"The pavilion sits among a grove of cypress trees which filter water before it reaches Dianchi Lake, and the area is frequented by residents who come to catch small fish among the reeds. Atelier Deshaus builds the pavilion as a space for pause in this setting, mediating between the movement of people and the slow work of the wetland. The structure creates an artificial 'forest' of slender steel columns that marks the transition from city to waterborne woodland."
"While the Laoyuting Pavilion's roof appears irregular at close range, its overall silhouette by Atelier Deshaus recalls the four-sloped hipped forms found in traditional Chinese architecture. The team's fragmentation of the steel plates shifts the reading of the material, giving them a softened presence and allowing the pavilion to settle into its surroundings with restraint. Light filters through the gaps in shifting patterns, producing a quiet sense of enclosure."
Laoyuting Pavilion rises on the southern side of the Water-Forest Art Zone as an entryway and permanent waypoint for visitors to the wetland. The pavilion occupies a grove of cypress trees that filter water before it reaches Dianchi Lake and provides a space for pause between pedestrian movement and slow wetland processes. A dense arrangement of slender steel columns forms an artificial forest, while a fragmented steel roof recalls traditional hipped forms and frames shifting slivers of sky. Micro-foundations consist of a steel plate base with each column perched on ten-centimeter steel blocks to preserve the wetland surface.
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