Crane Pavilion at Crane Nature Preserve / GBBN
In Wuhan, one of the largest inland cities near China?s eastern coast, a spiritual sanctuary rises near a wetlands preserve. Across Asia, the red-crowned crane has long been associated with longevity, immortality, and spiritual transcendence.
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Architects: GBBN
Location: Xianning, Hubei, China
Lead Architects: Jervy Zhu, Jing Luo
Area: 2000.0 ft2
Project Year: 2018
Photographs: Yao Li
Other Participants: China Institute of Building Standard Design & Research
Project Manager: Di Ming
Architecture: Tu Xin, Song Huarong, Lin lin
Structure: Xing Wanli, Ding Jingzhen
Mep: Wang Yan,Huang Lingjie, Dong Qiaohui
© Yao Li
Text description provided by the architects. In Wuhan, one of the largest inland cities near China?s eastern coast, a spiritual sanctuary rises near a wetlands preserve. Across Asia, the red-crowned crane has long been associated with longevity, immortality, and spiritual transcendence.
© Yao Li
Floor Plan
© Yao Li
To help China?s Tai Kang Group bring a legend to life, we started with the simple form of a paper origami crane. Delicate creases are articulated in the hand-polished concrete exterior, cast with precision to hold glass panels that will ultimately enclose the space.
© Yao Li
Circulations Diagram
© Yao Li
An opening in the fold...
© Yao Li
Architects: GBBN
Location: Xianning, Hubei, China
Lead Architects: Jervy Zhu, Jing Luo
Area: 2000.0 ft2
Project Year: 2018
Photographs: Yao Li
Other Participants: China Institute of Building Standard Design & Research
Project Manager: Di Ming
Architecture: Tu Xin, Song Huarong, Lin lin
Structure: Xing Wanli, Ding Jingzhen
Mep: Wang Yan,Huang Lingjie, Dong Qiaohui
© Yao Li
Text description provided by the architects. In Wuhan, one of the largest inland cities near China?s eastern coast, a spiritual sanctuary rises near a wetlands preserve. Across Asia, the red-crowned crane has long been associated with longevity, immortality, and spiritual transcendence.
© Yao Li
Floor Plan
© Yao Li
To help China?s Tai Kang Group bring a legend to life, we started with the simple form of a paper origami crane. Delicate creases are articulated in the hand-polished concrete exterior, cast with precision to hold glass panels that will ultimately enclose the space.
© Yao Li
Circulations Diagram
© Yao Li
An opening in the fold...
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