIGHTSHISTORICAL

PHYSICALSOCIAL1312ILLUMINATEDGARDENNARRATIVETheGardenonTheSeaisaElectrifiedworldinspiredbythenatural

environmentfromboththeSeaand

Jungleand

the

illuminated

city

juxtaposed

within.1514THEILLUMINATED

GARDEN&INTERACTIVE

INSTALLATIONSThe

Illuminated

Garden

is

adynamic

and

movingInstallationinspiredbyXiamen’snaturalenvironment.Guest’sshape

theenvironmentby

their

natural

movement

for

aninteractive

experience.ILLUMINATEDGARDEN1716ILLUMINATED

GARDENELECTRIC

FLORALSThe

W

is

electrified

through

lighting

and

projections

andgives

aninsight

into

both

thenatural

worldand

theindustrial

powerthat

iconically

define

Xiamen.ILLUMINATEDGARDEN1918THEPAINTED

GARDENXiamen

has

the

largest

community

of

Oil

Painters

in

China.ThisbeautifulmediumisreinterpretedintopaintedElectric

floralsInspiredbytheGarden

ontheSea.ILLUMINATEDSEA2120Creatures

of

the

night

come

to

life

in

a

magical

displayofbioluminescence.

Evening

lighting

concepts

mimic

theVibrant

coloursfound

in

the

Garden’s

Sea.GARDENBEATS2322Gardenbeats

arethevisualvibrationsoftheW

DisruptorTHECORRIDORS&LIFT

LOBBYILLUMINATED

GARDEN2425ILLUMINATED

GARDEN262728293031323334353637THE3839GUESTROOMILLUMINATED

GARDENisrevealedwiththealternatingred,green,blue

light.Garden

on

the

Sea

-

Xiamen

Located

in

the

subtropical

zone

and

it

has

warmandhumidclimate,withflowersbloomingalltheyear

round.Xiamen,oneofthefirsttreaty

ports,haswelcomedvoyeagersfarandbeyond.Xiamen’smostfamousFolklore

tellsthestoryoftheegret.Xiamen

was

once

a

bare

island

and

it

was

not

until

the

egret

decidedtomake

Xiamen

its

home

andit

flourish

with

flora

and

fauna.

A

jealous

King

Snake

triedtosteal

Xiamen

from

the

Egretbut

the

Egret

prevailed.Itsaid

thered

blooms

on

the

flame

tree

isfromthebloodshed

theEgretendured.THEILLUMINATED

GARDENRGBARTWORKRGBartworkisaninteractive

canvasethatreactstodifferentcolouredlights.EachoverlappingillustrationtellsthestoryofXiamen

and4041LOCALCULTURE&LacquerLine

CarvingA

traditional

art

in

Minnan,

lacquer

line

carving

is

a

gem

in

Chinese

lacquer

workculture.Itfeaturingexquisitetechniques,vividandtrue-to-lifeimages,solemnandantique

style

and

lively

tableau,

lacquer

line

carving

is

an

outstanding

example

intraditionalChinese

art.LacquerthreadcarvinghasinheritedthetraditionsofBuddhistsculptureartinancienttimesandisinspiredbylinecarvingintheSongandYuanDynasties,inparticularbyleadpowderdroppingpainting

andclaylinecarving.4243LOCALCULTURE&Mooncake

GameBO

BINGMooncakeGambling(BoBing)

comesintoitsowninXiamenfortheMid-autumnFestival,

it

is

a

populartraditional

entertainment

among

local

people.ThegameoriginagedinXiamen,FujianProvince,invitedbyZhengChenggong

more

than

300

years

ago.

He

invited

this

gametohelptoperp

up

thetroops.

In

earliesttimes,thewinnerof

the

game

were

rewarded

with

mooncakes.4445AREARUG&PatternPatterninspiredbythelegendofEgret

-Xiamen’smostfamousFolkloretellsthestoryofthe

egret.Xiamen

was

once

a

bare

island

and

it

was

not

until

the

egret

decidedtomake

Xiamen

its

homeand

it

flourish

with

flora

and

fauna.

A

jealous

King

Snaketriedtosteal

Xiamen

fromthe

Egret

but

the

Egret

prevailed.

Itsaid

theredbloomsontheflametreeisfromthebloodshed

theEgret

endured.AreaRug

TechnicHandtufted

area

rug

-

It

is

created

by

a

combination

of

Cut

Pile

and

Loop

Pile,madeof80%Newzealandwooland20%

Viscose.46474948KING

MUR

LAYOUT