A five star hotel will be built in a -65 meter pit in TianMaShan, Shanghai.
21F (2 floors below water, 2 floors on the ground)
from -65m to 15m
with various entertainment and sports facilities.
http://img1.qq.com/news/pics/1974/1974335.jpg

The pit once was a quarry, and then a trash field.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/photo/2006-11/01/xin_35211030111488591736765.jpg

Three years ago, the enviroment was improved, and this year the construction will begin.
http://www.abbs.com.cn/pic/2006/keng1.jpg

http://www.abbs.com.cn/pic/2006/keng2.jpg

Absolutly fantastic. Leave it up to China to do this.

omg looks like somthing from star wars

Unique project, but I like how the quarry looks right now to be honest.

That is hawt! Seriously, that has to be my favourite proposal in a very long time.

Stu

This project is fascinating, can't wait to see it completed.

Nice and original idea!
:okay:

this is crazy ( in a good way of course)

This is a good idea of how to revitalize a place.I like it very much!

WOW! Certainly something I've never seen the likes of before! Go Chine!

Will be quite an undertaking!

Looks similar to the plans of turning Malmo's old limestone quarry into a huge new city burrough, with buildings a long the sides and so on.

Looks cool.

It looks really cool, but it would have been even cooler if it was on the coastline or a lake or something, then with a marina in the basement, yeah that would be even cooler! :)

Great project, I would love to stay there one day!

very unique and extremely amazing project!!!

Extermely unique.

i hope the do it.

Omg, fascinating project!

:master:

RARE DESIGN, BUT REALLY GOOD

Great idea! The waterfall over the building is interesting.

Very very original design but I somehow preferred the quarry to stay the same as it is.

Pretty darn cool!

Another fantastic project going on in Shanghai! Cheers!!

Amazing!

Very very original design but I somehow preferred the quarry to stay the same as it is.

Is ok, that place is in the middle of no where, so is ok, i find the design really original, good use of natural landscape

Wow that's a big hole.

Looks similar to the plans of turning Malmo's old limestone quarry into a huge new city burrough, with buildings a long the sides and so on.

Looks cool.

with the only difference that the chinese came first (congratulations China!!! :okay: ).

F-n, typiskt oss. :( Massa snack och lite verkstad (med undantag för TT). :ohno:

wow, this would be an architectural wonder if built sucessfully !

whats this project called. who is the architect? who is the developer? what hotel chain is it being built for? when is the start date and the finish date for it?

Interesting...

It is unique and amazing!
I would like to see it done.

wow, original

:okay: :okay: :okay:

i just curious what's the huge hole on "shanghai surburb" thread, i find the answer here, so cool!!!!!!!

Wow Go CHina!

:applause:

:master:

http://www.abbs.com.cn/pic/2006/keng1.jpg


How crazy is that pit???

Look at the river, it almost touches the edge of the pit....if theres a little earthquake or a flood, the whole pit will be filled with water within minutes!!!

^^^is that a river or just an irrigation canal?

So where in Shanghai is this? Are there any tourist attractions nearby?

whats this project called. who is the architect? who is the developer? what hotel chain is it being built for? when is the start date and the finish date for it?

Hehehehe, so may questions~Anybody who can answer them put up your hands~:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

I think it will be cool to sleep in the lowest floors which are underwater... I guess it will need quite tough glass... and better some beautiful fishes swimming by...

I like the waterfall very much too. However I wonder after the water falls into the pit, how it gets out of it... :D

I'm not worried that the water will fill the pit, since like Mosaic said, it's just an irrigation canal...

Fab ! I would love to see more detailed renderings - keep us informed, thanks.

http://www.abbs.com.cn/pic/2006/keng1.jpg


How crazy is that pit???

Look at the river, it almost touches the edge of the pit....if theres a little earthquake or a flood, the whole pit will be filled with water within minutes!!!

