Global architecture firm Goettsch Partners (GP) has announced the completion of the Four Seasons Hotel Hangzhou at Hangzhou Center, a landmark project that blends luxury, landscape, and urban hospitality in the historic Chinese city. Developed by Greentown China Holdings, in collaboration with China Resources Land Limited and Hangzhou Metro Development Company, the 214-key hotel is the signature component of the 150,000-square-meter Hangzhou Center mixed-use development.
Strategically located near the Qiantang River and West Lake, the UNESCO World Heritage Site that inspired its design, the hotel introduces a sanctuary-like retreat within the city. The building’s pinwheel configuration allows column-free corners with expansive floor-to-ceiling glass, giving guests sweeping views of the skyline and riverscape.
Arrival is choreographed through a private, landscaped lane leading to a dramatic 9-meter steel-and-glass canopy and facades of polished granite and patterned glass, creating what GP describes as a “calm, tactile threshold” between the bustling city and the serene interior.
The hotel is defined by its two elevated gardens, designed with P Landscape. The Level 8 Garden (3,300 square meters) serves both the public and the hotel’s Chinese restaurant, while the Level 10 Sky Garden (4,700 square meters) is reserved exclusively for guests, featuring lush outdoor rooms, reflective spaces, and daylight-filled ballrooms below.
Interior spaces by Avalon Collective, with dining by AB Concept and a rooftop bar by Kokaistudios, carry the theme of refinement throughout. Guestrooms maximize the tower’s geometry for unobstructed views, while the rooftop bar and lounge frame vistas back toward West Lake.
Sustainability features include transit integration, stormwater-reducing gardens, operable windows, and low-reflectivity glass to improve energy performance.
The hotel had a soft opening in September 2024.