Rooted in the medicinal landscapes and rich craft traditions of Yunnan, the Chuxiong Kangyang Resort Hotel is designed as a spatial retreat that connects body, land, and ritual. Located at the foot of intersecting mountain ridges, the masterplan flows organically across terraces, drawing from the region’s poetic topography and therapeutic soil culture.

The spatial strategy embraces Chinese wellness philosophies while choreographing circulation through a central ritual atrium. This circular lobby space becomes a convergence point—symbolically and physically—redistributing access across hotel wings, spa zones, and hot spring clusters.

At the architectural heart of the complex is a signature ceiling structure—a double-bent glulam timber canopy constructed using Equilateral Constant Normal Curvature (ECNC) geometry. Developed in collaboration with HKU’s research team, this low-cost, low-tech method of curved assembly blends innovation with tactile material logic. The ceiling evokes the act of rising into sky, echoing the vertical aspirations of both health and spirit.

By uniting craft, geometry, and site, the hotel becomes more than a resort—it is a constructed landscape of healing and narrative, where modern wellness meets vernacular wisdom.