The 2025 HD Awards Project Winners

RESORT
Ji Yun Yao Resort, Guangzhou, China

At the base of Yao Mountain in a 400-year-old Hakka village in Guangzhou’s Conghua district, Ji Yun Yao Resort blends into the sweeping, verdant landscape. The 22 guestrooms, scattered among steeped and sloped structures alike, drip in earthy hues, their windows framing idyllic views that change with the seasons. An interplay of light and shadow awaits in the reception area, welcoming visitors with a fireplace, greenery, and candlelight. Throughout the day, those guests gather in the indoor-outdoor restaurant, with its floor-to-ceiling windows and firepit, or dip into the stone pool that seemingly emerges from the mountains. In tribute to Hakka values, traditional rammed earth materials were chosen for the complex of buildings, but their silhouettes are decidedly contemporary. “The team wanted to create an ideal place of nature,” says Uno Chan, founder of TOMO Design, “where modern urbanites can live in peace and contentment.”

Architecture Firm: Line+Studio, Hangzhou | Interior Design Firms: Tomo Design and TO ACC, Shenzhen | Owner: Icon Corporation