A visitor centre for the village of Xiahuangyu, China, is formed of interconnected pavilions built around existing pine trees by DnA_Design and Architecture.
Called Pine Pavilion, the project in Songyang County is made of wood, with big glass windows and doors looking out onto the Songyin River.

Pine Pavilion includes a tearoom, shop, toilets, viewing platforms and exhibition areas, alongside a pedestrian and cycle path.
DnA_Design and Architecture described Pine Pavilion as "architectural acupuncture".

The studio worked alongside the county government to develop a space for the village to encourage in a more sustainable form of tourism.
Located on a narrow strip of land between the river and a fishpond surrounded by pine trees, the pavilion is part of the wider Songyin River Scenic District Development project.
"As a public facility for both the village and tourists, these facilities will introduce the village's heritage and history, inviting tourism as an effective strategy to regenerate the village and increase circulation," said the studio.
"[Pine Pavilion is] a playful art installation introducing the heritage and the context, a large-scale, miniature landscape bonsai of this pine forest."

Sitting atop a concrete base, a sequence of pine frames form a long, thin run of interconnected volumes.
Pine was chosen as a nod to the area's heritage. Songyang County's has a history of pine resin production dating back over a thousand years.

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