DUJIANGYAN-KNOWN FOR IT'S ANCIENT IRRIGATION SYSTEM, IS NOW A UNESCO HERITAGE SITE. A NEW BOUTIQUE HOTEL DEVELOPMENT BY A HYDRO DAM OWNER DETERMINED TO INTRODUCE NEW TYPE OF HOTEL WITHIN THE ANCIENT CITY. THE PROPOSED 200 GUESTROOM HOTEL IS A JUXTAPOSITION OF NEW & OLD ARCHITECTURE ELEMENT EXPRESSED IN COMBINATION OF TRADITIONAL LATTICE WORK FACADE ON THE STRONG CONCRETE STRUCTURE WITH OPENING SLIT RESEMBLING A DAM.