![]() Landscape Consultant: Chengdu Landscape Architecture Planning & Design Institute.Collaborating Master Planning Consultant: Shanghai Tianhua Planning Co., Ltd.Collaborating Local Design Institute: Chengdu Architectural Design & Research Institute.Design Team: Michelle Bao, Sean Lu, Shuang Zhang, Xiaoxu Sun, Yunpeng Ma, Chendi He.Architect: Atelier Ping Jiang I EID Arch. ![]() Approximate 55% percent of the building area adopted natural ventilation to lower the energy consumption and carbon footprint, as a result, it contributed to create a series of eco-friendly breathing architecture. These buildings are organized into three zones: open, semi-open and fully air-conditioned area. ![]() The pavilion facades feature vertical articulations of wood-grained aluminum fins, reflecting the vertical rhythms of surrounding bamboo grove. These pavilions embrace their natural surroundings, integrating themselves with the topography of the conservation base. Integrating a habitat for the animals and a behavioral research lab for scientists, the panda pavilions are designed to create an immersive experience of exploration and discovery for the visitors. In addition, the pavilions provide interactive exhibition and educational spaces designated for panda research and preservation. Rising above the topography in places and sinking into it in others, the pavilions’ rings house panda indoor activity spaces and living quarters, along with staff administrative areas and support spaces such as rooms for preserving and storing the bamboo shoots that are central to the panda diet. The four ring-shaped pavilions nestle into park’s woodland slopes, enclosing terraced outdoor space for pandas.Ĭonnecting pathways and bermed viewing galleries provide visitors with varied vantage points for observing pandas at relatively close range, but always with physical boundaries separating panda space and human space. Inspired by the natural landscape of Chengdu’s prairies, these panda pavilions are conceived as a fusion of architecture and landscape. “While the project provides a pedestrian friendly navigation experience for the visitors, it prioritizes an animal-friendly environment to minimize the alienation of ecology, promoting biodiversity conservation,” says Ping Jiang, Design Principal. Aimed at educating, entertaining and inspiring a diverse audience from around China and across the world, the panda pavilions will bring a unique cultural experience that blends science, education, art and entertainment.
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