Aerial view. Image © SCHRAN Architectural Photography

鸟瞰。图像(Schran建筑摄影)

架构师提供的文本描述。太和青云镇位于福州东南30公里处。自南宋以来，福州永泰以其地方文化瑰宝闻名于世，至今已有近千年的历史。永泰美丽的自然环境和文化环境，以树木、小溪、山川、溪流为标志。塔霍市以自然环境为依托，致力于创造一个集宋代传统禅宗文化于一体的独特度假胜地。

Text description provided by the architects. Tahoe Qingyun Town is located 30km southeast of Fuzhou. For nearly a thousand years since the Southern Song Dynasty, Fuzhou Yongtai has been famous for its local cultural treasure. The beautiful natural and cultural environment of Yongtai is marked by a combination of trees, creeks, mountains and streams. Based on its natural environment, Tahoe is dedicated to creating a unique resort spot integrating traditional Zen culture of the Song Dynasty.

Text description provided by the architects. Tahoe Qingyun Town is located 30km southeast of Fuzhou. For nearly a thousand years since the Southern Song Dynasty, Fuzhou Yongtai has been famous for its local cultural treasure. The beautiful natural and cultural environment of Yongtai is marked by a combination of trees, creeks, mountains and streams. Based on its natural environment, Tahoe is dedicated to creating a unique resort spot integrating traditional Zen culture of the Song Dynasty.

 Symmetrical building entrance and plaza. Image © SCHRAN Architectural Photography

对称的建筑入口和广场。图像(Schran建筑摄影)

得天独厚的是塔霍青云镇，紧邻西部的大张溪。在施工初期，周围交通堵塞，很难通过陆路到达现场。游客需要乘渡船从另一边到目的地。因此，水陆交替给设计带来的不便是设计的首要问题。建筑师巧妙地将停车场和北码头改造成路线的起点，并在参观建筑物时将水上交通纳入全程。这样，障碍就变成了吸引人的地方。游船旅行使游客可以看到河两岸的风景。岸边是竹林中蜿蜒的小径。销售办公室站在楼梯的尽头。

Pros to cons Tahoe Qingyun Town is adjacent to Dazhang Creek in the west. In the initial stage of construction, the traffic around was blocked, and therefore it was hard to reach the spot via land. Visitors needed to take a ferry to the destination from the other side. Therefore, the inconvenience caused by the alternation of water and land caused the primary problem of the design. Skillfully, the architects transformed the parking lot and the north dock into the starting point of the route, and included the water transportation into the whole journey when visiting buildings. In this way, obstacle was turned into an attraction. The boat trip allows visitors to see the scenery on both sides of the river. Up to the shore are winding paths in the bamboo forests. The sales offices stands at the end of the stairs. 

Pros to cons Tahoe Qingyun Town is adjacent to Dazhang Creek in the west. In the initial stage of construction, the traffic around was blocked, and therefore it was hard to reach the spot via land. Visitors needed to take a ferry to the destination from the other side. Therefore, the inconvenience caused by the alternation of water and land caused the primary problem of the design. Skillfully, the architects transformed the parking lot and the north dock into the starting point of the route, and included the water transportation into the whole journey when visiting buildings. In this way, obstacle was turned into an attraction. The boat trip allows visitors to see the scenery on both sides of the river. Up to the shore are winding paths in the bamboo forests. The sales offices stands at the end of the stairs. 

 Courtesy of Shanghai Tianhua architectural design

上海天华建筑设计

传统对设计进行了重新诠释，提炼了宋代建筑屋顶上的标志性元素，并重新组装了建筑积木。门面由木纹铝板勾画而成，类似南宋的魅力。建筑庄重而非传统，展示了对传统设计语言的新诠释。整个建筑采用钢结构。根据宋代建筑屋檐的比例，选择三角形支撑作为重复发生的要素，有序地构成了售楼处的主要结构体系。同时，为了创造一个大跨度，屋顶采用鱼腹桁架连接垂直支撑单元。屋檐被设计成空洞化，以处理当地的台风解决方案，同时确保高透明度。

Traditions Re-interpreted The design refines the iconic elements from the roof of the Song Dynasty building and reassembles building blocks. The facade is outlined by wood grain aluminum plate to resemble the charms of the Southern Song Dynasty. The architecture is solemn yet unconventional, and demonstrates a new interpretation of the traditional design language. The whole building adopts steel structure. According to the proportion of building eaves in the Song Dynasty, triangular support is chosen as the repeatedly occuring element, which form the main structural system of the sales office in an orderly manner. At the same time, in order to create a large span, the roof adopts a fish-bellied truss to connect the vertical supporting elements. The eaves are designed to be hollowed out in order to deal with the local typhoon solution, and meanwhile to ensure high transparency.

