‘riverside park pavilion’ by vector architects, kunshan, chinaall images courtesy of vector architects

 

 

 

a composition of a sunken and built space creates a mixed use complex by beijing-based firm vector architects in an urban park in china. the pavilion invigorates the urban park with a flexible platform for a range a programs;  the leisurely compound can be a place of reflection with riverfront views or sliding glass doors can open to create a stage framed by greenery. the natural barrage of trees serves to separate the park from the bustling, nearby road– a feature abstracted in the skin of vertical aluminum louvers that creates a permeable interior space and translucent interface with the environment.

 

the fragmented volumes are also intertwined with the forested landscape while additionally respecting their impressive height with its sunken garden components. three pathways lead to the open-air spaces and lower level refreshment station. the two glazed gestures that characterize either side of the building are materially confronted with gray terrazo cladding. at night, the architecture balances total integration into the landscape with its function as a warmly lit beacon.    

vector architects: riverside park pavilion, chinathe sunken buildings respect the crowning of the trees

vector architects: riverside park pavilion, china‘riverside park pavilion’ by vector architects, kunshan, chinaall images courtesy of vector architects

vector architects: riverside park pavilion, chinaaluminum louvers mimic and abstract the existing trees

vector architects: riverside park pavilion, chinathe complex contains several areas of reflection, public restrooms, a refreshment station and the main leisure pavilion

vector architects: riverside park pavilion, chinaview of the river-facing glazed gesture

vector architects: riverside park pavilion, china

vector architects: riverside park pavilion, chinaaluminum louvers both envelope and offset a glazed volume 

vector architects: riverside park pavilion, china

vector architects: riverside park pavilion, chinapathways connect the sunken spaces to the built spaces

vector architects: riverside park pavilion, chinainterior view of the leisure pavilion

 

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