Xinghan Theatrical Platform

Xinghan Theatrical Platform
details. Image © iNNS

XINGHAN THEATRICAL PLATFORM

DUS Studio

ARCHITECTS
DUS Studio

LOCATION
Hanzhong, China

CATEGORY
Landscape Architecture

COLLABORATOR
Beijing Fengshangshiji Culture Media Co.,Ltd

PHOTOGRAPHS
iNNS

YEAR
2018

MANUFACTURERS
Sichuan Chengdu CSG, Baosteel Group, Guangdong Asia Aluminum Co., Ltd.

ENGINEERING
Shanghai Lintongyan Liguohao Earthwork Construction Engineering Consulting Co.,Ltd.

DESIGN TEAM
Maohui Wu、Kuan Li、Wei Zhao、Lixiang Liu、Wenqi Wei

ARCHITECT IN CHARGE
Maohui Wu

LANDSCAPE
Shanghai Julong Greening Development Co.,Ltd.

.AREA
9100 m²

CLIENT
Hanzhong Cultural Tourism Investment Group Co., Ltd,Wuxi Lingshan Industrial Co.,Ltd.

Text description provided by architect.

High platform is the principal architectural form of palaces and ceremonies in the Han Dynasty. It has been widely used in traditional official buildings in later generations for its supreme majesty.

Xinghan Theatrical Platform
aerial view. Image © iNNS
Xinghan Theatrical Platform
view from the stands. Image © iNNS

The Ancient Platform Built in the Han Dynasty and the General-Appointment Platform are the relics of high-rise buildings dating back to the Han Dynasty in Hanzhong.

“Such a handful of clay remains the foundation of the Han Royal Family.” What happened more than 2,000 years ago seems to be still available for exploration.

Xinghan Theatrical Platform
west side. Image © iNNS
Xinghan Theatrical Platform
north side. Image © iNNS

We intend to build such a Han platform that reminds people of the history of the Han Dynasty at Xinghan Scenic Spot.

Standing at the entrance square of “Xinghan Scenic Spot”, through the inner city gate, visitors can see that the Han Palace in the distance is properly “placed” on the nearby Han Platform.

Xinghan Theatrical Platform
stands. Image © iNNS
Xinghan Theatrical Platform
stands. Image © iNNS

The Hanyuan Lake, which spans 300 meters, overlaps far and near sights, presenting a view of scenic spot full of the sense of time-travel like a Chinese landscape painting.

Layers of stone steps of the Han Platform guide visitors walking through the inner city gate and cross the Golden Water Bridge. And then, visitors will be shocked by the sight that the Han Palace is already covered by the high platform.

Xinghan Theatrical Platform
stands. Image © iNNS
Xinghan Theatrical Platform
details. Image © iNNS

Beneath the high platform are grassy steps as far as the eye can reach, and whether the square royal city with towering walls stand above the high platform?

Visitors will come up out of imagination and expectation. However, only a lake with mountains standing far away leaps to the eyes. The majestic Han Palace, which was once stacked on the high platform, is far away from a pool of clear water, standing on the hillside.

Xinghan Theatrical Platform
details. Image © iNNS
Xinghan Theatrical Platform
actor entrance. Image © iNNS
Xinghan Theatrical Platform
vehicle entrance. Image © iNNS
Xinghan Theatrical Platform
stands. Image © iNNS

Such a sharp impression contrast makes Han Platform far beyond the visual focus and cognition of tourists, becoming a guiding tool and supporter of the subject.

Xinghan Theatrical Platform was originally designed to be a major watching area for the large-scale outdoor performance “Tianhan Legend” in the Xinghan Scenic Spot.

Xinghan Theatrical Platform
stands. Image © iNNS
Xinghan Theatrical Platform
stands. Image © iNNS

The Han Palace is a well-deserved protagonist for the Xinghan Scenic Spot, so the design of the theatrical platform followed the general idea of subordination, blanking and contrast from the beginning.

Xinghan Theatrical Platform
south side. Image © iNNS
Xinghan Theatrical Platform
entrance plaza. Image © iNNS

According to the original intention, we concealed the physical function of the building in the form of “Platform”, a form of the base in the Han Dynasty, so that visitors “cannot see the front part from the front”, namely, only seeing the Han Palace but not the Han platform; “cannot see the rear part from the rear”, namely, seeing the Han Palace again but not the Han platform. In this way, the invisible image of the Xinghan Theatrical Platform is created.

Xinghan Theatrical Platform
view from the gate. Image © iNNS
Xinghan Theatrical Platform
entrance. Image © iNNS
Xinghan Theatrical Platform
on play. Image © iNNS


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site plan
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B1F and B2F plan
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1F plan
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2F plan
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RF plan
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roof section


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location
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sight analysis
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sight analysis
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axonometrical analysis


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east elevation
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west elevation
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south elevation
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north elevation


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circulation analysis
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circulation analysis
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