# Amanyangyun ![[Amanyangyun/amanyangyun-01.jpg]] | Attribute | Detail | |---|---| | Architect | [[Kerry Hill Architects]] | | Location | Shanghai, China | | Completed | 2018 | | Type | Luxury resort / heritage conservation project | | Scale | 10,000 camphor trees + 50 historic buildings relocated 600km | ## About Amanyangyun is probably the most extraordinary conservation project in KHA's portfolio — and Kerry Hill's last completed work before his death in August 2018. The project began as a rescue mission: **10,000 ancient camphor trees** (some over 1,000 years old) and **50 historic Ming and Qing dynasty buildings** (200–500 years old) were threatened by dam construction in Fuzhou, Jiangxi Province. They were transported 600 kilometres to a site on the outskirts of Shanghai, where they were meticulously reassembled. KHA's task was to work alongside these relocated historic structures — not compete with them. The practice inserted **new-build contemporary pavilions** using signature monochrome surfaces, clean lines, and pure geometries that exist in deliberate contrast to, and harmony with, the ancient timber frames. Twenty-six Ming and Qing dynasty villas form the heritage accommodation; KHA's new structures house the resort facilities. The project was described as *"a living museum"* and won **Hotel of the Year at the AHEAD Asia 2019 awards**. > *"A landscape of ancient camphor trees and historic buildings that will last for generations."* ## Awards - **2019** — AHEAD Asia: Hotel of the Year ## Reviews & Further Reading - [Amanyangyun — Dezeen (interview with Tanuj Goenka)](https://www.dezeen.com/2019/05/17/amanyangyun-resort-kerry-hill-architects-ahead-awards-interview-video/) - [Amanyangyun — Yellowtrace](https://www.yellowtrace.com.au/kerry-hill-architects-amanyangyun-shanghai-china/) - [History with modern luxury: Amanyangyun — ArchitectureAu](https://architectureau.com/articles/amanyangyun-shanghai/) - [Rescue mission — Wallpaper*](https://www.wallpaper.com/travel/amanyangyun-shanghai-hotel) - [Review: Amanyangyun — Sleeper Magazine](https://www.sleepermagazine.com/stories/editorial/review-amanyangyun/)