Pengzhou, China
The Longmenshan Town – Woyun Platform by Archermit is a public building integrating cultural display and scene experience with the image of “mountains and waters above the clouds and fireworks below the clouds,” which resembles the clouds of Longmen Mountain hanging in the air.
Longmenshan Town · Woyun Platform has been awarded a 2023 International Architecture Award from The Chicago Athenaeum and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies.
It is the gateway to the National Giant Panda Forest Park, and the design takes three scenes of giant panda life – the bamboo forest, the clouds, and the geological features of the local glacial drift – as architectural elements.
The “white bamboo forest” on stilts serves as a fully open village meeting room, which feeds back the four surrounding villages.
At night the dome is transformed into a universe of stars by the light, and beneath the stars is a vivid village life.
The activities of the villagers infuse the most local fireworks into the Reclining Head, creating a small world of shared community culture.
The main part of the suspended building brings together various natural cultural elements from the Longmen Mountains, creating a rich cultural display space.
The two “floating gravels” floating on the water surface of the roof serve as a space for relaxation and experience, while the circular corridor under the eaves and the Longmen Mountain reflected in the water form a landscape painting, creating a natural mood of people swimming in the painting.
Project: Longmenshan Town · Woyun Platform
Architects: Archermit
Lead Architect: Pan Youcai
General Contractor: Sichuan Xinding Construction Engineering Co., Ltd
Client: Pengzhou Xiwang Shunchen Cultural Tourism Development Co., Ltd
Photographers: Qiu Yu, Archermit, Arch-Exist Photography, BPI ICYWORKS
