Pujiang Platform | MVRDV

Perched among the hills of Chengdu, Pujiang Platform is an arched, earth-covered timber pavilion that serves as both a visitor destination and an event space to take advantage of the spectacular natural beauty of central China. Designed to blend into nature while also standing out as a beacon when seen from the plains below, the structure of earth-covered timber arches takes a telescopic shape, drawing visitors to the expansive viewing window and balcony that projects out over the slope.

Client: Pujiang County Planning and Resources Bureau

Size and Programme: 414 m2 Event pavilion and viewing platform

Sustainability certification: China Green Building Label: 2 Stars

Credits

Architect: MVRDV

Founding Partner in charge: Jacob van Rijs

Partner: Wenchian Shi

Director MVRDV Shanghai: Peter Chang

Design Team: Kyo Suk Lee, Olga Marelja, Geert Folmer, Guido Boeters, Cai Zheli, Shanshan Wu, Alexander Forsch, Ilaria Furbetta, Yihong Chen, Jiamen Li, Shing Yat Tam, Yifei Zhang, Cai Huang, Seunghan Yeum, Gioele Colombo, Xinyuan Zhang

MVRDV Climate: Alexander Forsch

Visualisations: Antonio Luca Coco, Angelo La Delfa, Fady Yassa, Lorenzo D'Alessandro, Ciprian Buzdugan, Luana La Martina, Marco Fabri, Stefania Trozzi

Copyright: MVRDV Winy Maas, Jacob van Rijs, Nathalie de Vries

Partners:

Co-architect: 四川省建筑设计研究院有限公司 (Sichuan Provincial Architectural Design and Research Institute Co., Ltd, 简称SADI)

Contractor: 成都建工第三建筑工程有限公司 (Chengdu Third Construction Engineering Of CDCEG)

Photography: © Arch-Exist