"MVRDV completes Pujiang Platform, a timber event pavilion and viewing structure embedded into the hills east of Pujiang, southwest of Chengdu, China. Conceived as an architectural extension of the terrain itself, the 414-square-meter pavilion uses earth-covered timber arches to reconstruct the silhouette of a hill that was previously flattened, while framing panoramic views toward the growing town below and the Qionglai Mountains beyond."
"Set within a landscape that is rapidly transforming as Pujiang develops into a new sustainable town, the project aims to offer residents and visitors a place for gatherings, ceremonies, and civic use, and to do so with minimal visual and environmental impact. MVRDV shapes the building as a telescopic form that appears almost geological when seen from afar, while becoming legible as a civic structure through its large viewing window and projecting balcony."
MVRDV completed Pujiang Platform, a 414-square-meter timber event pavilion and viewing structure embedded into hills east of Pujiang, southwest of Chengdu. The pavilion uses earth-covered timber arches to reconstruct a previously flattened hill silhouette and frames panoramic views toward the town below and the Qionglai Mountains. The building is shaped as a telescopic, almost geological form that reads as civic through a large viewing window and projecting balcony. At night light from the opening makes the pavilion a visible landmark without dominating the landscape. Construction emphasizes sustainability through bio-based materials such as wood to minimize visual and environmental impact.
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