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

initinally when i saw the title, i was like "only 65m?" then when i saw the render...

http://www.abbs.com.cn/pic/2006/keng1.jpg
Look at the river, it almost touches the edge of the pit....if theres a little earthquake...
Why earthquake? A plastic bag with dynamite does it too! :banana:

yo!

i'm also interested where in shanghai this interesting pit is situated... any shanghaians (hehhe) to help us out? and is it u/c already?

i know this is an old and forgotten thread, but since no good renderings have been posted, why not post them -

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/news_images/1000%20Atkins%20Songjiang.jpg

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/news_images/1000%20Atkins%20Songjiang%20Night.jpg


photos are from worldarchitecturenews.com (http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php?fuseaction=wanappln.projectview&upload_id=766) <--- plus, more information on this project.

^^ Great renders!

Here's the location on wikimapia: http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=31.060875&lon=121.149502&z=13&l=0&m=a&v=2

So they are actually going to build this? I think it would be incredibly original and well worth the money to have such a unique piece of architecture in such an unorthodox place for a building.

I really hope they build this, that would be awesome. I'm intrigued with this now...

This is amazing!!! I love it!! BTW there isn't actually a waterfall going down it, its just glass, hahah.

You would think there would be a much larger parking facility than that one small 20-30 car slab of asphalt on the renderings, I mean look at the size of that hotel!!

Yeah that's true... I'm still not sure if this is actually going to be built, does anyone know for sure about the status of this project?

http://www.abbs.com.cn/pic/2006/keng1.jpg

http://www.abbs.com.cn/pic/2006/keng2.jpg[/QUOTE]

Wow wow wow!! really it!! :eek2: :master: :master: :master:

ask ...you know.... it's At Puxi?? or show me see the Map of shanghai...(which put map)??

http://www.abbs.com.cn/pic/2006/keng1.jpg

http://www.abbs.com.cn/pic/2006/keng2.jpg

Wow wow wow!! really it!! :eek2: :master: :master: :master:

ask ...you know.... it's At Puxi?? or show me see the Map of shanghai...(which put map)??[/QUOTE]

this is far away from shanghai city center, in songjiang county, i have been there, takes 45 minutes riding.
but any news of this project now?

yes here's some more,... had this info for a while but only got round to it yesterday being written up. coming next week, a 500m tall for abu dhabi.

http://www.skyscrapernews.com/news.php?ref=1030

Very impressive

Awesome scene!!

another original idea from china

Is it u/c now?

I really hope that they will build this. It looks so nice

Wow wow wow!! really it!! :eek2: :master: :master: :master:

ask ...you know.... it's At Puxi?? or show me see the Map of shanghai...(which put map)??

this is far away from shanghai city center, in songjiang county, i have been there, takes 45 minutes riding.
but any news of this project now?[/QUOTE]
Shanghai!
I love you
you are fantastic futuristc dreamingful
OMG

Good job fellow countrymen! With hard work and creativity I'm damn sure we can build a fantastic China bit by bit!!!!

March on!

I'm hoping this project will be considered.

surprise, surprise....

Anyone know anything about this? I mean are they going to do this or is it a dead proposal?

but I think that valley is so beautiful
it should not be damaged to build a hotel

The hotel is far more beautiful than the rock and mud in my opinion.

wow. just wow. The design is good, and looks like something out of sci-fi movies.

And i thought we ran out of ideas as to how to design our buildings, wow this this a great concept!

this project is truly spectacular.....epic design and epic setting, the idea of putting a building into an abandoned quarry reminds me of England's Eden Project.

Well... Thanks for some nice comments...So many questions so here is an update of where we are:

1 First things first - The concept has been designed by a British architect based in with assistance from a chinese architectural team...
I have lived in HK for few years and worked in Dubai and for past 5 years on projects in China (one of them - TEDA 'pile of boxes' towers.)

2 The amazing renderings were done by Crystal - 3D visualisation company in Shanghai and the wonderful team of Chinese architects in the Shanghai office of Atkins China contributed to the success of the project.

