Yaluntzangpu River Terminal

Yaluntzangpu River Terminal
© Chen Su

YALUNTZANGPU RIVER TERMINAL

ZAO/standardarchitecture + Embaixada

ARCHITECTS
ZAO/standardarchitecture + Embaixada

PHOTOGRAPHS
Chen Su

AREA
430.0 m²

YEAR
2008

LOCATION
Linzhi, China

Text description provided by the architects.

The small boat terminal is located near the small village named Pai Town in the Linzhi area of Tibet Autonomous Region.

Yaluntzangpu River Terminal
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Yaluntzangpu River Terminal
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Yaluntzangpu River Terminal
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As the remotest stop along the Yaluntzangpu River, it allows both local people and travelers from outside to transport by water deep into the valley and come to the foot of the Namchabawa Snow Mountain.

With a total area of only 430 square meters, the building program is quite basic. It has a few toilets, a waiting lounge, a ticket office and a room for people to stay overnight in case the weather goes too fierce to travel on the river.

Yaluntzangpu River Terminal
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Yaluntzangpu River Terminal
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The programs are covered by a series of ramps rising from the water and winding around several big poplar tree, and ends up suspending over the water.

Looking from a distance, the building is completely merged with the riverbank topography and becomes part of the greater landscape.

Yaluntzangpu River Terminal
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Yaluntzangpu River Terminal
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Construction materials are mainly local. All the walls and roofs are made of rocks collected from nearby. Walls are built by Tibetan masonry builders in their own pattern. Window and door frames, ceilings and floors are all made of local timber.

Yaluntzangpu River Terminal
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Yaluntzangpu River Terminal
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Yaluntzangpu River Terminal
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Yaluntzangpu River Terminal
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Yaluntzangpu River Terminal
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Yaluntzangpu River Terminal
© Chen Su
Yaluntzangpu River Terminal
© Chen Su
Yaluntzangpu River Terminal
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Yaluntzangpu River Terminal
© Chen Su
Yaluntzangpu River Terminal
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Yaluntzangpu River Terminal
© Chen Su
Yaluntzangpu River Terminal
© Chen Su
Yaluntzangpu River Terminal
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Yaluntzangpu River Terminal
© Chen Su
Yaluntzangpu River Terminal
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Yaluntzangpu River Terminal
© Chen Su


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Yaluntzangpu River Terminal
First floor plan
Yaluntzangpu River Terminal
Roof plan
Yaluntzangpu River Terminal
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