Can park pavilions encourage families to spend more time outdoors?

Rising three storeys above Pingshan Children’s Park, the pavilion is a greenhouse-like structure with multi-purpose rooms, a bookstore, café, and roof garden. - Schran Image

The public space is also a secondary pedestrian gateway into the park. - Schran Image

The sequence of spaces is meant activate the pavilion for use as a social corridor - Schran Image

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Location

Pingshan, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China

Design, Architecture

Found-Projects, Schneider Luescher

Client

Shenzhen Pingshan District Urban Management and Comprehensive Law Enforcement Bureau

Executive Architect

KMCM

Landscape Architect

WEi Studio, USA

Construction

Shenzhen Sincere Environmental Art Engineering Co. Ltd., Guangdong Chengji Ecological Technology Co. Ltd.

Supervision

Shenzhen Qijun Construction Engineering Consultant Co. Ltd.

Engineering Technical Consultant

Lattice Landscape

Plant Design Consultant

DENG Huijuan

Signage System Design

WEi Studio, Shenzhen Direction Ecological Development Co.

Floor Area

1,200 sq-m

Found among the trees in Shenzhen’s Pingshan Children’s Park, the Four-Roof Pavilion carves out an all-access community space.

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