In the spring of 824 CE, by the shores of West Lake, Bai Juyi took up his brush and penned “Spring by the Lake”—a poem that captures the intoxicating beauty where water mirrors mountain, and mountain embraces water. Now, this timeless grace—steeped in poetry for a millennium—flows once more. With tea as its muse, nestled along West Lake’s southern shore, Zhejiang Xizi Hotel’s Xiyuan Teahouse weaves its delicate fragrance into Hangzhou’s unhurried rhythms.

浙江西子宾馆又名汪庄，原系汪裕泰茶庄，始建于1927年。作为西湖四大名园之一的历史圣地，其坐落于雷峰塔下，占地约290亩，三面濒湖，湖岸线长达1500余米。在这里，设计承袭汪氏”西湖月会”的文人传统，将昔年的琴茶艺事，转译为当代的”东方美学”。赏湖品茗、行舟问茶，时间在此因无用而深刻。

Zhejiang Xizi Hotel, formerly known as Wang Villa, traces its origins to the Wang Yutai Tea House established in 1927. As one of West Lake’s Four Great Historic Gardens, this hallowed ground lies beneath Leifeng Pagoda, spanning 290 acres with three sides embraced by the lake and a 1,500-meter shoreline. Here, the design inherits the literati tradition of the Wang family’s “West Lake Moonlight Gatherings”, transforming the classical arts of zither and tea into a contemporary expression of Oriental aesthetics. Whether sipping tea by the lakeside or boating to seek the perfect brew, time becomes profound precisely through its unhurried purposelessness.

▼茶馆鸟瞰，Bird’s Eye View ©张家宁

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西园·大观
Xi Yuan Grand Vision

东方美学，言有尽而意无穷。设计以此为道，将东方之韵凝于当下。映入眼帘的二层雅阁，坡式屋顶，似诉千年风雅；青绿墙体，以婉约之姿，将翠山与茶妍映入空间脉络。

“Oriental Aesthetics: Where words end, but meaning lingers.” Guided by this philosophy, the design distills Eastern essence into contemporary form. The two-story pavilion commands attention—its sloped roof whispering a millennium of refined taste, while celadon-green walls, with understated elegance, mirror emerald hills and tea leaves into the spatial tapestry.

▼茶馆迎湖外立面，Lakeside facade ©张家宁

▼西园茶馆正入口 Main Entrance ©张家宁

入口门厅处，屏风上茶叶纹透光浮动，八角窗纳八方气象。绿染木皮纹理，似龙井下水初绽的叶脉，诗境氤氲。

In the entrance hall, a tea-leaf patterned screen floats with translucent light, while octagonal windows embrace the energy of all directions. The verdant-stained wood grain unfolds like the first unfurling veins of Longjing tea leaves beneath water, enveloping the space in poetic mist.

▼茶馆入口门厅，Entrance Lobb ©张家宁

▼入口绿色染色木皮，Green Dyed wood veneer for entry ©张家宁

▼楼梯小景，Staircase View ©张家宁

抬高处理的茶台，以几何体块构筑空间序列。雪松木皮肌理如山水皴笔，在触手可及的肌理间，纳入自然的呼吸感。

The elevated tea platform constructs a spatial rhythm through geometric volumes. The textured cedar wood grain mimics the brushstrokes of traditional mountain-and-water ink paintings, weaving nature’s breath into every tactile surface.

▼水台茶亭，Water Platform Tea Pavilion ©张家宁

▼水台茶座茶亭，Water Terrace Tea House and Tea Pavilion ©张家宁

落地玻璃将西湖四季裁作立体长卷，移步、饮茗、聚谈间，湖光山色如卷轴般徐徐展开。视线随廊道流转，一汪清池汩汩流淌。波光潋滟间，太湖石嶙峋耸立，将远山近水的气韵悄然凝驻，形成室外与室内人文景观的遥相呼应。

Floor-to-ceiling windows frame West Lake’s four seasons into a three-dimensional scroll. With every step, sip of tea, or gathering conversation, the lake and mountains unfurl like an ink painting. As sightlines follow the winding corridor, a clear pool murmurs gently. Amidst shimmering reflections, the jagged silhouette of a Taihu rock stands poised—capturing the essence of distant peaks and intimate waters, silently echoing the dialogue between interior artistry and the landscape beyond.