Traditions Re-interpreted The design refines the iconic elements from the roof of the Song Dynasty building and reassembles building blocks. The facade is outlined by wood grain aluminum plate to resemble the charms of the Southern Song Dynasty. The architecture is solemn yet unconventional, and demonstrates a new interpretation of the traditional design language. The whole building adopts steel structure. According to the proportion of building eaves in the Song Dynasty, triangular support is chosen as the repeatedly occuring element, which form the main structural system of the sales office in an orderly manner. At the same time, in order to create a large span, the roof adopts a fish-bellied truss to connect the vertical supporting elements. The eaves are designed to be hollowed out in order to deal with the local typhoon solution, and meanwhile to ensure high transparency.

 Facade of simplicity. Image © SCHRAN Architectural Photography

简单的外表。图像(Schran建筑摄影)

 Diagram of truss structure

桁架结构图

 Roof inspired by the swallow's ridge. Image © SCHRAN Architectural Photography

屋顶受到燕子山脊的启发。图像(Schran建筑摄影)

隐藏笨拙的简单性是设计的主要目标。为了做到这一点，建筑师隐藏了所有笨重的功能组件，其中屋顶排水和屋檐排水是最优先的优先事项。通过设置屋面排水沟，雨水管道隐藏在建筑物的方柱中，屋顶水可以排放到地面。每个屋檐百叶窗都设计有排水坡和内侧的挡水槽。在低体积降雨的情况下，屋檐下的室外空间基本上不受雨水影响。因此，建筑师所追求的纯粹的简单性最终得到了实现。

Hiding Clumsiness Simplicity is the main goal of the design. To achieve this, the architect hides all the cumbersome functional components, among which roof drainage and eaves drainage were top priorities. By setting up a roof drainage gutter, the rainwater pipes are hidden in the building's square columns, and the roof water can be discharged to the ground. Each eaves louver is designed with a drainage slope and a water retaining groove on the inside. In case of low volume rainfall, the outdoor space under the eaves is basically unaffected by rain. Therefore, the pure simplicity pursued by the architects is finally achieve.

Hiding Clumsiness Simplicity is the main goal of the design. To achieve this, the architect hides all the cumbersome functional components, among which roof drainage and eaves drainage were top priorities. By setting up a roof drainage gutter, the rainwater pipes are hidden in the building's square columns, and the roof water can be discharged to the ground. Each eaves louver is designed with a drainage slope and a water retaining groove on the inside. In case of low volume rainfall, the outdoor space under the eaves is basically unaffected by rain. Therefore, the pure simplicity pursued by the architects is finally achieve.

 Highly transparent interior space. Image © SCHRAN Architectural Photography

高度透明的室内空间。图像(Schran建筑摄影)

高透明度建筑师使用双层中空低E高透明玻璃隐藏建筑物的维护结构，并突出承载组件。玻璃表面4m正方形放置在幕墙内，仅显示垂直元素。因此，这座建筑是明亮而透明的。它还采用自然排烟，电气外部开口和悬挂窗安装在6m的高度，以满足物理通风要求。同时，这种设计达到了视觉透明的效果。

High Transparency The architect uses a double-layer hollow LOW-E high-transparent glass to hide the building's maintenance structure, and highlight the load-bearing components. The glass skin of 4m square is placed in a curtain wall which only shows the vertical elements. The building is therefore bright and transparent. It also adopts natural smoke exhaustion with electric external openings and hangings window installed at a height of 6m to meet the physical ventilation requirements. At the same time, such design achieves the effect of visual transparency.

High Transparency The architect uses a double-layer hollow LOW-E high-transparent glass to hide the building's maintenance structure, and highlight the load-bearing components. The glass skin of 4m square is placed in a curtain wall which only shows the vertical elements. The building is therefore bright and transparent. It also adopts natural smoke exhaustion with electric external openings and hangings window installed at a height of 6m to meet the physical ventilation requirements. At the same time, such design achieves the effect of visual transparency.

