The site is situated in the center of Lianhuadang Lake in Yixing City. The surrounding area features a distinctive lotus landscape with a wide view and an abundance of aquatic plants. The tourist center supports responding to the surrounding environment by creating a variety of perception of experiences.
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Lianhuadang Tourist Center
Public Building (Built)
Firm
ZYstudio (SEU-ARCH, Southeast University)
Architect/Designer
Yuan Zhu
Design Team
Yuan Zhu, Yan Liu, Pingping Zhang, Wenjun Liu, Li Wang, Tianjiao Chen, Tianlei Fan, Yang Zheng, Huaping Zhang
Location
Lianhuadang Natural Ecological Park, Yixing City, Jiangsu Province, China
Country
China
Photographer/Copyright
©Bowen Hou
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Through the setting of a cyclic route, the architecture creates a perception of space switching between inside and outside, up and down, far and near. This three-dimensional cyclic system not only connects the space of the ground floor, courtyard, roof platform, and waterfront space, but also closely links the functions of retail, recreation, viewing, and boat landing.
It is easy to find that the continuous hollowed steel handrail leads people to step from the ground to the air, while making people easily look through from inside to outside while walking along the cyclic route. The folding of the handrail creates the inner triangular courtyard, constructed of the local material of hollow bricks. thus, at the same time creates a kind of spatial depth between internal and external with the different heights and distances of view.
Lianhuadang Tourist Center, with an abstract and pure form, an atmosphere of tranquility and relaxation, ultimately creates a cyclic perception experience like wandering around an inner garden in the wide view of natural landscape.
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