Overview of Cruise Terminal – Ginkgo Swan Lake sits in Xiushui New District in Jiaxing. It’s all about embracing the natural beauty and blending it with traditional culture, making the most of water resources. They’ve added some cool features like a ginkgo forest, a mini train tour around the lake, an art museum, an ecological bird island, and a water village. The goal is to create a city where you can feel the future ? a place where nature, tech, art, and people all live together in harmony. And hey, there’s a Cruise Terminal right along the lake.
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Cruise Terminal Project’s Design Concept
Standing in line is a drag. Waiting for the boat in a dreamy place like Swan Lake should be enjoyable. Our design goal is straightforward ? we want to stay for a good time. Stairs in architecture are a bit like the middle ground, much like the concept of “waiting” ? it’s that in-between phase. “Up” and “Down” are all about the relative positions in space. When you blur the lines of what’s in the middle connecting the top and bottom, suddenly, they become a seamless unit: the ground stretches up to the roof, the roof stretches down to the ground, and they become one big interconnected step. © Gushang Culture
Imagine a building that pulls off a fantastic double act ? it’s a place to walk and a spot to sit. It’s like a seat you can stroll on and a staircase you can chill on. The whole...