With the ongoing advancement of global urbanization, large cities' magnetic pull on young people continues to intensify. As a result, counties and rural areas are grappling with issues such as talent loss and insufficient development momentum. Guided by the national rural revitalization strategy, Longyou County is actively exploring youth development-oriented county construction. One initiative is the HU SHI GUANG · Art Eco Site, which centers on art intervention. Rooted in natural ecology, it uses public art as a tool, driven by the energy of youth to foster the integrated development of urban and rural areas in Longyou.
The design team was invited to create an art installation at the highest point of the HU SHI GUANG · Art Eco Site, far from the riverbank. Embracing natural materials in construction, the team has continuously researched and practiced wooden architecture, particularly employing steel-wood prefabricated construction technology. Guided by their consistent design philosophy, the team constructed a pavilion on a red sandstone highland in Longyou, surrounded by bountiful fields. The pavilion rises upward in harmony with the mathematical structure of natural rhythms.
While many art installations are positioned near the riverbank, this particular site, atop a hillock, is a considerable distance from the embankment. To achieve visual prominence from such a distance, a structure of significant height and volume was necessary. In this natural rural setting, from towering trees to humble ground-level herbs, all plants show a growth pattern that starts from the base and rises upward, with poles, branches, stems, and leaves extending upward. Though these plant forms may appear irregular and varied in size, they follow inherently logical geometric principles. Drawing inspiration from these growth patterns, the design team abstracted and refined these mathematical, upward-reaching forms, which were eventually translated into a pavilion atop the rock.