▼观景座位，Scenic Seating Area ©张家宁

▼一层公区观景座位特写，Close-up of the viewing seats on the first floor public area ©张家宁

▼细部，Details ©张家宁

▼茶亭水台区域，Tea Pavilion and Water Platform Area ©张家宁

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雅室·景深
Elegant Room · Depth of Field

西湖春寓意着一切美好的开始，生机盎然的状态。八人茶室西湖春，长条茶桌如墨色卷轴静展。品茶人于此恍若恍若亲临自然 —— 阳光拂过，留下一室斑驳树影；一面西湖屏风，令人顿觉”一席茶间坐忘尘嚣，半日闲情尽付春光”。

West Lake Spring, symbolizes the beginning of all things beautiful—a state of vibrant vitality. In the eight-seat tearoom named after this theme, an elongated tea table rests like an unfurled ink-wash scroll. Here, tea drinkers are transported into nature itself: sunlight dapples through leaves, casting a dance of shadows across the room, while a lake-view screen evokes the sentiment—”Within this tea sanctuary, worldly clamor fades; half a day’s leisure is surrendered entirely to spring’s embrace.”

▼“西湖春”包间，Spring at West Lake ©张家宁

玻璃茶台如无波湖面，穹顶吊灯，如同一轮明月悬挂在湖面之上。湖上升明月，月湖之美，名副其实。

The glass tea table resembles a mirror-still lake, while the domed pendant light hangs above like a full moon suspended over its surface

▼“西湖月”包间，Moon over West Lake ©张家宁

四人间玉堂，伴袅袅茶香，宾客围坐方桌下棋闲谈，闲谈声碎间，分外惬意。

In the four-person VIP chamber – Jade Hall, wisps of tea fragrance linger as guests gather around the square table—playing chess, sharing idle chatter, their murmurs dissolving into an atmosphere of pure contentment.

▼“玉堂”包间，Jade Hall ©张家宁

穿过光影交错的走廊，榻榻米风格的寻音轩映入眼帘。整面朝南的落地玻璃如天然画框，将酒店内园林景观无缝引入室内。

Through the corridor dappled with interplaying light and shadow, the tatami-style Melody Pavilion comes into view. Its full-height south-facing glass wall acts as a natural picture frame, seamlessly blending the hotel’s landscaped gardens into the interior space.

▼“寻音轩”包间，Melody Pavilion ©张家宁

茶馆最精巧的两人雅室，取名为方寸。“灵台方寸山，斜月三星洞”，古人以方寸指心。空间虽小，意味无限。

The teahouse’s most exquisite private chamber for two is named Heart. Though compact in size, this space holds boundless poetic resonance.

▼“方寸”包间，Heart ©张家宁

雕塑感十足的楼梯亦为一处点睛之笔。古铜色螺旋楼梯内嵌翠木扶手，如青蛇盘绕而上，融合顶端悬球形灯珠，构成”青蛇戏珠”的东方意象，引人联想至雷峰塔传说。

The sculptural staircase stands as a masterstroke of design. With its antique bronze spiral form and inlaid emerald-green wooden handrail, it coils upward like a jade serpent—crowned by a suspended spherical lantern to compose the Oriental motif of “A Celestial Serpent Dancing with a Pearl.” This evokes legendary associations with the tales of Leifeng Pagoda.

▼旋转楼梯，Spiral Staircase ©张家宁

踏入八人雅室染翠轩，六扇通顶移门设计，令空间可敞可闭。室内的背靠背沙发、方形茶几、圆形茶桌，解构传统对称布局，自成意趣。望向窗外，满窗绿意漫卷而入，恍若自然生长于室。

Stepping into the eight-person VIP chamber – Green Pavilion, one encounters six floor-to-ceiling sliding doors that allow the space to breathe between openness and seclusion. Inside, the back-to-back sofas, square coffee tables, and round tea tables deconstruct traditional symmetrical layouts, creating a rhythm of their own. Gazing outward, cascading greenery spills through the windows as if nature itself has taken root indoors.

