Location: Guangdong, China Year: 2024 Architects: JXY Studio Photography by: JXY Studio
BETWEEN NATURE AND ARTIFACT The perception of nature and the blurring of reality The flow of the wind’s breath and the stay of all creation The innate interpretation and the tangible manifestation The environmental exploration and the artificial quest
PERCEPTION Between nature and the artificial, the reinterpretation of natural elements serves as a reconstruction of non-fixed boundaries. The wind is incorporated into the man-made structure, and the movable plate components present the swaying reflection of nature driven by such a natural element. The relationship between the environment and the structure is not one of division, but of mutual fusion, presenting a symbiotic boundary between natural habitat and human creation.
The wind, as an inalienable precursor and creator, penetrates into the structure with the first rays of sunlight and merges back with the lush trees. The relationship between nature and artifact undergoes a reversal from passive reception to active movement.
When viewing, seasons are reflected in the exterior and the viewers in the interior; when listening, the plate chimings compose a melody.
MANIFESTATION Humans and non-human species participate equally in such an artifact. By the lakeside, the flexible and open combination forms, allow different species to traverse, inviting all creatures to co-create, re-providing spaces for the symbiosis of birds and various species.
The arc framework composed of modular sections subtly delineates the entrance, where mirrored and frosted surfaces intersect, leaving spaces at different heights for diverse creatures to enter.
In the combination of modular frames and plate components, between void and solidity, free spaces are released. At the height, an entrance is left for birds, and at the low, a circular scenery is framed for pedestrians.
EXPLORATION The attraction of the structure to natural elements and species, accompanied by the entry and stay of humans, ultimately leads to the discussion of the boundaries and connections between nature and the artificial. Modular components and dynamic movements delimit a space enclosed by nature, where the natural becomes even more perceptible under such a definition.
With leaves rustling in the wind, visitors step into the structure from afar, in the outer mirrored surface, the shadows of trees and the sky shimmer, one stands by the lakeside, watching the reflections, observing from the outside. Stepping inside, the textures of frosted surfaces blur the visitors' silhouettes, one gazes around in haze and uncertainty, sitting quietly within, connecting with nature in the delimited space.
Enclosure and openness, vagueness and clarity, dynamics and stillness, all intertwine within this artifact, reinterpreting natural elements into concreteness, re-providing equality to all living beings, and reflecting the harmonious convergence and the interconnectedness of nature. Text description by the architects.
