These ultra-luxurious mansions are located in the Sheshan Golf Club in Shanghai, China. The course was designed by Nelson & Haworth Design and it plays to a par of 72 and measures 7,143 yards. It boasts townhomes, villas and the mansions pictured above. They were designed by WATG Architects. Wow, beautiful! They look like mansions that are located in Russia, dont they?
*The pictures were taken by Paul Dingman and the tip was sent by HOTR reader Bruno
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I love them. The first one, though a tad gaudy, is quite nice.
They look like overdone doll houses. Honestly, I don’t hate them. They bring a smile to my face, just because they are sooo overdone yet still attempt to keep the classical architecture. Looking at the rest of the pictures, I genuinely like some of the rooms and decor. I think these put most Russian mansions to shame.
They seem really strange… too tall for their width?
I love them!!…this could be their signature stlye. These are very nice you can see the quality.By the way this is better than anything ive seen in Russian those house are just way too much and ugly.
They’re quirky, but I like them. They remind me of the mansions in Beijing before Mao’s takeover. The interiors put pretty much every Russian mansion featured on this site to shame; there’s actually some taste in these interiors.
Dollhouses? Actually that’s a good observation. They are almost too cute, too quaint and very quirky, but the quality seems to be there. Very well done little fantasy palaces. LIke these alot. Just surprised to see that the preferred style is still very traditional, very western and very non-Asian. Would love to see a Chinese billionaire’s take on a traditional Chinese courtyard house, although to impress fellow business types he would probably have to build a French Chateau instead.
Quirky-like the white grand piano near the shallow end of the pool?
If it is a real piano all that humidity could ruin it quickly. I know they don’t like dry arid areas with no humidity. R.I.P. piano!
This place looks like a pretty little fantasyland. Something about it reminds me of the British Raj. Sort of a cross between the British Raj, Disneyworld, and modern China. I like them. I agree that their is something odd about the height to width ratio, but I kind of like that. I would love to see some aerial photos of this place. A lot depends on how these are laid out. Overall a kind of funky take on architecture. The interiors look pretty good.
They are very disney-esque, almost reminds me of world showcase at Epcot, trying to recreate different historical styles, almost successful, but you can still tell something is off.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! I’m not angry due to how these look. They are actually quite nice. I just HATE it when people build copy-cat houses that don’t belong where they are built. I want to see a traditional chinese style house in mansion form. It would be a shame if every house in the world were a mock-med or faux chateau.
That’s a little like saying every home in America should be a scaled-down version of the Governor’s Palace in Williamsburg, VA. Part of the attraction is that it’s different.
Hmm, the U.S. is a primarily western nation. Most “European influenced” mansions bear little resemblance to their European counterparts as well (they always end up looking cartoonish). Prairie style is a “Usonian” style. Art Deco is often based off of pre-columbian architecture (ex. mayan revival architecture). Homes in Europe are never made of siding. Most new developments in the US contain siding, especially craftsman styled homes (also american influenced). There is a difference between unique and something that doesn’t belong. A british regency mansion would look awful in the midwestern U.S. but a neat looking vernacular modern wouldn’t. Just as a log and shingle lodge wouldn’t make sense if it were built in New Mexico. The americas have their own architectural identity.
I’ve noticed that many nations that have boomed in the last few decades have built modern homes in their own style as well. Dubai has really nice looking islamic-styled villas. Japan’s housing has vague influences. Although Russian houses are tacky, they do a pretty good job at the baroque style. The fact is though that China is loosing their cultural identity. I would really like to see a brand-new traditional Chinese mansion (if they do exist). These western copy-cats do not impress me.
These remind me of the classic houses built in the late 1800′s, early 1900′s all over America..Most of them have been torn down now. Beautiful homes..I love how they look..
I definitely agree with Daniel that these are far better than most of what the Russians are building. Wouldn’t want one myself, but they’re nice enough to look at. I think I like the one in photo #7 the best.
High quality piano in the humid pool room? Not such a brilliant idea.
The piano is there so the owners can recreate this scene, but with a live pianist: http://youtu.be/LSny4rCps_U
America has the most magnificent examples of world architecture. This is undeniable. But America has a mega-ton of architectural waste too.
Is Donald Trump or David Siegal are Russian? That’s only the most egregious examples of American bad taste. I can list you dozens of tasteless projects in America.
You are snob. You’re talking as if you were a representative of old money that have condescending look at the nouveau riche. But you aren’t “old money”! You are a only few pompous kilobytes on the end of the internet’s cable. I think your snobbery is false cover of your psychological complexes. And sorry for my English. I’m native Russian.
Hey Kenny, what is Golf Colf? LOL I think you meant Golf Club? Anyway these look like great quality. Any photos of the interiors?
OMG that’s embarrassing -_- Thanks for the correction, Tony! lol
By the way I like house #1 the best. And I like the last house in image #8 the second best. The last house looks like something that would great in Palm Beach.