Hotel Design
Rejuvenation
Capsule Hotel
Hotel Design
Capsule Hotel
Lobby / Lounge with the Yangtze River
Mengying Qi
2023 IDA Design Awards / Bronze
Hospitality Interior Design / Hotel
Revit I Enscape I Photoshop
Rejuvenation is a short-stay capsule hotel on Wuhan's historic Hanzheng Street — once the lifeblood of the city's early commerce, on the banks of the Yangtze. It is designed for overworked office workers and transient travelers who need to rest the mind, not just the body.
The concept borrows from geology: as a river erodes the earth, it is said to rejuvenate the land, revealing clear new landforms. Those organic forms shape the circulation and interior volumes, while private spaces are separated from the noise of the elevator core and natural light is drawn into the public rooms and guest rooms.
Inside the capsules, a Danshari, less-is-more sensibility strips the rooms to natural materials and honest light — minimal decoration that invites guests to switch off their technology and their minds. Awarded Bronze at the 2023 IDA Design Awards (Hospitality / Hotel).
Sited on Wuhan's historic Hanzheng Street on the banks of the Yangtze — designed around overworked employees and transient travelers, with goals of privacy, comfort, efficiency, and sustainability.
As a river erodes the earth it rejuvenates the land — those landform processes shape the circulation and interior volumes; the plan separates public and private routes from the elevator-core noise, with capsule rooms, lobby, dining, and amenities.
The capsule rooms — ideation models, details, and a door pattern drawn from river textures; natural materials and honest light make a Danshari, less-is-more refuge for rest.