The project is located on the edge of the West Lake in Hangzhou City, adjacent to one of its well-known landscapes, “Pinghu Qiuyue”. The project is intended to create a comfortable place for passing tourists and nearby residents, while integrating into the public space of the scenic West Lake.

Seeing the building from distance, the extended and soft roof might attracts people. We use the deformation of the traditional sloped roof to give it a subtle arc to make it more elegant, with the beauty of simple lines, faintly appearing in the mountain and lake scenery.

▼屋面近景 closer view to the roof ©郭靖

The second floor uses Glass bricks as the main facade material, and its hazy and flowing texture responds to the microwave rippling of the West Lake. At the same time, it gives an ambiguous boundary between the interior and exterior space. In the evening night, the shining light seeps out, which becomes a comfortable space for tourists to stay and rest.