 Fish-bellied truss supporting structure. Image © SCHRAN Architectural Photography

鱼腹桁架支撑结构。图像(Schran建筑摄影)

涉及到水的建筑物是在半斜坡上建造的，水资源稀缺，消防是一个需要解决的重大问题。建筑师将水特性融入到环境中，使用室外水池进行灭火。同时，它扩大了建筑与商业街之间的距离，成为建筑与人群之间的缓冲空间，削弱了建筑周围的商业氛围，为其提供了更好的景观。

Water Involvement The building was built on a semi-slope, water resources are scarce, and fire protection is a major problem that needs to be solved. Architects integrate water features into the environment using outdoor pools for fire-fighting. At the same time it enlarges the distance between the building and the commercial street, and serves as a buffer space between the building and the crowd, weakening the commercial atmosphere around the building and providing it with better scenery. 

Water Involvement The building was built on a semi-slope, water resources are scarce, and fire protection is a major problem that needs to be solved. Architects integrate water features into the environment using outdoor pools for fire-fighting. At the same time it enlarges the distance between the building and the commercial street, and serves as a buffer space between the building and the crowd, weakening the commercial atmosphere around the building and providing it with better scenery. 

 Night view of building and water. Image © SCHRAN Architectural Photography

建筑和水的夜景。图像(Schran建筑摄影)

沿着水边走着，游客们遇到了禅宗商业街。建筑师在室外空间中增加了半户外空间，如展馆、桁架和走廊，模糊了室内和室外空间之间的界限，将环境融入建筑。它是庭院中充满活力的部分，提供了一个安静的休息场所。屋顶是受福建传统建筑燕山的启发。它反映了闽南的微妙风貌，展现了迷人的地域特色。对传统建筑遗产进行了新的诠释。

Walking along the water, the visitors encounter the Zen Commercial Street. The architects added semi-outdoor spaces such as pavilions, trusses and corridors in the outdoor space, blurring the boundaries between indoor and outdoor spaces, integrating the environment into the building. It serves as a dynamic part of the courtyard, and provides a quiet place to rest. The roof of the building is inspired by the swallow's ridge of traditional Fujian architecture. It reflects the subtle style of southern Fujian and demonstrates charming regional characteristics. The heritage of traditional architecture was interpreted in a new way.

Walking along the water, the visitors encounter the Zen Commercial Street. The architects added semi-outdoor spaces such as pavilions, trusses and corridors in the outdoor space, blurring the boundaries between indoor and outdoor spaces, integrating the environment into the building. It serves as a dynamic part of the courtyard, and provides a quiet place to rest. The roof of the building is inspired by the swallow's ridge of traditional Fujian architecture. It reflects the subtle style of southern Fujian and demonstrates charming regional characteristics. The heritage of traditional architecture was interpreted in a new way.

 Zen commercial street along the water. Image © SCHRAN Architectural Photography

禅商业街沿着水。图像(C)Schran建筑摄影

在中国园林中，不断变化的风景吸引着中国的园林，并展示了大量变化的景观，逐步转向。建筑景观精心布置。后院的丘陵、松树、半圆形拱和地面图案都迎合了宋代的美学。他们回忆了传统园林的味道，并与现代建筑融为一体。视觉体验更三维。景观走廊主题“石路与春音”，精心编制的材料和工厂使用等。所有这些都展示出微妙的细节，强调乡村的乐趣，并结合起来建立一个多层次的空间。

Shifting Sceneries The area draws on Chinese gardens and demonstrates abundant changing landscape which shifts by step. The architectural landscape is carefully arranged. The hills, pines, semi-circular arches and ground patterns in the backyard all caters to the aesthetics of the Song Dynasty. They recall the taste of traditional gardens and blend with modern architecture. The visual experience is more three-dimensional. The landscape corridor themed “stone path and the sound of spring”, the carefully crafted materials and plant use, etc. all demonstrate subtle details which emphasize rural pleasure, and combine to build up a multi-layered space.

Shifting Sceneries The area draws on Chinese gardens and demonstrates abundant changing landscape which shifts by step. The architectural landscape is carefully arranged. The hills, pines, semi-circular arches and ground patterns in the backyard all caters to the aesthetics of the Song Dynasty. They recall the taste of traditional gardens and blend with modern architecture. The visual experience is more three-dimensional. The landscape corridor themed “stone path and the sound of spring”, the carefully crafted materials and plant use, etc. all demonstrate subtle details which emphasize rural pleasure, and combine to build up a multi-layered space.

 Water involvement. Image © SCHRAN Architectural Photography

水的参与。图像(Schran建筑摄影)