产生美丽幻想
休闲建筑的理念根基是远离城市喧嚣和产生美丽幻想。在社会现代化和工业化高速发展的今天，从繁重生活中解脱出来的需求比以往任何时候都来得多。娱乐和休闲成为一个巨大的产业，涵盖了从图书、电影、游戏到主题公园、梦幻营地和度假村等范围。现代生活对个人越来越多的限制，激起了人们越来越多追求梦幻的欲望。今天，人们被每天的行程和越来越长的工作时间所驱使。我们比以往承受更大的压力和责任。随着精密机械和机器人的发展，我们的工作方式越来越智能化和机械化。枯燥的工作环境及重复的工作方式使我们潜意识中想逃离。我们努力寻求着那些远离快节奏、瞬息万变甚至有些危险的世界的避难所和隐居地。彻底解脱放松，哪怕只有很短的时间，都可能对我们的生理和心理起到巨大的积极作用。
作为个体，我们拥有许多幻想。图片和形象图能够表达我们的梦想和幻想。那么，休闲度假村是一个将幻想变成现实的地方。它立足现实的同时又能实现我们的理想。它必须是将非现实现实化。休闲度假村可能有不同变化和层次的主题，从参考古代建筑到再现传说王国的完整翻版，需要设计和建造的高水平才能使它们得以实现。通过建筑材料、细节和能工巧匠的艺术加工，赋予建筑本身一种生命、一段历史或者一种归宿。主题越虚幻，客人就越容易融入到环境之中，可信度就越大。所有的元素结合在一起产生幻觉。好的建筑设计要求理解人心灵深处的想法，了解他们的梦想、希望和幻想。设计师必须创造一个充满想象的地方，一个值得相信的情景，来成功地再现由我们的幻想而产生的感觉和情感。

Manufacturing Fantasy
Leisure architecture has its roots in escapism and fantasy. As a reaction against the modernization and mechanization of society, the need to“get away” is more profound than ever before. Entertainment and amusement for the common man are huge industries, ranging from books, movies, and video games, to theme parks, fantasy camps, and destination resorts. The greater restrictions placed on the individual in modern society fuels our appetite for fantasy. In today's world, we are driven by time schedules and longer work hours. We are under more pressure to perform and must bear more responsibility than ever before. With the development of elaborate machinery and robotics, our occupations are more intellectually oriented and less relegated to manual labor. Sterile work environments and repetitive tasks create in our minds a demand for distraction. We are seeking solitude and refuge from a rapidly changing, fast-paced, and often dangerous world. Escape, even for short periods of time, can have a tremendous positive impact on our physical and mental well being.
As individuals, we attach great meaning to our fantasies. Pictures and images are the language of our dreams and fantasies. Therefore, the resort is a place borne of the imagination. It must live up to the limitlessness of our minds while being firmly grounded in reality. It must make the unreal, real. While resorts may have different variations and levels of theming, from references to ancient buildings or places to full-scale recreation of legendary realms, it is the quality of the design and construction that makes them work. Through the materials, detailing, and craftsmanship, the building must have a life, a history, a belonging. The more fantastic the theme, the more the guest is immersed in the environment, and the more believable it must be. All elements must cooperate to contribute to the illusion. Good architectural design requires a profound understanding of the guests at their most intimate level; their dreams, hopes, and fantasies. The designer must create a place of the imagination, a believable environment, to successfully recreate the feelings and emotions evoked by our fantasies.