The project of Nishan Sacredland Great Learning Hall (the “Hall”) is located at the southern foot of the Nishan Mountain in Qufu, Shandong Province, the birthplace of Confucius. It is an integrated cultural project incorporating cultural experience, learning and enlightenment, eco-tourism, and education and training.

▼项目概览，General view ©章勇

Different from buildings built on flat grounds, the building strives to be close to the topography of the mountain and integrates with the hills, trying best to avoid the terrain catchment ditches and the original forest belts. Relying on the topography of the mountain, it retreats layer by layer to give rise to a form strewn at random. The building has a total of nine floors. The exterior reveals the formation of a three-floor base and a five-floor main building. The building is 175 meters wide and 205 meters deep. The Hall, taking into account the elevation, has made a three-dimensional multi-row courtyard. Moreover, combined with the topography of the mountain, it has formed a Z-shaped main building layout.

▼项目鸟瞰，Bird’s eye view ©章勇

空间游线 | Touring Line in the Space

The design, having adopted the spatial composition of traditional buildings such as the Temple of Confucius in Qufu, consists of three levels: The natural courtyard on the periphery, the public buildings connected by winding corridors in the middle, and the core halls such as “benevolence, wisdom, propriety, ritual and credit” in the center. These spaces are connected in tandem by a tour line, leading to more enjoyable places in travelling.