In recent days, the construction of the Waterfall Hotel, a prominent structure within the 2024 Chengdu Expo project, has reached a significant milestone with the completion of the final roof slab. This marks the transition from concrete construction to the subsequent phases of steel structure, curtain wall installation, and interior decoration.
As one of the core buildings in the main venue, the hotel stands at a height of 29.8 meters, comprising three above-ground floors and three underground levels. Its extensive functional areas encompass hotel rooms, a lobby, conference rooms, kitchen facilities, restaurants, a temperature-controlled swimming pool, logistics areas, and an underground parking lot. The Waterfall Hotel is set to become the primary hospitality project for the 2024 Chengdu Expo. After the event, it will be transformed into a new commercial hotel for the district.
The project manager from Chengdu Expo Company stated that meticulous planning and well-organized construction efforts were undertaken by the project team to ensure a successful completion of the roof sealing. Emphasizing safety as the top priority, a series of control measures were implemented. After 130 days of continuous hard work, the team accomplished the pouring of approximately 40,000 square meters of concrete, securing the timely completion of the concrete structure.
The Waterfall Hotel stands out as a premium establishment, renowned for its distinctive feature of an artificial waterfall landscape. In both the design and construction phases, the team showcased their ingenuity by leveraging the natural variation in terrain, breaking away from conventional norms and implementing sunken areas to delineate the hotel's functional zones. Notably, each floor of the hotel presents a unique level of the waterfall landscape, creating an increasingly captivating visual experience as guests descend further into the hotel.
Additionally, the hotel includes three captivating artificial waterfall features. The first waterfall is located in the lobby, elegantly crafted with lightweight glass to replicate the form of a cascading waterfall. The remaining two waterfalls are carefully constructed, ensuring that all areas of the hotel provide glimpses of these captivating water features.
Furthermore, the hotel will offer an infinity pool that seamlessly connects the indoor and outdoor spaces. Upon completion, visitors will have the opportunity to enjoy the serene and crystalline waters, gaze at the starry sky above, and marvel at the grandeur of the waterfall landscape, creating an enchanting and dreamlike holiday experience.
Once the Waterfall Hotel is established as the core building of the main venue, it will significantly enhance the service capacity of the Expo Park, stimulate the growth of the park's value, facilitate effective interlinking of park industries, and establish itself as a new, comfortable resort hotel and popular destination within the eastern part of Chengdu's new district.
Inspired by the famous line from a Chinese poem "Sunlight bathes the incense burner, purple smoke rises, and from afar, one can witness the waterfall cascading down the front stream", the "Waterfall Hotel" at the 2024 Chengdu Expo is set to infuse new vitality into the city's development. Spanning across an impressive 27,500 square meters, this resort hotel features a wide range of amenities, including banquet halls, conference rooms, all-day dining options, Chinese-style private dining areas, fitness facilities, and a swimming pool. Guests will have the opportunity to immerse themselves in the breathtaking views of the main exhibition hall of the Expo, Moke Lake, the meandering Jiangxi River, and the majestic Longquan Mountain range, all from the comfort of this captivating establishment.