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Above The Clouds

Shanghai JUND Architects Co., Ltd. + IAPA PTY. LTD · Tengchong, China

  • Honorable Mention 2020

    Architecture — Cultural

Above The Clouds by Shanghai JUND Architects Co., Ltd. + IAPA PTY. LTD

Overview

Located at the highest pitch being 2.5 km away from Tengchong Beihai Wetland, the art center has a 16m level difference, which makes it either an entrance of ascending or a stage of scenery.

The gaps: the art center consists of 8 buildings of diverse functions, area, and height. The staggered spaces create yards and gaps, from where the external scenery is available.

The paths: taking every 5 steps as a unit, the paths run across the indoor and outdoor spaces up and down, where the buildings turn into art exhibits standing next to the wetland.

The light: white metal tension nets with small meshes are adopted to cover the buildings, which looks like a waterfall running between mountains. The transparent design expands the edges and scale of the buildings.

Location
Tengchong, China
Edition
2020
Discipline
Architecture
Category
Cultural

Project credits

Lead Designer
Peng Shen, Lan Guo

Recognised by LOOP

  • 2020

    Honorable Mention

    Architecture

    Cultural

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