Mine Resort Hotel in Jingdezhen by siarchitecture Challenges Conventional Local Architecture

The Mine Resort · Hill hotel project in Jingdezhen, China, designed by siarchitecture, is scheduled for completion in 2025. Spanning 720 square meters, the hotel represents a critical intervention in contemporary Chinese architectural discourse. Architects DONG Xiaoxiao and LUO Siwei led the design team, which included interns CHANG Ruibo and SHI Xinran. Engineering was handled by LI Fengbo, while landscape design also fell under siarchitecture's purview. Photography for the project was provided by Yumeng Zhu, Zhechen Yu, and the architecture firm itself. The client is Fuliang Wuxi Hotel Management Co., Ltd., and the project was curated by HAN Shuang. According to the architects, current architectural conversations in China often narrowly define "local" construction through two limited paradigms: either rural buildings using traditional methods or hybrid structures combining local materials with industrial systems. This project implicitly challenges these reductive interpretations by suggesting a broader reality exists beyond these common frameworks. The architectural statement critiques how regionally rooted building knowledge—encompassing materials, structures, and craftsmanship developed through sustained human-environment interaction—gets oversimplified in contemporary practice.