▼“染翠轩”包间，Green Pavilion ©张家宁

从狭长走道步入八人间玉阁，四人方桌、双人沙发围合出多功能空间，兼具棋牌与茶饮功能。眼神落至窗外，草木错落叠翠，远山亭台对望，生机无限。

“From a narrow corridor, you enter the eight-person jade pavilion. A square table for four and a twin sofa enclose a multifunctional space for chess/card games and tea gatherings. Gazing out the window, layers of lush greenery and staggered trees frame the view, with distant mountains and pavilions facing each other across the scenery—a vibrant panorama of infinite vitality.”

▼“玉阁”包间，Jade Chamber ©张家宁

步入松风阁，3.9米绿色大理石茶桌，搭配弧形转角沙发，完美容纳商务雅谈与闲适品茗场景。窗纳深景，不经意地一瞥，葱茏草木层叠如画，恰应”松风”妙喻——壶中沸水翻涛，松浪千叠。

From the narrow corridor, one steps into the eight-person VIP chamber – Jade Pavilion. A versatile space unfolds, where a square four-person tea table and paired sofas create an area equally suited for chess, games, and tea gatherings.

▼ “松风阁”包间入口，Entrance of the Pine Wind Pavilion ©张家宁

▼ “松风阁”包间，Pine Wind Pavilion ©张家宁

▼ “松风阁”包间细部，Details of the Pine Wind Pavilion ©张家宁

隐于古树间的室外露台，与湖景对望。春秋两季，乘气温刚好，望湖品茶，枝桠掩映处偶现雷峰塔影，更添几分禅意。

Nestled among ancient trees, the outdoor terrace gazes across the lake. In the gentle seasons of spring and autumn, when the air is perfectly tempered, one may sip tea while admiring the view—where glimpses of Leifeng Pagoda flicker through the branches, adding a whisper of Zen to the moment.

▼“碧霞”“云华”露台，“BiXia”“YunHua” Terrace ©张家宁

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东方·思索
The East in Reflection

与东方美学的对话，对自然四季的描摹，以及对人文旨趣的勾勒，构成了茶事生活的叙事脉络。在浙江西子宾馆·西园茶馆中，设计发掘东方与现代的联结，令古时文人生活的情趣和审美，焕新、再现于当下。

A dialogue with Oriental aesthetics, a poetic transcription of nature’s seasons, and an etching of cultural pursuits together weave the narrative tapestry of tea-centric living. At Zhejiang Xizi Hotel’s Xiyuan Teahouse, the design excavates connections between Eastern heritage and contemporary sensibility—allowing the artistic pursuits and refined tastes of classical literati life to be reinterpreted and revitalized for the modern era.

▼户外夜景，Outdoor Night Scene ©张家宁

一面是城芯繁华的高效运转，一面是湖畔松风的隐逸私语。时间于此，步入慢调。人茶相依，自然而然，空间的东方意境与情感记忆共融、和鸣，续写杭州城的千年风雅。

Between the city’s humming pulse and the lakeside murmur of pine and wind, time slips into a gentler cadence. Here, tea and humanity exist in effortless symbiosis—where the space’s Eastern poetics intertwine with collective memory, their harmony plucking the strings of Hangzhou’s timeless elegance, inscribing another verse in its millennium-old ode to refinement.

▼博弈，Game Theory ©张家宁

▼一层平面图，First floor plan ©杭州诺瓦空间设计

▼二层平面图，Second floor plan ©杭州诺瓦空间设计

项目名称：浙江西子宾馆—西园茶馆
项目类型：酒店配套茶空间
设计方：杭州诺瓦空间设计
项目设计：2023.12-2024.3
完成年份：2024.10
设计团队：主持设计：孙操 辅案设计：柯志辉 软装设计：王东东
项目地址：中国浙江杭州市西湖区南山路37号
建筑面积：850㎡
摄影版权： 张家宁
合作方：建筑设计/杭州方田建筑设计事务所：李爱国、汪建辉 景观设计/云起时设计：周瑜、陈昕 灯光设计/杭州心奕照明设计有限公司 室内施工单位/浙江中南建设集团
客户：浙江西子宾馆
材料：雪松木饰面 液态金属漆 灰色哑光岩板 灰绿大理石 爵士灰大理石 艺术涂料