The architecture explores the nature

 

The work carried on in the last years by the studio MAD is remarkable. We can list some of their interesting projects like the famous Absolute Tower in Canada and the Sinosteel Plaza in China, besides the Club House on the Hong Luo lake, a real jewel in its kind. The latter is an example of great poetry keeping an equilibrium between the artifice and the natural. The space has been modelled according a synergic relation between the surrounding mountains and the lake, as if the building self with its roof covering would obey to the strong will of the water that reflects the surrounding trees and mountains. We are talking about a strong building language that, even if at the first sight may seem wholly arbitrary and free, shows how good architecture can start a dialogue with the silent world of nature.

 

Davide Di Virgilio - Channelbeta

 

 

 

 

 

The expansion of Beijing city has intensively accelerated the development of its periphery area for the last few years, which thereby helped develop the first space typology in China. In the meantime, the suburbia emerged gradually.
A wood bridge was introduced as an access to the Club House. The house has two branches, one is a swimming pool floating on the lake, the other is an underwater platform. The architectural form is shaped by people’s circulation. Two major roads converge at the center of the house and reach all the way up along an ascending roof. The ever changing water surface joins the ascending roof, expressing the transition from liquid to solid. The space structure and the functions of the house are integrated naturally.
The main access to the house will bring the visitor to 1300 mm under water, where people feel like walking in the lake. The access road ascends to the ground level gradually as it nears the house, which reveals the main function of the building -- a gathering space. The roof shape is a projection of the linear, functional organization of the ground level’s program. The outdoor swimming pool is built into the lake, which keeps the surfaces of the natural and the artificial water at the same level.
The architecture explores the city dwellers’ understanding of the nature. Hong Luo Club House creates an ever changing space that echoes with the surroundings, where people and the nature are united. The mountain and the water provide hope and inspirations for people who live in concrete woods.

 

 

MAD
Yansong Ma - Yosuke Hayano

3rd floor west tower, no.7 BanqiaoNanxiang, Beixinqiao
Beijing (China)

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROJECT DETAILS

PROJECT NAME
Hong Luo Club

COMPLETED:
May 2006

CLIENT:
Beijing Earth Real Estate Develops Company

PROGRAM:
Club

SITE LOCATION :
Beijing, China

BUILDING AREA:
487.2 sqm

DIRECTOR IN CHARGE:
Yansong Ma, Yosuke Hayano

PROJECT ARCHITECT :
Florian Pucher

COMPETITION TEAM :
Shen Jun,Christian Taubert, Marco Zuttioni,Yu Kui

ASSOCIATE ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS:
IDEA Design Studio

PHOTOGRAPHER:
Shu He

 

 

LINKS:

MAD

 

Channelbeta Information Channel on Contemporary Architecture

[2008-04-16]

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photo by Shu He