3 Site is near Songjiang - about 35Km from Shanghai city centre and well connected by road and rail transport.It is and established tourist destination with the She Shan observatory and other attractions.

4 Yes it will be built and the target completion has always been quoted as end 2009 .We are just about to restart the design development and detailed design.(should be any moment now). I have met with the client end September and everything is on track...

Thanx a lot for the information :)

btw can you take off that "next superpower" please, China does not believe in that

thx for the infos, and welcome to SSC :)

Crazy! I love it!!

1st underground five-star hotel to open in Shanghai

Shanghai plans to build the country's first underground five-star hotel in southeastern Songjiang District. The hotel will be located in a 100-meter-deep pit near Sheshan Hill.

The hotel, part of a development announced yesterday, will be built in an abandoned quarry beside Tianma Hill, which is about 10 kilometer away from Sheshan Hill, the Youth Daily reported today. Currently, there is a lake in the bottom of the quarry pit.

It will have two floors above sea-level while the remaining 19 floors will be lower than sea-level attached to the wall of the pit. It will have an underwater restaurant and cafe.

The story didn't explain if the underground rooms will have windows.

Expected to be open to the public by the end of 2010, the hotel will have more than 400 rooms. But all the rooms will be above the lake water level, the report said.

Construction designers said they will set up spa rooms, restaurants, and other entertainment facilities on the 18th underground floor while the 19th underground floor will be home to offices and luxury suites, the report added.

The top two floors will host the hotel lobby, conference facilities, restaurants, entertainment clubs and exhibition halls, the report added.

Along with the hotel, the development program includes a three-star hotel and four service apartment buildings around the Sheshan Hill area, the report said.

(Shanghai Daily October 16, 2007)

i hope i can visit this one at least for one time in my life

Strange... But unique and somehow fascinating for sure :yes:

Btw, doesn't that thing have a name yet?

Sounds really ambitious, and seems to be a really nice project. But I wonder if it is practical to build a hotel underwater. I think there are too many technical difficulties involved in this project.

Sounds really ambitious, and seems to be a really nice project. But I wonder if it is practical to build a hotel underwater. I think there are too many technical difficulties involved in this project.



The hotel is not underwater but at the edge of the pit/cliff.

The hotel has number of names: which have been used - originally we called the concept 'The Hanging Gardens Hotel' and it was also called 'The Waterworld' The operator is being signed up as we speak so the name may change again....

with regards to the underwater part of the hotel it is based on the reverse of the Aquarium technlogy utilising large acrylic windows inset into waterproof concrete structure as is done with large aquaria tanks. Depending on the depth and the size of the windows these can be upto 250mm thick.

this building started in OCT,2007!!!!
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^^ nice!
wish i could read that but good news.

http://www.shimaogroup.com/english/detail.asp?id=1080


Ground Laying Ceremony for Shanghai Shimao Wonderland Was Grandly Held

http://www.shimaogroup.com/admin/news-image/662410200716520_1.gif

Ground laying ceremony for Shanghai Shimao Wonderland was grandly held at the project site on the morning of 22 Sept. 2007. Secretary of CPC Songjiang Committee Mr. Sheng Yafei, Head of Songjiang District Government Mr. Sun Jianping, major officials from the local authorities and Mr. Hui Wing Mau, JP, Chariman of Shimao Group presented the ceremony and laid the ground for the project, Sun also made a congratulatory speech on the ceremony.
Group Chairman stated on the ceremony that Shimao will adhere to the new concepts of "building ecological civilization" and "intensive development of resources", to make Shimao Wonderland a demonstrative project of ecological civilization that embodies the harmonious development in between human beings and nature, commerce and nature.
As the only national 4A forest tourism resort and the biggest tourism development base in Shanghai, Sheshan National Tourism Resort plays a significant role in the suburb traveling market, and has become an important component of the urban modern services industry in Shanghai and even in the Yangtze River Delta Region. When the Industry draws increasing attention in Shanghai, Shimao Wonderland is meant to actively promote the exploration of new interactive space, creation of new brand concepts and development of new tourism resources in Songjiang District.
In addition to Shimao Sheshan Villas and Le Meridien Sheshan, Shimao Wonderland is the third quality project developed by Shimao Group in Songjiang District, with a land area of 428,200 square metres and an aggregated construction area of 550,000 square metres. Planned to embody theme park, experience center, idyllic resort and consumption center, the project has a unique five star hotel which is to be built on the cliffs of a man-made quarry. Making full use of the existing natural resources, it is expected to become the hotel with the lowest altitude in the world. Integrating commerce, tourism and entertainment in a skillful way, the project adopts the plans and designs in accordance with the new requirements of new tourism era, which will definitely accelerate the prosperity of the relaxation and holiday traveling in Shanghai suburb area.

