Bamboo Branch Academy | Yi Bin, China | 2019

Architects: Archermit
Design Team: Youcai Pan, Zhe Yang, Renzhen Chen, Zihan Li, Qinmei Hu, Shuhua Ye, Yi He, Yuanjun Gou, Xiangxin Ge, Rui Yang, Guisheng Liang, Qian Wang, Gang Li, and Wei Zhang.
Structural Engineer: Xu Du
Client: Sichuan Zhongrui Jinye Cultural Tourism Co., Ltd.
General Contractor: Sichuan Zhongrui Jinye Cultural Tourism Co., Ltd.
Photographers: Arch-exist Photography

The project is located in Changning, Yibin. It has a famous scenic spot named Southern Sichuan Bamboo Sea, the largest natural bamboo forest in the world, one of the ten most beautiful forests in China.

Bamboo Branch Ci, the name of Yuefu Jindaiqu, an ancient song in China, evolved from the folk songs of Chongqing. Liu Yuxi, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, changed it into a new poem, chanting Festival scenery and folk customs as its main features, which greatly influenced the later Chinese poets. Bamboo is the incarnation of a gentleman in Chinese culture. The character of straightforward, indomitable, and open-minded bamboo has become an important spiritual and cultural symbol of ancient Chinese poets. Bamboo branch is not only an important component of bamboo, but also an indispensable part of traditional Chinese literature.

The concrete and abstract connotations of bamboo branches coincide with the three functions of the bamboo culture to be displayed in the project, namely, meditation, music hall and academy. It's where the 'Bamboo Branch Academy' came from. Repair the old as the old, renew the new On the basis of the original residential land, the local residential building materials (gray tiles, timber, bamboo, etc.) are used to create a new local architectural image.

Integrating into Nature Taking the surrounding hilly skyline as a reference, the buildings fluctuate with the trend and integrate with the bamboo forest scenes.

Respect the land and experience nostalgia

The surrounding farmland is the most important characteristic landscape. Maintain the original state of the village to the maximum extent. Working scenes of farmers, growing of crops, and livestock in the fields are all beautiful images. Bamboo Handicraft Drive the development of bamboo handicraft and local people's income.

Changing Cognition and Stimulating Inspiration

The implantation of new cultural buildings and cultural formats will have a great positive impact on the ideas and ideas of changing and stimulating local villagers to develop economy and optimize industry, and form a regional leading role.

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