Bamboo Forest-Inspired MeeHotel Opens in Shenzhen

PANORAMA Design Group conceived MeeHotel as an urban resort where bamboo, soothing natural tones and organic forms predominate

Hong Kong-based PANORAMA Design Group, led by founder Horace Pan, has recently completed the design of MeeHotel in Shenzen. Described as a boutique urban resort, the hotel aims to provide business travellers a respite from the fast-paced city. To this end, Pan and his team took their cues from the location’s name — Bamboo Forest — to conceive a tranquil, nature-focussed space, with bamboo being the key material.

Pan enlisted the expertise of a traditional bamboo weaver to create the full-height bamboo screens that envelope the lobby and lounge, while each pair of guest room floors has its own double-height central courtyard, where an organic installation of bamboo vines — also the work of the master weaver —  appear to tumble down from the ceiling, their curves reflected in a play of light and shadows across the floor. On the uppermost level is the Sky Café, housed in a bamboo structure with a cathedral ceiling that evokes a calming forest-like cocoon.

From the lobby through to the top floor, MeeHotel offers an antithesis to the bustling city, where guests can not only gain a sense of calm but also a new appreciation for traditional craft.

Text / Simone Schultz 
Images / GD Media & POPO VISION