:banana:

WOOT!

:banana::nuts::banana::dance::banana::nuts::banana:

great news and pic . cant wait it.

good!! cheers!! :banana:

this is an amazing VISION

omg..i will spend there one night no matter how expensive it is ..

Absolutly fantastic. Leave it up to China to do this.

yea, sure, leave it up to china to continue to pollute the environment for the sake of making business and profits. as if the country's air and water supplies aren't polluted enough.

yea, sure, leave it up to china to continue to pollute the environment for the sake of making business and profits. as if the country's air and water supplies aren't polluted enough.

china produce more than 50% steel of the total world product.
now , bad wether is considered a pollution by wester media, that's exaggrating. look beijing clear blue sky in this thread http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=539731

yea, sure, leave it up to china to continue to pollute the environment for the sake of making business and profits. as if the country's air and water supplies aren't polluted enough.

how we will live without profits and business?

so you want to be a caveman?

that means this is under construction?
OMG
I must go to shanghai for one night in that hotel
it is too fantastic

OMG!! Beautiful:banana:

What a beautifull hotel!

that means this is under construction?
OMG
I must go to shanghai for one night in that hotel
it is too fantastic

would be great but i think it will be too expensive for me

yea, sure, leave it up to china to continue to pollute the environment for the sake of making business and profits. as if the country's air and water supplies aren't polluted enough.

Sour grape wannabe Taiwanese, who does not even read Chinese. :lol:

would be great but i think it will be too expensive for me

but it's far from shanghai city center, but thank god, one of the train route reach to this pit.

search baidu, get these pics http://q.sina.com.cn/blogfile.php?id=1000393219&fid=4bc23c3101000are

^Woow, nice!!

Here are the pics of that site;

http://xs120.xs.to/xs120/07430/SeaHotel.jpg

then
when it finished
we can make scientific movie not depending on 3D technology
but in real!

Very original!

^ ROFL @ taht underwater room

[QUOTE=oliver999;16102190]this building started in OCT,2007!!!!
QUOTE]

There are many myths and hype flying around about this building so it is important to set the record straight.

They have started construction of the Shimao Wonderland (Shimao Wonderland is the name of the whole development in the Songjiang area that includes a theme park, residential units and another 3 star hotel)... that is what the gorund breaking ceremony was for.The 1st stage of the construction will be the infrastructure for the land in which the hotel and other parts of the development will be located.

The hotel itself is still being designed.There is still detailed design/construction information to be produced but the target is to complete the building before end 2010.

The intention is to have underwater rooms in the 2 lowest levels both guest rooms of the hotel and the public areas including a restaurant.

Thanks for your interest

^ Commercial break?

Amazing concept.

Holy crap. That is some crazy cool stuff right there.

- Andy

any construction photos?
is it really uc?

