Tanglang Mountain Viewing Platform
Shenzhen, China
Tanglang Mountain Viewing Platform
Shenzhen, China

During the design process, Xili reservoir is taken as the key viewing element. The sights start from Tanglang peak, ends at the evenly distributed sample points on Xili reservoir, in order to find the most advantageous direction of sight, we extrude the water’s boundary to 100m to simulate the urban growth and block some of the lines, so the sights are narrowed down to the unblocked ones.

North and south side of the viewing platform were extended and dropped by 1.2m, so the balustrade is flush to the ground level, creating a “borderless” view experience. Also the new gazebo with accessible roof provides not only shelter to the platform, but also rich view experiences from different levels.

Instead of using ramps as way to go up the platform, a relatively comfortable set of stairs with wheelchair lift that goes along the handrail. It will have lesser distance travelled and path repetition.

Status
Competition
Dates

2020

Client

Shenzhen Municipal People’s Government

Category
Arts
Culture
Area

965 m²

Design Team

Joe Tianli, Daniel Statham