Cambodia is world-famous for Angkor Wat, but Siem Reap’s traditional rice wine cannot be ignored. The boutique hotel Hotel Siem Reap is located next to the rice fields in the village of Siem Reap, overlooking Angkor Wat. The site was originally a colonial-era Cambodian-style police station and a rice warehouse during the Khmer Rouge period.
We designed multiple cylindrical indoor and outdoor building spaces based on the concept of local rice wine brewing equipment and the shape of the warehouse. Each circular space has its own function. Through careful layout, residents can travel through different spaces, just like walking through the different processes of wine making, making the accommodation experience richer.
The circular rooftop has an observation deck where you can see Angkor Wat and the sunrise in the distance, and there is also a staircase for guests to relax. The bamboo gate next to the ground-floor glass circular kitchen can be turned into a community kitchen and dining room when opened. The hotel rooms feature native-style wood and bamboo furniture, high ceilings, and use the tones and tiles of a demolished Cambodian police station on the same site. Similar to the ancient corridors of Angkor Wat, we inject a new dimension of experience into the hotel through interesting interactions of light and shadow as we walk.
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Bamboo is the main source of livelihood for most villagers in Cambodia, yet bamboo is often overlooked and undervalued. We used bamboo to weave a fa?ade design that utilizes local materials from the countryside.
This is a hotel and a small museum designed to bring social awareness into Cambodias multicultural experience. This building commemorates Angkor Wats little-known history of winemaking and rice production, adding to the intellectual enjoyment of the stay.
Contemporary construction methods, materials and imagination are used to realize the accommodation experience that spans the past, present and future. During their stay, travelers immerse themselves in history while enjoying the contemporary Cambodian lifestyle; hotels should not only pursue luxury and entertainment: the new trend is to cultivate the intellectual beauty of staycation culture.
