MVRDV Designs Timber Pavilion with Grass-Covered Roof for Chengdu Viewpoint
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Lizzie Crook
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Summary
Dutch architecture studio MVRDV has designed Pujiang Platform, a timber pavilion with a grass-covered domed roof in Chengdu, China. The structure was created to upgrade an existing viewpoint in the hills south of the city, blending with the rolling landscape by emulating a hill that was previously flattened for the lookout. The pavilion features sustainable timber construction and integrates with the natural surroundings through its vegetated roof.
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Located in the south of the city, the pavilion was designed by MVRDV to blend in with the rolling landscape, emulating a hill that once occupied it but was flattened to create the preexisting lookout.
MVRDV has created a timber pavilion in the hills of Chengdu, China, to upgrade an existing viewpoint.
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