RESEARCH ON THE DESIGN STRATEGY OF BOUTIQUE RESORT BASE ON THE CONCEPT OF HEALING

Abstract

Since entering the 21st century, tourism has gradually become a strategic pillar industry of China's national economy. As an important carrier of tourism activities, the hotel industry has also entered a period of rapid development along with it. With the improvement of national consumption level and quality of life as well as the health crisis brought by rapid social development, hotels have transform to a place that can provide personalized needs, cultural experiences and healing services for guest. As a solution, boutique hotels are given a unique natural and cultural characteristics at the beginning of its design.This research proposes planning as well as architectural design strategies for boutique resorts through the analysis of existing studies. Further, the research focuses on how the concept of healing shapes and influences the design of the different functional areas of the resort, and how the landscape design helps to enhance the entire healing experiences. Finally, as the research outcome, a sample project is presented to illustrate how the strategies can be implemented in design to realize a resort that is at once be able to heal people yet rooted in both the natural and cultural connotation.