Translucent mesh informed by mosquito nets wraps the forms of Flickering Peak, an arts centre in Hainan, China, by architecture studio Wutopia Lab.
Located in an area known as Coffee Village in Wanning, the project involved completing a multipurpose arts centre that had been partially constructed, with its basement and structural frame already in place.
Wutopia Lab has wrapped Flickering Peak in translucent mesh
After the client parted ways with the previous architect, Shanghai-based Wutopia Lab was brought on to transform the structure into an architectural landmark for the area that would also respond to its tropical climate.
Flickering Peak's design features three blocks designed as "mountains", organised around a small pool of water crossed by a walkway. This draws on Hainan island province's relationship to both mountains and the sea. The art centre is designed as a landmark for the area
"I drew on a concept I had used before, called 'One Pool, Three Mountains'," Wutopia Lab founder and chief architect Yu Ting told Dezeen.
"The existing structural system's limitations prevented us from creating more diverse forms, so in the end, it could only be designed as a box," he added.
"The challenge was how to align this concept with the three buildings and how to reconcile the shape of the mountains with the original boxy structure."
A perforated mesh membrane is stretched over its three buildings
To transform these box-like structures in...