Penda China is the architectural firm behind the S&N Resort in West Dharma Village. The resort provides 24 guest rooms for visitors seeking a rural getaway. Designed to offer guests a sense of "wilderness and luxury," the resort boasts a traditional village theme.
The S&N Resort sits alongside a river at the base of a mountain valley. Its design is based on an originally built residential cluster and harnesses the power of Zen to encourage peace and tranquility among nature. Guests can stay in either single or two-story guesthouses, which are arranged as two terraced rows with a central street to divide the buildings. Moreover, the resort is complete with a swimming pool accessible from the guesthouses by a small bridge.
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What's Driving This Trend
- Rural Resort Tourism
- An opportunity for further development in resort tourism in rural areas.
- Village-themed Architecture
- Designing rural resorts with a traditional village theme provides a unique aesthetic experience for guests.
- Zen-inspired Hospitality
- Presenting guests with zen-inspired designs for buildings and environments to encourage peace and tranquility.
Who This Affects Most
- Hospitality Industry
- The hospitality industry can introduce more rural resorts that offer an aesthetic experience in their design that resembles traditional villages.
- Architecture and Design Industry
- The architecture and design industry can provide more modern interpretations of traditional village themes for rural resort development.
- Tourism Industry
- The tourism industry can attract more visitors through the development of unique rural resort experiences like zen-inspired and village-themed hospitality.