Any news on whether if this project is going ahead?

photos taken on 23/4/2008

The project will start at the end of 2008? ?
http://www.elesson.com.cn/attachments/month_0804/20080413_48b637927fbab338325aJ5JbaT5e9XoI.jpg


All water will be pumped out before getting started.
http://www.elesson.com.cn/attachments/month_0804/20080413_a8b0e71e78350f1f437b5GNvGU4BYDi1.jpg


30-metre deep water now remains only 5-metre depth.
http://www.elesson.com.cn/attachments/month_0804/20080413_9a03e3e8f41d5db4dfe8AyiLuwpWaEcg.jpg
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this is quite unique project but location is terrible. it looks like a closed mine or something like that

^^ yes it was once a mine. It will look fine after some cleaning work.

How are the going to handle the rain?

I thought this project would be located in some existing waterfall or something whereas they would simply integrate the man-made structure into it. They'd start from scratch I see.

I;m pretty sure they're not using that site above... Plus all the renders are detailed around that other original site which is already a lake..

AWESOME!!!

what an unusual project :)

this is quite unique project but location is terrible. it looks like a closed mine or something like that

What a stupid comment, the building is designed around the location, not the other way around. Without the quarry this would just be a hotel, rather than a hotel in a quarry. The only thing unusual and special about this is the quarry.

totally amazing
they make good use of the left over quarry
so 2 floors of the the hotel will be underground of the water?
nice can see fishes from the window

very original :)

work has not started yet

http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/1743/medium1.jpg

http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/2769/mediumt.jpg

by Janusle

no much progress yet. there are only a couple of some geological worker there, quarry water was pumped out compared to 2006.

4.18.2009

http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/938/picszzyycc771240103852.jpg

compared with 2006

http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/8435/picszzyycc771240065870.jpg

Going down to the bottom

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by 天下无双1, http://shbbs.soufun.com/1210001906~1130~2260/71951308_71951308.htm

what a pity :(, i thought they're working already since a quite time. come on guys, speed up a bit :)!

Well, at least they're preparing the ground for foundations.

Bummer. I would hope they accelerate this project. The foundation is not even lay yet. :(

i think it's very difficult in engenieer.

Perhaps, it is more about water control, and air quality beneat the quarry. What's else slowing down this project?

Wow, they are really going to build this? Fascinating !

unique and interesting project

it's under construction now!

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Construction Starts On China's First "Sunken Hotel"
August 13, 2009

Construction recently started on Songjiang Hotel, China's first "sunken hotel", which is to be built in a water-filled quarry in Songjiang, Shanghai.
The quarry, which is 89 meters below sea level, is at the east of Hengshan inside the Shanghai Sheshan National Holiday Resort. The hotel will be constructed in accordance with five-star standards.

The 21-floor hotel will have two floors under water, two floors above ground-level and 17 floors between the water surface and ground-level. The 19 floors above the water will include a presidential view room, standard guestrooms, an underwater restaurant and cafe. All the 400 guestrooms will have sightseeing balconies to enjoy views of a waterfall opposite to the hotel.

http://economicobjectorvism.files.wordpress.com/2007/06/songjiang_pic_night.jpg

=DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

:banana:

where in shanghai is this build?

I hope not somehwere in the middle of nowhere but... ofc such a thing wont be built in pudong..

where in shanghai is this build?

I hope not somehwere in the middle of nowhere but... ofc such a thing wont be built in pudong..

It's in Songjiang District, the southwest surburbs of Shanghai...in Puxi, not Pudong...

Coooooool! :cheers: :banana:

That ladder is rusty!

This is like a twicelight zone. You have cross to another dimension. Yupee...very exciting project. It is too bad that is taken so long. :nuts:

wat is the cost of tis hotel? how many billions?

Haven't seen this render (?) in this thread before:

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bDDW2RoC_00/Sn7ncn2MH2I/AAAAAAAABtc/ORPZJkEpBZU/songjiang_shanghai_atkins_hotel2.jpg

Been looking for construction updates but can't find any.

Is it going to be built then? Haven't seen any updates

For anyone who still remembers this project, construction won't start until the EXPO is over according to news reports. The city authorities are assessing the emergency evacuation & fire safety system for the project, since it is different from other hotels in Shanghai--well, you need to get up instead of down in case of emergence.

