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HWCD: bamboo courtyard teahouse

floating in a peaceful lake in the shiqiao garden just northwest of shanghai, the 'bamboo courtyard teahouse' design be architect sun wei of HWCD exemplifies ancient chinese cultural and architectural traditions interpreted tastefully in contemporary times. as the vernacular includes inward facing pavilions to create a more internal landscape, the floating teahouse is conceived on the overlaying of two regular square grids with individual structures that play on the solid-void characteristic to create a protected inner environment.

http://www.designboom.com/architectu...yard-teahouse/