Naked Heart Castle

Naked Castle is located at the Baotai Mountain relic site, Moganshan No.1, and is a restoration and adaptive reuse project based on the original castle ruins. The design concept is to restore the old castle on the basis of respecting the environment and protecting the existing regional character, with a high starting point and high standards, emphasising sustainable development, green building, environmental protection and energy saving. While preserving Moganshan's deep historical and cultural heritage, the project seeks to excavate the distinctive local culture of the area. During the restoration, Western resort design ideas were reasonably introduced to create interesting interior spaces, balancing economy and regional taste, and pursuing a low-carbon, environmentally friendly design style and resort experience. The Naked design team completed the main architectural and interior designs based on the original castle drawings; the architects of Tianhua then spent three years completing the later architectural and structural engineering that made the design real. Naked Castle is intended to be an environmentally friendly top-tier resort with unique design quality and resort experience, creating a healthier and more sustainable holiday landscape on the basis of environmental respect. It aims to reactivate the area as a resort destination, which it had been in the early twentieth century. To minimise damage to the original hillside landform and ecology, the castle uses lightweight structures and stilted construction suited to the mountain terrain, with piled foundations chosen to minimise excavation, while also saving on materials, transport and labour costs. During construction, the team set out from the original plan and adjusted on site. The result is a restored castle that balances heritage, ecology and contemporary resort hospitality.