Pujiang Platform / MVRDV

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Text description provided by the architects.MVRDV has completed construction on the Pujiang Platform, aviewpoint comprising an arched, earth-covered timber pavilion perched among the hillsto the south of Chengdu. The project serves as both avisitor destination and an event spacethat takes advantage of the spectacular natural beauty of central China. Designed toblend into naturewhile also standing out as a beacon when seen from the plains below, thestructure of earth-covered timber archestakes a telescopic shape, drawing visitors to the expansive viewing window and balcony that projects out over the slope.