Tourist Center of Anlong Limestone Resort

Tourist Center of Anlong Limestone Resort
The view of Red Point Restaurant and Tequila Club through Pavilion M.

TOURIST CENTER OF ANLONG LIMESTONE RESORT

3andwich Design / He Wei Studio

CATEGORY
Tourism

YEAR
2017

PHOTOGRAPHS
Heiwei

AREA
1400

LOCATION
Southwest Guizhou Autonomous Prefecture, China

CLIENT
Anlong Heyun Tourism and Cultural Development Co.,Ltd

CONSULTANT
Nie Jian, Wang Bin

COOPERATION COMPANY
Mountain Journey (China) Co., Ltd.

INTERIOR CONSTRUCTION DRAWING
Hongshang Design

OVER THE HILLS: TOURIST CENTER OF ANLONG LIMESTONE RESORT
Anlong Limestone Resort is located in a karst canyon of Dushan Town, Anlong County, Southwest Guizhou Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province, covering the area of 700 acres with the magnificent scenery.

Tourist Center of Anlong Limestone Resort
The view of buildings from the entrance of sinkholes. The elevated buildings have helped resist from seasonal flooding and reduce damage to the environment.
Tourist Center of Anlong Limestone Resort
Topological relations of the buildings and rocks

Outdoor extreme sports can be found the ideal site here including rock climbing, hot air balloon, paragliding, water sports and off-road vehicles.

In 2016, 3andwich Design / He Wei Studio was invited to participate in the planning and design of the Resort, and was in charge of designing a unique group of buildings: the Tourist Center of Anlong Limestone Resort.

Tourist Center of Anlong Limestone Resort
the magnificent scenery of the canyon has provided picturesque view from the interior.
Tourist Center of Anlong Limestone Resort
The view of Red Point Restaurant and Tequila Club through Pavilion M.
Tourist Center of Anlong Limestone Resort
The public space surrounded by Pavilion M, Red Point Restaurant and Tequila Club
Tourist Center of Anlong Limestone Resort
The deep eaves have provided the tourists with gray spaces.
Tourist Center of Anlong Limestone Resort
The Buyi ethnic group girls in front of the Reception Hall.

EXPLICIT AND IMPLICIT
The Tourist Center is located on the top of a hill that lies at the bottom of the canyon.

The reason to choose this location is that the hill is the only high point of the canyon with a good view and very eye-catching, which could make this group of buildings the visual focus and resist from annual flooding.

Due to the particularity of site selection, the first problem that the design team need to solve is the relationship between architecture and environment.

Tourist Center of Anlong Limestone Resort
Local stones as facade materials to coexist harmoniously with the environment.
Tourist Center of Anlong Limestone Resort
The local Buyi ethic group women chatting under Pavilion M.

The scenery of the canyon is powerful enough to become theprotagonist of the Resort; Meanwhile, the buildings should be integrated into the environment, and then to improve the environment with its own characteristics.

Tourist Center of Anlong Limestone Resort
The interior of Tequila Club
Tourist Center of Anlong Limestone Resort
The interior of Red Point Restaurant

INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL
Appearance means that each building has a good viewing surface of glass walls, through which the magnificent scenery of the canyon can be absorbed by the buildings, resonating between buildings and canyon.

Tourist Center of Anlong Limestone Resort
The aerial view of the canyon and Tourist Center, the buildings have grown out of the rocks and coexisted with them, with the gable walls facing the landscape of the canyon
Tourist Center of Anlong Limestone Resort
The outdoor platform is an excellent place for people to enjoy the views of the canyon, waiting for the sunset with a glass of beer.

Sitting in the interior of the buildings or under the eaves, people can communicate with the rocks, rivers and earth.

Cohesion refers to the inward aggregation either between the buildings, or between the buildings and rocks, which has been defined and functionalized by an elevated platform. The platform can not only prevent floodingbut also connect the outdoor space of each single buildings.

Tourist Center of Anlong Limestone Resort
The outdoor platform is an excellent place for people to enjoy the views of the canyon, waiting for the sunset with a glass of beer.
Tourist Center of Anlong Limestone Resort
The harmonious relationship between buildings and environment.

All the entrances of the four buildings are open to the platform, where would be used as the communication space for the visitors. In the center, the semi-outdoor pavilion (“Pavilion M”) further strengthens the aggregation of the platform, where has been designed as the most dynamic part among the Tourist Center.

VOID AND SOLID
As mentioned above, the relationship between buildings and environment is the starting point of the Tourist Center. The buildings have been inserted into the rocks, and merged with the environment with local architectural form and materials.

Tourist Center of Anlong Limestone Resort
the magnificent scenery of the canyon has provided picturesque view from the interior.
Tourist Center of Anlong Limestone Resort
The view of Pavilion M from Tequila Club.

At the same time, the building is the most important scenic spot and ornamental point in the entire canyon, illustrating the significance of the transformation between void and solidof the appearance.

It is the mode of transformation that plays the key role as an important design language todistinguish from the traditional vernacular buildings.

Tourist Center of Anlong Limestone Resort
Consequent scenery of the Club and canyon by the glass facade.
Tourist Center of Anlong Limestone Resort
The aerial view of the canyon and Tourist Center, the buildings have grown out of the rocks and coexisted with them, with the gable walls facing the landscape of the canyon

According to the function, orientation and the relationship with the surrounding environment of the buildings, designers have connected “solid surfaces” (including roofs, walls and ground), to create C-shape tubes in section; Meanwhile the “void surfaces” (glass) have been wrapped in the epidermis of the tubes.

Through the transformation between solid and void, completely different temperaments have been obtained from the exterior and interior spaces.

Tourist Center of Anlong Limestone Resort
Construction Process


Tourist Center of Anlong Limestone Resort
Sketch

Tourist Center of Anlong Limestone Resort

Sketch


Tourist Center of Anlong Limestone Resort
South Elevation


Tourist Center of Anlong Limestone Resort
Ground Floor Plan


Tourist Center of Anlong Limestone Resort
Ground Floor Plan