Hotel Far & Near XinYuqingli is a minimalist hotel located in Guangzhou, China, designed by kooo architects. XinYuqingli is the second guesthouse kooo architects designed after the hotel Far & Near Nanhao St, targeted towards young travelers. As a four-floor guesthouse with 411 sqm gross area, the owner needed more rooms to satisfy the increasing number of guests. The reconstruction was to maximize the use of space, in turn creating 11 guest rooms, including seven double and four single rooms. The existing beams and columns are simple and clean, aimed at preserving the beauty of the existing concrete structures. The architects chose to expose them as a part of the interior design. The guest rooms are furnished with basswood plywood, while the public area use meranti plywood in contrast with the exposed concrete structures. In order to echo the environment of its surrounding traditional residences, the architects intentionally kept the historical gray bricks on the existing façade.

Photography by Keishin Horikoshi