Atelier Archmixing

Twin Trees Pavilion

Twin Trees Pavilion
© Tang Yu
Twin Trees Pavilion
© Tang Yu

Twin Trees Pavilion 

Atelier Archmixing

LOCATION
China

ARCHITECTS
Atelier Archmixing

PHOTOGRAPHS
Tang Yu

AREA
56.0 m²

YEAR
2012

Text description provided by architect.

Shanghai based Atelier Archmixing has recently changed a former pigpen into a cozy pavilion in a small traditional town located in Yangtze Delta area.

Twin Trees Pavilion
Twin Trees Pavilion
© Tang Yu
Twin Trees Pavilion
© Tang Yu

It is a supplement for two traditional style residences, providing an extra place for meeting and recreation, just nearby a hill planted with orange trees.

Two big trees, a 20-year-old neem and a 15-year-old orange dominate the site and lend inspiration to the design as well as the name. 

Hybrid structure is employed in this project. All bricks from the dismantled pigpen are recycled to build the new walls in various laying patterns. 

Twin Trees Pavilion
© Tang Yu
Twin Trees Pavilion
© Tang Yu

A moderate yard is created around the trees by leaving an oval void in the slightly sloping concrete roof paralleling the graveled ground in original situation.

This is an open pavilion with a mixing artificial and natural atmosphere. The exterior is painted into white to meet the historical preservation requirement while the interior keeps the natural appearance of the building materials.

Twin Trees Pavilion
© Tang Yu


Twin Trees Pavilion
© Tang Yu
Twin Trees Pavilion
© Tang Yu
Twin Trees Pavilion
© Tang Yu
Twin Trees Pavilion
© Tang Yu
Twin Trees Pavilion
© Tang Yu
Twin Trees Pavilion
© Tang Yu
Twin Trees Pavilion
© Tang Yu
Twin Trees Pavilion
© Tang Yu
Twin Trees Pavilion
© Tang Yu
Twin Trees Pavilion
© Tang Yu
Twin Trees Pavilion
© Tang Yu
Twin Trees Pavilion
© Tang Yu
Twin Trees Pavilion
© Tang Yu


Twin Trees Pavilion
drawing


    Twin Trees Pavilion
    site plan

    Atelier Archmixing
    T +86 21 3250-9192
    Atelier Archmixing
    B-101, No.593 Yan'an Rd.(W) Changning District, Shanghai, China 200050 上海市长宁区延安西路593号B楼101室