Dragon Spring Resort

Featuring state-of-the-art guest suites, lush gardens and water features, an 18-hole golf course, gourmet dining facilities, and an authentic hot springs spa, this modern campus for learning in the mountains outside Beijing is an idyllic destination. But don’t bother calling your travel agent: Dragon Spring Resort is actually a vast senior management training center operated as a four and one half-star resort. Designed for COFCO, one of China’s largest import and export companies, the 245-room resort and advanced corporate management training campus features some 20 interconnected buildings totaling 30,000 m2. The complex is well-integrated with its picturesque surroundings, occupying a breathtaking 800-acre mountain site covered with vast swathes of flowering fruit trees that provide a dramatic, natural setting. The architecture, meanwhile, is modern, simple, and elegant—a design approach well-suited to the complex’s advanced multimedia and other high-tech features, including a sophisticated, real-time satellite communications capability.

The sleek, modern contours and materials of Dragon Spring Resort echo the forward-looking focus of COFCO’s new chairman and reflects the company’s belief that spaces and environments can affect a person’s thinking and understanding. By placing their top management employees in a training setting that addresses “the whole person,” COFCO aims to build a sense of common purpose among its top managers and foster a spirit of camaraderie within the corporate community. In addition to the golf course and spa, the self-contained training campus’ amenities include a gym, an indoor swimming pool, and many other recreational facilities. In addition to serving as the project’s architect, HHCP is also responsible for Dragon Spring Resort’s landscape architecture and interior design.