GDF Ltd

Dr Shanxing Gao Chengdu Sunac Water and Snow Park

2022-2023

GDF Ltd

Room 301, 258 Guoxia Road, Yangpu, Shanghai, China 200433 t: +86 21 6503 2856 e: enrique@gdfarchitecture.com w: www.gdfarchitecture.com F   by Dr. Shanxing Gao and Usman Utama, GDF is an international architectural practice based in Hong Kong and Shanghai. e team’s core values are to combine global design concepts with oriental aesthetics by application of digital analysis.

Chengdu Sunac Water and Snow Park is the largest indoor water and snow park in Southwest China, carefully constructed by Chengdu Sunac Resort. e project features a stunning water-snow complex, outdoor theme park, a hotel group, and a commercial street. With a total construction area of 367,600m², it is the largest single building in Dujiangyan City. e snow park as a whole adopts the world’s most advanced heat preservation system, and the temperature in the park is kept at -3 degrees all year round. ere are snow trails with different difficulty levels, such as high, medium and low, with a maximum drop of 60 metres and a length of nearly 350 metres. e overall design concept uses ‘ e clouds of Kang Tibetan’ as the imagery, absorbing the momentum of moving clouds and flowing water, and combining the elements of Sichuan opera facial makeup to create a beautiful modern image. From a distance, the outstanding building with its eye-catching curves and charming colours entices visitors. e completion of Sunac Resort, it will greatly enrich tourism and the lives of those living in the Qingcheng Mountain and Dujiangyan areas.