Zhengzhou East Qilihe Activity Center

Located to the south side of East Jinshui Road in Zhengzhou, the project site is adjacent to the Qili River and Binhe Park, enjoying a beautiful natural environment. As the project is situated in a busy downtown area, pure white geometric shapes are used to define the space boundary to isolate the interior environment from the hustle and bustle of the outside world, so as to create an activity center full of art and humanistic emotions to provide community life services and meet the needs of public activities. The large terrace and cantilevered volume of the building along the street serve as an iconic image for the main entrance. The top corner is arranged with a cambered surface cutting treatment to emphasize its iconic attribute. The side of the building facing the street features a calm stretch of water that extends to the main entrance, and visitors need to cross a path that floats on the water before entering the hall. At the same time, the public space of the building is arranged around this quiet water courtyard, and the side of the courtyard facing the road is opened in a trumpet shape to form a relatively independent public place. The linear outline of the building and the curved space of the courtyard achieve a balance, they initiate dialogue with each other and constitute a vivid architectural space. The project uses natural texture to form an orderly tone, adopts sequence space to express the narrativity of the space, and leads the pedestrian to the soothing spiritual space. The building is complemented by a semi-enclosed inner courtyard, the rectilinear outline of the building is reflected in the curved surface of the water, which is interspersed by a floating path, simple lines and heavy sculptural form make people better understand the power of quiet. The reading area on the first floor on the north side of the building achieves the purpose of quiet reading, communication, relaxation and appreciating the landscape of the courtyard by lowering the sight line. The windows on the south side of the building are larger, more open windows with glass louver to meet the lighting needs of the activity center, the glass louver can protect the room from excessive light interference. The west side is designed with a large solid wall with narrow strips of windows to avoid excessive sunlight. The building is mainly composed of three materials of grooved stone, imitation copper stainless steel and ultra-white glass. Specifically, the large area is made of grooved artificial stone, the ceiling adopts imitation copper stainless steel, and the facade lighting area is made of ultra-white glass. The groove treatment for the stone increases the sense of thickness and light and shadow, the local imitation copper stainless steel embellishment can not only increase the flexibility of stone, but also set off the exquisite quality of the metallic copper texture.