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Jinhua Architecture Park, China
All images by: Iwan Baan

The project’s concept expands on an important confluence between the book and architecture in Chinese history: in the third century B.C.E., a descendant of the philosopher Confucius concealed several of his texts in a wall when the emperor ordered all Confucian writings burned. From this historic juncture of books and building, the pavilion’s form pulls its central wall outward into two unequal, cantilevered arms, each concealing within a public space for learning.

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Jinhua Architecture Park, China
All images by: Iwan Baan

The restaurant’s rigid but elegant structure of steel, stone and bamboo represents an interpretation of the Chinese dining culture. The traditional restaurant typology of “watching and being watched” is emphasized in the project. Three “speeds” of eating are integrated in one building. This assortment is provided by “vending machines” (street food), a “3D tablescape” (medium food), and a “lounge restaurant” (slow food).

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