Liangzi Island Off-island Pier is located in Liangzi Lake, south of Ezhou, far from Wuhan. For weather conditions such as rainy or foggy ones, drivers might find it difficult to see ahead, and hence, it may seem like they are out on a sea voyage. As the night was falling and the ferry for our return trip was about to leave, I felt the urge to mark the island a peculiar place, where there would be some journey in the usual rituals of reaching and leaving.
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I came up with a variety of concepts suitable for my project, such as “fisherman’s lights,” “lighthouse,” and “watching the sunset” as a symbolic focal point for the activity. The poets and the rhetoric are more often appealing, but they may forget an essential step ? getting to and leaving the island. ©️ Yilong Zhao
This produces a loop with a visitor?s center layout opposite the two greenhouses, with an elevated visitor center in the middle. The tent design becomes a striking element of this spatial art creation. The circular platy roof with glass skylight will help distribute the natural light in the entrances towards the main building. Beam clamps installed at the bottom of the canopy columns reduce the visual weight of the supporting system by adding the number of columns and their size, so a lighter overall look is achieved throughout the whole construction.
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