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Located in Huang Fe, near the city of Xiamen, China,
and designed in joint venture with StudioM
this 1,000 sq.m. conference centre overlooks a golf
course and lake. The building will accommodate 300
people and also includes a bar and lounge. The building
is part of a larger development comprising, residential
and recreational uses. The climate is sub tropical.
The design begins with a marble clad floor raised
above the ground plane and 'folded' up to create
an entrance wall. A butterfly roof, with a wood
soffit, supported on steel columns shades the building
and provides an open floor plan and the dispersion
of light from all directions. Three sides of the
building are sheathed in glass and open to broad
terraces. A long low stone pool and fountain parallels
the front of the building, organizing the entrance
and providing cooling for the breezes which can
move through the building.
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