Not much update per se, but someone did manage to get down to the bottom to take a few pictures with the help from the workers on site:
by yujian7730
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http://pic.qnpic.com:83/r.jsp?fn=//fanjoin/share/2010/9/13/20100826104304126.jpg

^^ There's recent news on Chinese media saying that it's gonna open in 2013.

http://www.sh.xinhuanet.com/2010-09/03/content_20802509.htm

^^well, I will be happy if this is eventually built. I would not like to count on the scheduled open date they released at this early stage.

COOL project,but i don't understand how come china government let to build it in this waterfalls...imagine if some business man would start building a hotel on Niagara falls,it would probablly become a scandal..

^^ it's an abandoned quarry not a waterfall landmark.

Any recent news on this project? Probably one of the most unique hotels in the world if it ever gets built.

I would like to know more about this project's development status. Isn't this the one that is supposed to be called "Songjiang Hotel"?

I went to the site yesterday, stepped down to the water level, and found no progress. However, the gatekeeper told me that the project was to be restarted.
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For more photos, please see my blog here (http://greenlay.blogbus.com/logs/124895865.html).

marvelous

what an astonishing project. i would would certainly love a balcony overlooking the quarry!

I think they need to write/re-write their building codes before this project can get the go ahead.

Some years ago, when they were supposed to start, they pumped out all the water from the site - now all the water is back again. Does it mean that they will pump it out again ?

no progress on this project at all.

there are several abandoned quarries in that area. a smaller one has been converted into a tourist spot within a botanic garden

Shanghai Chenshan Botanic Garden 上海辰山植物园

http://dcbbs.zol.com.cn/93/232_929629.html

http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/ee424/lhasaguy-3/Shanghai%20China/botanicgarden5.jpg


Another pic(Photos by Fang Pei, english.eastday.com)
http://english.eastday.com/eastday/english2009/picshow/show7/BoGarden/images/01782729.jpg

I surely hope they could start this project asap, but looks like it is currently in the middle of nowhere, maybe they'll have to develop the whole region to make it economically feasible..

location map (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=31.060731,121.14921&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=51.841773,112.763672&ie=UTF8&ll=31.060452,121.149405&spn=0.006911,0.013765&t=h&z=17)

3.13 per Shanghai Shimao group, the project developer, the hotel construction will start soon

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff426/big-dog1/2841_151448_601315.jpg

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff426/big-dog1/2841_151447_167740.jpg

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff426/big-dog1/2841_151446_874098.jpg

Source (http://slide.news.sina.com.cn/c/slide_1_2841_21940.html#p=1)

Waaa! What happend to the surrounding nature?!? I love this project but now when its u/c it really just looks like a humanmade hole, and not natural....

I think they will restore the surroundings after completition. Amazing project BTW. :okay: Really interesting and extraordinary.

Waaa! What happend to the surrounding nature?!? I love this project but now when its u/c it really just looks like a humanmade hole, and not natural....

Landscaping

Wonderful project. Congratulate.

Great news, finally the construction start.

http://shanghaiist.com/2012/04/04/ground_broken_on_shanghais_amazing.php

By Bridget O'Donnell

A few years ago, British engineering firm Atkins won the rights to design an extravagant hotel deep within a 100-metre pit in Shanghai's Songjiang District near the base of Tianmashan Mountain.

Construction on the Intercontinental Shimao Shanghai Wonderland finally commenced last month, and the hotel is scheduled to open in late 2014 to early 2015.

The complex is part of a larger 428,000 square-meter theme park.

The hotel will have a total of 19 floors — three of which will be above ground and the remaining 16 extending into the bottom of the pit. It will hold about 380 rooms which are expected to start at about RMB2,000 (US$320) per night. The building will also feature an underwater restaurant.

Shanghai Shimao Property Group has so far invested RMB3.5 million (US$555 million) into the entire Shanghai Shimao Wonderland site.

