Perched at 3,600 meters on the Wunongding Viewing Platform east of the Meri Snow Mountain, the Poodom Deqin Meri resort faces the sacred 13 Peaks of Meri, the place a hundred-mile tapestry of snow-capped summits unfolds throughout the horizon. Framed by the Baima Snow Mountain at its again, it’s cradled between two towering alpine ranges. To at least one facet, a sheer valley plunges a whole lot of meters down, almost vertical, towards Deqin County.
In such a pure setting, any exaggerated architectural type would seem disruptive. Thus, Poodom Lodge was conceived as a construction in concord with its setting—shedding symbolic gestures to root its essence within the website’s physicality and spirit.
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It emphasizes structure’s position as a mediator between nature and tradition. The spatial design is just not an train in form-making, however an try and forge a connective medium that amplifies the land’s inherent power, remodeling it into an immersive internal expertise.
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The structure extends horizontally, mirroring the mountain ridges, whereas its pure hues and domestically sourced supplies dissolve into the Tibetan panorama. By way of staggered ranges and rotated volumes, it weaves open and intimate areas collectively, blurring boundaries between in and out. Sightlines and lightweight interaction dynamically inside, crafting a “vertical flowing backyard” the place spatial narratives unfold.
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Furthermore, the design externalizes experiential space-making into an unbiased but fluid circulation, creating seamless transitions between structure and nature, inside and exterior, close to and much. It guides motion as a ritual—a sensory pilgrimage the place occupants dialogue with the mountains, remodeling mere habitation into reverence.
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Like an assemblage of experiential fragments, the resort frames nature as a dwelling canvas, a “vessel” for the alpine panorama. Inside, friends encounter shifting views of the peaks, their ever-changing moods mirrored within the structure’s seasonal transformations—ephemeral but everlasting. In the end, Poodom Lodge gives greater than shelter: it’s a car for coexistence, embodying a philosophy the place humanity and wilderness converse in silent, sacred concord.
Undertaking Data:
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Architects: BUZZ/ Büro Ziyu Zhuang
- Nation: Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, China
- Space: 7300 m²
- 12 months: 2024
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Images: Shengliang Su
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Lead Architects: Ziyu Zhuang
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Building: Guangdong Chuanao Building Engineering Co., Ltd.
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Inside Design: W.DESIGN
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Inside Building: Guangdong Chuanao Building Engineering Co., Ltd.
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Panorama Design: Thoughts studio
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Lighting Advisor: Lihuo Lighting Design (Chongqing) Co., Ltd.
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Principal Designer: Ziyu Zhuang, Zhengdong Qi, Ye Yang
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Design Group: Ya Wen, Chuanni Peng, Dan Liang, Tianyuan Zuo, Yiping Zhang
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Drawings And Diagrams: Yicheng Gao, Yunpeng Xu, Mengzhao Xing, Yahan Xu, Jing He, Fengyi Zhang
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Writing: Ziyu Zhuang, Vanessa Wang
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Consumer: Deqin Meri Poodom Lodge Administration Co., Ltd.
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Building Drawings: Shanghai RusiFu Architectural Design Co., Ltd.
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Facade Advisor: Cayenne Architectural Consulting Co., LTD
