Wenming East Tunnel Entrances, Hainan Building Development, New Chinese Design Images
Wenming East Tunnel Entrances in Haikou
28 Jan 2021
Wenming East Tunnel Entrances
Design: Sun Dayong & Wan Shuyan (Co-founders, Penda China)
Location: Jiangdong New District, Haikou, Hainan Province, China

With the Wenming East Tunnel Entrances Penda China defines curvilinear grace with a madeleine-shaped canopy portal, integrating the entrance, threshold and transition zones into a unified whole.

Haikou Wenming East Road Tunnel is 4380m at its full length (2720m for the underground 6-lane dual carriageway) with a maximum depth of over 23m. It is the first tunnel to be constructed underneath the Nandu River; vehicles traveling within the tunnel may drive at a maximum speed of 60km/h on the motorway, with a reduced speed limit of 40km/h at road junctions.
In 2020, PRC?s central government set out a Masterplan to get the ball rolling in supporting the construction of Hainan Free Trade Port (Hainan FTP) , which has been designated to be a hub port under the policy of The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI, ????) .

Thus far, Hainan Province has quickly and seamlessly integrated into the special economic zone (SEZ) of Mainland China, and its free trade port is now on par with those of Hong Kong and Singapore. Transportation is clearly crucial for the proper functioning of a major hub port; accordingly, Jiangdong New District in Haikou City – the capital and most populous city in H...