James Lee
memories with a touch of modern influence
like if the East and the West pole merged
together.
“Throughout this project we explored how to
interpret ‘woven’ into the design language to
communicate that sense of bringing together
all these different - and often contradictory
— elements,” explains L’Avventura’s founder
James Lee.
THE GRAND BAY VIEW HOTEL
The Grand Bay View Hotel in Zhuhai was
renovated and redesigned by the architect
to bring to life an elegant contemporary and
playful design.
This impressive waterfront hotel was
remodeled using traditional Chinese ceramic
motifs and cross-cultural concepts showcasing
Western and Eastern influences which are
part of Lee’s philosophy.
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Throughout the project, Lee was inspired
by the concept of “Discovery from the Sea’’.
“I wanted to create something fun, with the
feeling of living within the sea while being
inspired by the serendipity which is at the
center of everything’’ says James Lee.
Lee adds. “It is truly about expressing a
New Asian luxury that is elegant and subtle.
The design plays with the nature of light, of
intimacy and our sense of time and history
and I’m happy that we managed to create
something that is so true to that concept.”