Waaa! What happend to the surrounding nature?!? I love this project but now when its u/c it really just looks like a humanmade hole, and not natural....

It is a man made hole.

Any updates? This might be one of the most unique projects here...

nice!

Yes it has really restarted, completion is planned for end 2014... Bit more realistic. There is a definite construction schedule and although there is still some designing to be done... (landscape and interiors), the steel structure should start soon. National Geographic are negotiating to produce a Megastructeres TV programme, this is now almost agreed and filming should start soon... You can follow the progress on Twitter ' @songjiangquarry '. If interested...

Few corrections are in order.
Yes - it is an old abandoned stone quarry - a man made hole. There are no waterfalls there as yet. We are planning to create one opposite the hotel... This is an example of clever use of a 'brownfield' site that nobody knew what to do with and improve its landscape.
- hotel has 2 levels above the ground level and 17 below. Currently only one level is under water and will contain some guest rooms and some public areas and restaurants. They will all face an aquarium.
We are meeting a National Geographic production company and the client to progress the Megastructures T V programme. You can follow our progress on Twitter @songjiangquarry

^^ news on Aug 25 say this hotel will be completed in 2015. Here's a video (http://shanghai.kankanews.com/chengshi/2012-08-25/1468780.shtml) in the local news.

unbelievable project it can be in list of other wonders of the world and that would be a real costly project for china we hope to get it complete soon

Here's another quarry in the same area, Chenshan Quarry which has been changed to a "Quarry Garden". The design won 2012 ASLA Design Award.

http://ww1.sinaimg.cn/large/8d16a6a6jw1dww0v008yoj.jpg

from weibo.com

Another update. As Atkins are no longer involved in this project - Quarry Associates Design Studio has been formed to complete the final design tasks and see the hotel to its construction. Currently the landscape scheme is being finalised with the observation walkway (similar to Grand Canyon in US) as a priority. Hoping to complete the facade design soon too. However the project is still over the budget and another area reduction exercise is under way. The site will get very busy in the new year as the superstructure should start then. National Geographic have now signed contract with the client for the Megastructures TV programme so everything is on course for the filming to start soon too... The producers would like to catch some of the Quarry blasting on film .. Should be spectacular...

Also... Exactly year ago we have received gold prize for this project at the MIPIM Asia International property and architectural conference in HK... In The Future Projects in China beating Bennoy and other top international Architects to it... Quite something. You can follow our progress on twitter@songjiangquarry

That would be a cool film to watch :)

very exciting project! :banana: any update?

3.13 per Shanghai Shimao group, the project developer, the hotel construction will start soon

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff426/big-dog1/2841_151448_601315.jpg

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff426/big-dog1/2841_151447_167740.jpg

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff426/big-dog1/2841_151446_874098.jpg

Source (http://slide.news.sina.com.cn/c/slide_1_2841_21940.html#p=1)

Shimao and National Geographic Megastructures hosted an opening Press conference on site last Sunday 17th March. NG will kick off the filming of the 1 hour TV Megastructures programme about this unique project. Completion July 2014 (tv programme - hotel completion will be bit later). Very exciting development. You can follow the progress on quarryassociates@songjiangquarry - our official Twitter site. Also the event was reported on Shanghai TV on Monday...

His hotel is on today's news. From the hotel developer it will open in 2015.

http://ww2.sinaimg.cn/large/6305d245jw1e2xpxq1ygxj.jpg

VIDEO (http://t.cn/zYkiton)

by CNTV

Yes that is right... Hotel completion in 2015, however the National Geographic Megastructures programme is scheduled to be released earlier.

His hotel is on today's news. From the hotel developer it will open in 2015.

http://ww2.sinaimg.cn/large/6305d245jw1e2xpxq1ygxj.jpg

VIDEO (http://t.cn/zYkiton)

by CNTV

:cheers:

Good place for James Bond :).

Thats my dream... Hope it will be finished before the next James Bond movie is being shot... :)

Any news about the project?