Chengdu Tianfu is positioned as the “Tianfu Smart City and Innovation Hub,” serving as the core economic area of the Tianfu Central Business District. As a collaborative effort between two Fortune Global 500 companies, Marriott International and China Communications Construction Company, the Four Points by Sheraton Chengdu Tianfu continues the brand’s philosophy of simplicity and modernity, seamlessly integrating local charm and Chengdu’s tea culture. The design redefines the concept of an urban “business-leisure” hotel with a fresh perspective, aligning with the brand’s philosophy of “redefining travel.” It reinterprets the Four Points classic elements to create a sophisticated, fashionable, and naturally comfortable space.
The design delves deeply into the local cultural history and geographical advantages, using the local affection for “tea culture” as a commercial entry point. The core of this design is to create a “new social space” for both local guests and business travelers, allowing them to experience the city’s character in a serene environment.

The lighting design creates an indoor space rich in the reserved beauty of the East by means of artificially produced light and shadow, tree shade, and the integration of natural materials with a focus on their surface treatment. It is a restrained selection of every illuminated object to express the original texture of the materials and the delicate handling of details, making people feel as if the lighting was naturally meant to be, just like the wetland woods outside the window, born from nature and reaching into the heart.
The restaurant, surrounded by water on three sides, follows the principle of ecological priority in its interior design, using recycled wooden boards and the “stone skin” – a by-product of lake stone processing – as the main materials. The ground floor restaurant is named “Stream Concealment,” while the private rooms on the second floor are respectively called “Return to Woodcutting,” “Visit the Stream,” “Hidden Fish,” “Seek the Water Chestnut,” and “Happy Persimmon,” echoing the theme that transitions from the pleasure of seclusion to the joy of sharing.
The internal lighting of the restaurant aims to emphasize the natural theme even more. The rough stone walls in the distance are continuously presented through indirect lighting, while the dining tables are carefully highlighted with focused lighting. This contrast in materials, under the effect of lighting, possesses a very dramatic power.