Conrad Hotel & Jumeirah Hotel Towers

The Han Dynasty, the most prosperous period in China's history, is the inspiration behind the cutting-edge design of these two hotel towers. They are the new gateway to Xintiandi, Shanghai's vibrant and pulsating entertainment hub. Each 24-storey tower curves gently to create an elegant profile with the building distinguished by its window wall patterns in Chinese granite, based on traditional Chinese latticework from the Han Dynasty (206 BC to 220 AD). The result is very contemporary but unmistakably Chinese, reflecting values of contemporary luxury and individuality whilst retaining a strong sense of place. (text from hotel-online.com). Althought seemingly similar the two towers differ slightly, where the façade of one of the towers has a pattern of windows with rounded corners, the other tower's pattern exists out of angular walls in a glass façade. The end-result is almost the same, but different.