Commune by the Great Wall is a private collection of contemporary
architecture designed by 12 Asian architects. It was exhibited at
the 2002 la Biennale di Venezia and awarded a special prize.
Commune by the Great Wall was named “A New
Architectural Wonder of China†by Business Week in
2005.
Exterior: The site has so beautiful landscape as natural
environment. The mountains enclosing 3 valleys have dramatic
topography and make splendor scenes, and the Great Wall that is
boundary of this site is running on the steep mountains. Thus,
architecture here is not an object to see but a place where people
with different background meet and communicate to each other and
nature. Given nature and artificial architecture make new landscape
with people. This culturescape is new nature, new place and new
life.
Lobby: The Clubhouse is the center of the project. Easy access
between the housesLandscape is the extension of the clubhouse,
having linear elements connecting the building and road. There are
fountains, wood decks and parking lots, however some parts of the
exterior are remained as they are. All the artificial elements are
delicately attached to the existing landscape. The edge should be
treated very specially.
Rooms
The guest rooms come with facilities including hairdryer, direct
dial telephone, satellite TV, radio and complimentary wireless
high-speed Internet access. Local and international newspapers are
delivered to the rooms on a daily basis and further amenities
include microwave, tea and coffee making facilities, in-room safe,
and a bathroom with a separate shower unit. The rooms have been
fitted with individually regulated air conditioning and heating
units and a balcony/terrace. A complimentary minibar/fridge is
available in the public lounges.
Restaurant & Food
We have introduced four food series of classic Beijing, Sichuan and
Cantonese cuisines, entitled Peking Roast Duck, Spicy Sichuan Food,
Nourishing Cantonese Food and Vegetarian Food. It's most enjoyable
to taste the mixture of Chinese and Western culinary cultures in
orthodox traditional Chinese food plus red and white wines from
around the world in refined and modernistic surroundings.Courtyard
Restaurant serves a variety of Chinese cuisines. It can hold 150
people at dinner or function as a meeting hall. The restaurant has
a bar and four private rooms respectively named Spring, Summer,
Autumn and Winter, each having a private yard attached. The
partitions in the restaurant can be dismantled when necessary to
turn the restaurant into a greater hall.Terrace Lounge: Open 24
hours a day for breakfast, lunch and dinner. It can accommodate up
to 80 persons.
Activities & Sport
The hotel grounds feature an outdoor swimming pool with children's
section, a sauna, and a gym can also be found on-site in the ?Stone
Valley' part of the resort. Set amidst the mountains of Beijing's
Great Wall, the spa provides a sanctuary of privacy and
tranquillity in which guests can go on exhilarating sensory
journeys. Delightfully indulgent treatments include the Anantara
Spa Journeys: exotic body treatments and various massages and
facials, all flavoured by the timeless rejuvenation secrets of the
East and West. Guests looking to play a round of golf can head to
Hua Bin international 18-hole golf course, some 50 km from the
accommodation.