杭州香格里拉饭店·水知心居坐落于联合国教科文组织认定的世界文化遗产西湖的核心保护区内。承袭深厚历史底蕴，酒店的前身为1986年开业的香格里拉杭州饭店东楼，其历史可追溯至1962年作为国宾接待重地的西泠饭店。项目以景观保护性改造为主导，在保存文化建筑遗产的同时赋予其当代诠释。 2019年，Kokaistudios受杭州香格里拉饭店的委托，领衔场地规划、东楼及康乐中心的建筑改造设计。设计采用“减层消解”的策略，缓解建筑体量对景观的视觉压迫，并引入与自然景观渗透交融的半地下泳池空间及双套通透玻璃楼梯井，重构空间层次。 建筑外立面在尊重原有风貌的基础上，提取标志性几何语汇与严谨的色谱体系进行优化，建立起当代审美与历史记忆之间的微妙对话。
The Silk Lakehouse, Shangri-La Hangzhou, is located within the protected core of West Lake, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Honouring its storied past, the property occupies what was formerly the East Wing of Shangri-La Hotel, Hangzhou—part of the Group’s inaugural hotel in Mainland China, which opened in 1986. Dating back to 1962, the site was home to the historic Xiling Hotel and renowned for hosting visiting dignitaries and state guests. The property underwent a landscape-led restoration to preserve and reinterpret its cultural and architectural legacy.