forest of light Aurelien Chen’s shimmering tree-inspired pavilion draws visitors to the Dragon Mountain Natural Site on the China coast
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“The installation is basically a narration of the natural scenic site”
1. A pen sketch by French architect and photographer Aurelien Chen reveals his concept for Dragon Mountain Land mark Pavilion, an installation at the northern entrance to Dragon Mountain Natural Site, an 850-acre park in Rizhao, China. 2. A SketchUp rendering outlines the placement of the pavilion’s four curving canopies and grove of hollow, perfor ated poles, an abstracted version of the bamboo trees found in the southeastern Chinese landscape. 3. Chen’s team conducts a lighting test for the park’s logo, which can be seen from the road. 4. The canopies consist of seven or 15 triangular modules, prefabricated off-site of mirror-polished stainless steel. 5. Another early lighting test surveys a perforated pole which, when illuminated from within by LEDs, evokes starlight. 6. A bird’s-eye schematic diagram plots natureinspired elements, including a riverlike pathway.
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architects and designers led by Aurelien Chen
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