archermit tops 'feixue pavilion' with rooftop pools shaped like overlapping pear petals

"Feixue Pavilion by Archermit sits in Pear Blossom Village in Luzhou, China, where five rounded concrete roofs gather among trees, bamboo, and the mountain slope. The building takes its outline from pear petals, translating the flower into a set of independent slabs that overlap at staggered heights. From above, the roof reads as a loose cluster of pale forms, with shallow pools held inside their curved edges."

"The approach begins before the architecture fully appears. A winding mountain path passes a large boulder and an old pear tree, setting up a slow arrival through existing landscape. The tree stays at the center of the experience. Its branches rise above the entrance sequence, while its reflection lands in the water held on the roof, tying the first encounter with the building to the site's older growth."

"The design team at Archermit uses the five petal forms to break down the mass of the Feixue Pavilion. Each slab carries a different zone, and the gaps between them allow daylight to slip through the building. At night, interior lighting moves through those same openings, outlining the roof plates from the surrounding forest. The two story volume becomes easier to read as a series of platforms, terraces, and sheltered rooms placed at different levels."

"The roof draws from local village houses that store water on flat surfaces, then combines that reference with small green tiles associated with traditional sloped roofs. Here, the tiles are laid flat across waterproofed concrete, then covered with a thin layer of water. The surface catches pear tree crowns, passing clouds, and birds above the valley. During rain, overflow points at the slab overlaps turn the roof into a set of small waterfalls, bringing sound and movement into the architecture."

Feixue Pavilion by Archermit is located in Pear Blossom Village in Luzhou, China, where five rounded concrete roofs sit among trees, bamboo, and a mountain slope. The pavilion’s form is derived from pear petals, translated into independent slabs that overlap at staggered heights. Shallow pools are held within the curved roof edges, reflecting the surrounding pear tree and sky. A winding mountain path leads to the building while preserving an old pear tree as the central element of the arrival experience. Each slab defines a different zone, and gaps between slabs allow daylight to enter. At night, interior lighting outlines the roof plates through the openings. The roof references local water-storing village houses and uses flat-laid green tiles over waterproofed concrete, covered by a thin layer of water that becomes a waterfall during rain.

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