Floor Plan

架构师提供的文本描述。美瑞路是一条连接西藏和四川省的318高速公路的旅游公路。这条路沿着尼阳河向南蜿蜒而行。在这20公里的距离婆罗门峡谷，具体的地形和景观的尼阳河可以享受从道路。达兹村被选为这个旅游景点的入口。这个村庄几乎没有土地可供进一步发展，因此沿途的河滩是旅游中心的唯一选择。

Text description provided by the architects. Mirui Road is a tourist road that meets Highway 318 connecting Tibet and Sichuan province. This road meanders southwards along the Niyang River. Within this 20km distance to the Brahmaptra Canyon, the specific terrain and landscape of Niyang River can be enjoyed from the road. Daze Village was chosen to be the entrance to this tourist attraction. There is little land left for further development in this village, therefore the river beach along the road was the only choice for the site of a tourist center.

这条路把河滩和附近的山隔开了。如何建立孤立建筑与周围环境的关系，是我们设计中最关心的问题。建筑物的外部边界是对边界条件的反应。内部的公共空间是从不规则的体积中“雕刻”出来的。

The road separates the river beach from the nearby mountain. How to establish relationships between an isolated building and its surroundings is the main concern of our design. The building’s exterior boundary is a response to the border conditions. The inner public space is “carved” out from the irregular-shaped volume. 

中央庭院连接四个开口，响应方向和流通。“雕刻”后留下的大量空间容纳了三个主要的内部功能-售票处、漂流更衣室和厕所。这个看似武断的计划实际上是由流通、规划和场地条件决定的。体积和空间的几何特征形成了与周围景观的对话。

The central courtyard connects four openings, responding to the orientations and circulation. The left over mass after “carving” accommodates three major interior functions- a ticket office, a dressing room for rafting and toilets. This seemingly arbitrary plan is actually shaped by circulation, program and site conditions. The geometric character of the volume and space forms a dialogue with the surrounding landscape. 

这座建筑的建造采用并发展了西藏白话的技术。在混凝土基础上，竖立了600毫米厚的承重墙。大多数空缺都有深度衰退。洞口两侧400毫米厚的墙起到支撑的作用，增加了整体结构的稳定性，减少了内部跨度。跨度更大的梁是由几根小圆木粘合在一起制成的。

The construction of this building adopted and developed the techniques of the Tibetan vernacular. On top of the concrete foundation a 600mm thick load-bearing wall is erected. Most openings have deep recessions. The 400mm thick walls at both sides of the openings work as buttresses, increasing the overall structural stability and reducing the interior span as well. Beams for bigger spans are made from several small logs bonded together. 

一层150毫米厚的阿加黏土覆盖着防水薄膜。阿加粘土是一种乡土防水材料。它在水被篡改时会变硬，并作为另一层防水和隔热层工作。它的可塑性使排水沟得以成形。屋面排水用这些排水沟和槽钢排水沟组织得很好。

A 150mm thick layer of Aga clay covers the waterproof membrane. Aga clay is a vernacular waterproofing material. It stiffens when tampered with water and works as another layer of waterproofing and heat insulation. Its plasticity allows gutters to be shaped. Roof drainage is well organized with these gutters and channel steel scuppers.

色彩是西藏视觉文化的重要组成部分。我们在大楼内部的公共空间中引入了色彩装置。当地的矿物颜料直接涂在石头表面。颜色的转换突出了空间的几何转换。从早晨到黄昏，阳光改变了方向和高度角度，穿透了不同的开口。

Color is a crucial element of Tibetan visual culture. We introduce a color installation into the building’s inner public space. The local mineral pigments are directly painted on the stone surfaces. The transitions of colors highlight the geometric transitions of space. From morning to dusk, the sunshine changes its direction and altitude angle, penetrating through the different openings. 

当穿过建筑物时，人们会从不同的角度、不同的时间来感知不断变化的色彩组合。这种颜色概念没有文化象征意义。这些颜色是抽象的。它们增加了空间体验，并作为一种独立于建筑概念的色彩表现。

When passing through the building, people perceive ever-changing color combination from different perspective and at different time. There is no cultural symbolism in this color concept. These colors are abstract. They multiply the spatial experience and also work as an performance of colors independent from the concept of architecture. 

Architects Standardarchitecture, Zhaoyang Architects

Location Nyingchi, Xizang (Tibet), China

Category Visitor Center

Area 430.0 sqm

Project Year 2009

Photographs Chen Su