GuangYang Island Nature Reserve _ Architectural Design

This project is a real project that is likely to be built out. It's located on Niutou mountain in Guangyang island nature reserve, Chongqing province. Chongqing is the biggest city in the west part of China, it is built in mountainous regions, and for construction there is a huge requirement for stone and soil, Niutou mountain is where they mine these materials. The appearance of the mountain now is terrifying, excavated body of the mountain is exposed under the daylight.

As an architectural student, more importantly as a human being it is heartbreaking to see the nature in such condition. The project is to design a tourist center, since the excavation of the region has stopped, and it is now being transformed into a nature reserve. I think a project at such a significant location should serve as a monument as well. People should be able to see the damage they made and the beautiful scenery at the same time. Also, the architectures themselves should be harmonious with the nature.

Tools : Rhino + Grasshopper, Lumion, Photoshop,Illustrator

08.2020 ~ 10.2020

Site & Master Plan

As a project for the nature reserve, this design should be able to capture the beauty of all these natural wonders.Niutou mountain is a place where people come to take the soil and stone for the construction of the city of Chongqing (A grand city on mountainous region). On this wounded mountain a monument will stand to remind people of our sin.

Tourist center is located on the top of the Niutou mountain. To capture those beautiful views, four main viewing platforms are facing northeast and southwest. In this building one can enjoy the scenery of the cornfield on Guangyang island and Yangtze river.

This project is a Renovation for an old residential building on the hillside. According to the city plan this is designed to be a recreational building with the functions of restaurant and banquet hall with their subsidiary spaces. I designed a courtyard in the middle with water pond on the east side of the building. The project is surrounded by the natural, and contains water and woods in it. Expressing my concept of architecture existing harmoniously with the nature.